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NOT YOUR GRANDPAPPY'S SUBURBAN; 2006 Chevy HHR: a throwback to post-World War II ute.(News)(Brief Article)
Byline: BOB GRITZINGER
Chevrolet's second stab at the retro-cute market arrives next year in the form of the 2006 HHR. These HHR spy shots arrived at about the same time as sales figures for the far more expensive SSR pickup revealed that Chevy's initial retro offering is suffering through a brutal sales slump. As of June GM had sold 5442 SSRs, or about one-third of planned annual production, and had a six-month supply on hand.
Next comes HHR, which seems to be a name in keeping with the SSR family (SSR stands for Super Sport Roadster), but it just stands for Heritage High Roof.
Piggybacking on the successful formula pioneered by the Chrysler PT Cruiser, HHR carries retro styling cues, in this case from the 1949 ...
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- Magazine article from: Automotive Design & Production Sawyer, Christopher A. August 1, 2005 700+ words
...QUIET IS BETTER. The HHR is on what's known as the GM "Delta" platform. This is the same platform that is used for the Chevy Cobalt (and the Saturn Ion). * The two Chevy vehicles share the same chief engineer, Doug Parks. Consequently, although the...
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- Magazine article from: Advertising Age Halliday, Jean November 1, 2004 700+ words
Byline: JEAN HALLIDAY A swelling number of automakers are following a marketing formula that helped propel sales for Hyundai Motor America: beefed-up warranties. General Motors Corp.'s Chevrolet became the latest last week, when it announced its upcoming Cobalt entry-level small car will be backed
- Chrysler PT Cruiser: A Winning Combination of Design & Function.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 4, 1999 700+ words
...PRNewswire/ -- The all-new 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser blends a nostalgic, yet contemporary...AWD concept cars, the 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser is yet another concept-to-reality...DaimlerChrysler (NYSE: DCX). "Chrysler PT Cruiser embodies a design that evokes emotion...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 21, 2000 700+ words
...edition concepts of its successful Chrysler PT Cruiser, a vehicle too cool to categorize...Heuer and Meguiar's -- have seen the PT Cruiser as a marvelous palette upon which to...with unique colors and fabrics. "The PT Cruiser can be whatever the individual owner...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 6, 2004 700+ words
...Group revealed the new 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible at the North American International...Auto Show Tuesday. The 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible continues the phenomenon...the introduction of the 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser sedan, but at a level cooler than a...