Spitzer Chevrolet North Canton

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Can't enough of Chevy? You can get your fill of Chevrolet tunes with this Centennial inspired Pandora station.

“99 In the Shade,” Bon Jovi
“All the Best,” John Prine
“American Pie,” Don McLean
“Amy's Back in Austin,” Little Texas
“Ball and Chain,” Social Distortion
“Blitz,” Audio Adrenaline
“Blue (Da Ba Dee) (Remix),” Eiffel 65
“Blue Jeans,” Silvertide
“Captain Jack,” Billy Joel
“Chattahoochee,” Alan Jackson
“Chevrolet,” ZZ Top
“Chevy Van,” Sammy Johns
“Chrome,” Trace Adkins
“Contact,” Citizen Cope
“Crazy About Her,” Rod Stewart
“Crocodile Rock,” Elton John
“Dare to be Stupid,” “Weird Al” Yankovic
“Don't Forget to Remember Me,” Carrie Underwood
“Dr. Feelgood (Live),” Motley Crue
“Drive South,” John Hiatt
“El Camino,” Ween
“El Tejano,” Cowboy Troy
“Everytime It Rains,” George Strait
“Fall in Love,” Kenny Chesney
“Family Reserve,” Lyle Lovett
“Fightin' Words,” Trace Adkins
“Girls with Guitars,” Wynonna Judd
“Go 'Head,” Mystikal
“Go Lil' Camaro Go,” The Ramones
“Going Back to Cali,” LL Cool J
“Here I Am,” Lyle Lovett
“Here's to You,” Rascal Flatts
“How Bizarre,” OMC
“Hustlin',” Rick Ross
“I Can Only Think of One,” Dierks Bentley
“I Go Back,” Kenny Chesney
“I Got You,” Dwight Yoakam
“I Learned That From You,” Sara Evans
“I Won All the Battles,” Tracy Lawrence
“I'll Be Your Johnny on the Spot,” Ween
“I'm Customized,” The Cramps
“I'm Just a Girl,” Deana Carter
“I've Got a Rock N' Roll Heart,” Eric Clapton
“If I Stay,” Tracy Byrd
“Jesse Went to War,” Marcy Playground
“Joe Rey,” Fountains of Wayne
“Keeping the Faith,” Billy Joel
“Less Than Zero,” Elvis Costello
“Let You Go,” The Clarks
“Little Red Corvette,” Prince
“Lost in the Flood (Live 2000),” Bruce Springsteen
“Lucky 4 You (Tonight I'm Just Me),” SheDaisy
“Make Me a Chevy,” The Promise Ring
“Metropolis,” Trace Adkins
“Miss Popularity,” Jordan Pruitt
“Movin' Out (Anthony's Song),” Billy Joel
“Mud On the Tires,” Brad Paisley
“Natural Beauty,” Neil Young
“Neutron Dance,” The Pointer Sisters
“Night Moves,” Bob Seger
“One Bud Wiser,” Gretchen Wilson
“Paint the Town Redneck,” J.M. Montgomery
“Pickin' Wildflowers,” Keith Anderson
“Picture Perfect,” Nelly Furtado
“Putting the Damage On,” Tori Amos
“Racing In the Street,” Bruce Springsteen
“Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy),” Jim Croce
“Real Gone,” Sheryl Crow
“Renegade,” Tim McGraw
“Repetition,” David Bowie
“Ridin' In My Chevy,” Snoop Dogg
“Riding With Private Malone,” David Ball
“Right Time of the Night,” Jennifer Warnes
“She's In Love With the Boy,” Trisha Yearwood
“Small Town Girl,” Kellie Pickler
“Something On,” The Tragically Hip
“Song of the South,” Alabama
“Still Love You,” Rod Stewart
“Superstar,” Sheryl Crow
“Suzy and Jeffrey,” Blondie
“Tannin Bed Song,” Shawn Mullins
“The Greeting Song,” Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man,” Rolling Stones
“Three Marlenas,” The Wallflowers
“Thunder Road,” Bruce Springsteen
“Thundering Hearts,” John Mellencamp
“Tim McGraw,” Taylor Swift
“Twentieth Century Fox,” 38 Special
“Unappreciated,” Cherish
“Uneasy Rider,” Charlie Daniels
“Union Sundown,” Bob Dylan
“Water,” The Who
“West Texas Highway,” Lyle Lovett
“When I Think About Leaving,” Kenny Chesney
“When You Close Your Eyes,” Night Ranger
“Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?” Paula Cole
“Why Do We Want What We Know We Can't Have?” Reba McEntire
“You Never Know Just How Good You've Got It,” Tracy Byrd
“You Win My Love,” Shania Twain
“Young Blood,” Rickie Lee Jones

