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There is little chance that you've missed the abundance of news on the Chevrolet Volt and its competitors' electric vehicles... but do you remember the mid-1990s' Chevy S10?  How about the Chevy S10 EV1, an electric variant of the then-popular/now-deceased small truck from Chevrolet ?  I know I don't, and it happened in my so-called heyday.

In case you're like me and missed the news that Chevy (apparently) broke well over a…

Good morning friends, customers, and acquaintances of Handy Chevrolet.  You might recognize my name from the weekly blogs I've published on Handy Chevrolet's website, and you might also know me from your latest round of car shopping, Chevy leasing, or any other reason for which you stopped by Handy Chevy's 699 Highgate Road dealership in St. Albans, VT.

Those of you who know me, and perhaps the better you know me the…

This just in, courtesy of Politico.com, a "living diary of the Obama presidency." Apparently he got his first taste of a fully loaded Chevy Volt and loved it. What's more, he claims he'll have one in five years.

What would you do if Handy Chevrolet - your St. Albans, VT new & used Chevy sales, parts, and service dealer - had a full gym for working out, a childcare center, a high-class coffee shop, and an even more comfortable, spacious, redesigned lounge on site?

The short answer:  you'd love our store even more, because it would feel like a place to BE... not a place you HAVE TO be.

Click the Read More button to learn all about GM's Essential Brand Elements program which will enhance over 3,400 GM dealerships nationwide.  Will Handy's be one of those chosen?  You'll have to subscribe to our blog, contact us via email, or sound off in the comments below.

Hot on the heels of Chevy 130R Concept, the second future addition to new Chevrolet vehicle world is the stylish, generation Y-driven Chevy 140S Concept hathback.  Featuring a turbocharged 4-cylinder Ecotec engine mated to a six-speed transmission with light hybrid elements, the customizable Chevy 140S Concept is sure to overrun the headlines as details come to the surface.

Check out more details on this exciting new concept vehicle by clicking the Read More button now or simply subscribe to our blog for instant email copies of our blog.

The Detroit Auto Show... is there really any better a time in the automotive world for the most iconic, most American car company in the world to shine?  Housed in General Motors and Chevrolet's backyard, the Detroit Auto Show is the annual exhibition and celebration of our favorite topic:  new cars, trucks, SUVs, and of course, concept cars.  Today, we're going to look at one of the most exciting new Chevy vehicles to hit the scene in many a year... the Chevrolet Code 130R Concept.

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Is it just me or does the fear and anxiety spawned from the latest recession - assuming it's actually over - still linger on every breath you take?  It seems like just yesterday I was worried about the future of our once-prosperous country while General Motors and by that measure Chevy were wondering if they'd ever see the light of day.  Thanks to a not so well received government bailout, a forced investment that, on…

Sometimes I just get downright frustrated with the news.

Before I get to far ahead and down to today's topic, let me backtrack to a year and a half ago.  As you may know depending on which store's content you read more often, I am also the blog publisher and the predominant writer for Handy Toyota, our sister store here at the Handy Family of Dealerships.  They went through a similar fiasco with…

If you read the Handy Chevrolet Blog, you know full well I don't often poach blogs.  However when you can't say it better you just can't say it better (not to mention with Congress threatening to crack down on all things web-related, I better re-post and credit this stellar story while I can).

So in the wake of Chevrolet's official 100th birthday this past week and while we at Handy Chevrolet…

As many of you know, be it from our Facebook page, Twitter stream @handychevrolet, our blog, or simply due to the large marketing campaign Chevrolet and General Motors have employed to commemorate the event, America's automotive icon, Chevrolet, has turned 100 (as of November 3, 2011).

Before we get to today's topic, let me just say we at Handy Chevrolet of St. Albans, VT did our part, as did many of the joint...