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Monday, November 7, 2011

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Chevrolet Dealers Celebrate a Century of Sales and Service

DETROIT – After being awarded the Chevrolet franchise in 1915, brothers Harold A. Benson and Ray Benson and their cousin Roy Benson drove nearly 300 miles from New York City to a tiny New Hampshire town in their first Chevrolet. Nearly 100 years later, and as one of the oldest Chevrolet dealerships in the United States, Benson Auto in Franklin, N.H. is still selling Chevrolets to loyal customers from their original North Main Street location.

“My grandfather and father instilled in me that if you put the customer first, and are honest with them, they’ll come back to you,” said Corey Benson, fourth-generation president of Benson Auto. “We are proud to be a Chevy dealer and owe much of our success to the many generations of customers that continue to do business with us.”

Chevrolet’s retail sales force has evolved significantly from ordering a Chevrolet from the catalog at the local gas station to today’s network of approximately 3,000 dealerships in 50 states.

Shortly after the first Chevrolet was built in a rented garage near downtown Detroit in 1911, co-founder William C. Durant recognized the need to establish a distribution system to sell vehicles. Building off his plan to sell Buicks, Durant’s Chevy dealer network began as a collection of buggy and bicycle shops, one-stall garages, feed stores and various other turn-of- the-century entrepreneurs looking to take a chance on the emerging automobile culture spreading throughout the country.

One of these was Hare Chevrolet that started off building wagons in Noblesville, Ind. before the Civil War and qualified for a Chevy franchise in 1921. As the oldest transportation company in America, Hare Chevrolet is run by sixth-generation sisters, Courtney Cole and Monica Peck, and is a Noblesville institution.

“When my great, great, great grandfather started selling automobiles, he kept the horse-and-buggy business because he was unsure the automobile would be a sustainable form of transportation,” said Peck, co-owner of Hare Chevrolet. “We are now in our fourth dealership location, and are thrilled to be part of the Chevy history, though we know that it is the people and rich history that have helped our success.”

Over the years, local Chevy dealers have become social institutions and community leaders. They sponsor local youth sporting leagues, including the Chevy Youth Baseball and Chevy Youth Soccer initiatives; local charities, and conduct child safety clinics. Dealer principals and personnel lead Kiwanis Clubs and host car enthusiasts meetings. Such engagement has helped secure purchase loyalty of generations of families in their hometowns.

“Giving back to the community is just a core value of Hare’s business,” said Peck of Hare Chevrolet. She’s not alone.

To unify the dealer image, Chevrolet in the 1990s started uniform dealership image programs with the goal of making stores across the United States recognizable to customers with a modern appearance to draw in new customers. As part of Chevrolet’s most-recent Facility Image program, Chevy expects 80 percent of the dealer network to complete changes by the end of 2014.

In addition, Chevrolet is harnessing the power of the sun to install solar-powered electric charging stations for its Volt electric cars at dealerships in North America. The Green Zone initiative will generate electricity equivalent to 12 full vehicle charges per day with excess electricity created helping supplement the dealership’s power needs.

Serra Automotive in Grand Blanc, Mich. was one of the first dealerships to install a solar canopy. Serra Automotive President Joe Serra sees it as competitive advantage.

“The question isn’t whether to install a solar canopy, it’s where and how many,” he said. “It’s a win for us because the electricity generated will help reduce operating costs, and it’s a win for the environment since solar power helps reduce our carbon footprint.”

With the explosion of the Internet in the 1990s and 2000s, more and more customers arrive at dealerships armed with all the information needed to make an informed vehicle purchase with a click of a mouse. Chevy dealers realized early on the value of establishing an online presence. Today, Chevy dealers engage consumers through Twitter, Facebook and online chats.

Jim Ferman, a fifth-generation owner of Ferman Chevrolet in Tampa that qualified for a Chevy franchise in 1921, said customer service remains important regardless of the technology explosion.

“I was taught the golden rule, that if you take care of your customer, they’ll take care of you,” Ferman said. “We earn our customer’s loyalty everyday and have never forgotten that.”

Throughout history, Chevrolet dealers have survived economic downturns, the Great Depression and many recessions.

“While it is difficult to identify the oldest Chevrolet dealer in the United States, we think it is wonderful to have so many long term dealerships that have been part of our journey,” said Alan Batey, Chevrolet vice president of sales and service. “The key for our future is to pay attention to the details and do the basics brilliantly for every customer, every time.”

Courtsey of GM news

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Camaro is SEMA’s Hottest Car for Second Consecutive Year

LAS VEGAS – For the second year in a row, the Chevrolet Camaro is the “hottest car” at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The SEMA Award recognizes the most accessory-friendly vehicle, based on the volume of aftermarket parts exhibited at the annual showcase of automotive performance and personalization.

The SEMA Award was first handed out in 2010, which not only makes Camaro a two-time winner, but the only car to receive the award. Its selection reflects the aftermarket industry’s enthusiasm and continued investment in America’s most popular sports car.

Camaro posted 6,119 sales in October, again leading the segment and topping the next-closest competitor nine of 10 months so far in 2011 – with sales up nearly 7 percent in the first 10 months of this year.

“After more than two years on the market, the Camaro continues to inspire creativity and Chevrolet is thrilled to see that expressed in all the wonderfully personalized examples here at the SEMA Show,” said Chris Perry, vice president, Global Chevrolet Marketing and Strategy. “Camaro has always been a car customers love to personalize and we are doing all we can to support them and the aftermarket industry with parts and accessories that help turn their dreams into reality.”

Along with the examples displayed by aftermarket manufacturers and customizers at the SEMA Show, Chevrolet brought its own contingent of customized Camaro concepts to Las Vegas, demonstrating the diverse range of personalization and performance possibilities. They include:

COPO Camaro – A conceptual exploration of a factory-built Stock Eliminator race car and the spiritual successor to the legendary special-order models from 1969.

Camaro Hot Wheels^® – This full-scale interpretation of a Hot Wheels toy is inspired by the “Custom Camaro” model, which was part of the original release of 16 Hot Wheels toys in 1968 – including a modern take on the chrome-style “Spectraflame” exterior finish.

Camaro Red Zone – A design statement in the new-for-2012 Crystal Claret exterior color and achieved with current and future accessories – and it debuts a new, heritage-inspired stripe graphic that will be available soon.

Camaro Synergy Series Concept – Using the best of the best Camaro accessories matched with a distinctive silver exterior with red accents, it’s the latest in the Synergy concepts that have debuted at SEMA. Chevrolet will be listening to the reaction it receives at SEMA, as it could be brought to production.

Camaro 1LE Concept – The legendary 1LE designation returns to the Camaro as a concept intended to carve up road courses. While only a concept, it borrows production components from both the Camaro SS and forthcoming Camaro ZL1 to deliver a competition-ready package.

Camaro ZL1 Carbon Concept – This concept incorporates all the technology and performance of the Camaro ZL1 – which goes on sale in 2012 – with an added layer of carbon fiber to add a decidedly sinister-looking element of form to a car that’s all about function.

We would like to thank Carolyn for taking the time to let us know how we're doing.

" Dealt with Dave Miller, what a Gentlemen. Very fair no hassles even gave me a ride to p/u my VW which was being serviced at Kempthorn's. This dealership is an A+++++ operation. Received a fair price and received the check within 2 days."- Carolyn