<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:12:14 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Charlotte Cadillac | Hendrick Chevy</title><description>Charlotte's Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac in Monroe, NC has Cadillacs and Chevrolets in stock. Better prices that Charlotte can be found at Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac. Stay on 74 to save more.</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/</link><managingEditor>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>31</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-4168405924009220136</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-01T15:12:14.272-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrickcars.com</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Mark Martin</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>JR Motorsports</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrick Motorsports</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrick NASCAR</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Atlanta Motor Speedway</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>5</category><title>#5 Mark Martin – Hendrickcars.com Race Suit Sweepstakes</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/5-Car-3-1-10-752791.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 243px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/5-Car-3-1-10-752788.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Get Ready for some EXCITEMENT!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Hendrickcars&lt;/span&gt;.com is the primary partner for the Hendrick &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Motorsports&lt;/span&gt; No. 5 Chevrolet and Mark Martin this Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Atlanta Motor Speedway after a two-week sponsorship with JR &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Motorsports&lt;/span&gt; on the #88 Chevrolet (finished 7&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; 2/20 in &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Fontana&lt;/span&gt; and crashed early on 2/27 at &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;Las&lt;/span&gt; Vegas). Mark Martin has had two 4&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; place finishes in the last two races and finished second in the 2009 &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;NASCAR&lt;/span&gt; Sprint Cup Series point standings. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;Hendrickcars&lt;/span&gt;.com has launch the #5 Mark Martin – &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;Hendrickcars&lt;/span&gt;.com Race Suit Sweepstakes! One lucky winner will receive Mark Martin’s race suit worn in the scheduled 3/7/10 race. Visit &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"&gt;HendrickCars&lt;/span&gt;.com for full &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"&gt;details&lt;/span&gt; and to enter sweepstakes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/MM-in-Polo-3-1-10-785353.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 271px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/MM-in-Polo-3-1-10-785352.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Mark Martin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"&gt;Birthdate&lt;/span&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; Jan. 9, 1959&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resides:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"&gt;Daytona&lt;/span&gt; Beach, Fla. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hometown:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"&gt;Batesville&lt;/span&gt;, Ark.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Family:&lt;/strong&gt; Wife Arlene; son Matt&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2009, Mark Martin returned to full-time &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"&gt;NASCAR&lt;/span&gt; Sprint Cup racing with Hendrick &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"&gt;Motorsports&lt;/span&gt; to drive fast race cars and maybe, just maybe, win a race.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"&gt;NASCAR&lt;/span&gt; veteran accomplished much more than that. At the age of 50, he garnered five victories and battled for the Sprint Cup championship, finishing second for the fifth time of his career. Martin’s success drew attention from fans of all ages – many who just wanted to see a Cinderella story come true.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With 2010 on the horizon, Martin is gearing up for another shot at the elusive Sprint Cup championship trophy from behind the wheel of the No. 5 &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"&gt;GoDaddy&lt;/span&gt;.com Chevrolet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Career History:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~ Dirt to Pavement to ASA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Martin began his racing career at the age of 15 in his home state of Arkansas. Competing on dirt tracks, he won in only his third start and that same year – 1974 – won the Arkansas State Championship. In 1976, Martin left his dirt days behind and moved to pavement racetracks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In 1977, Martin started competing in the American Speed Association (ASA). He earned rookie of the year honors that year and went on to win the championship the following three seasons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~ Introduction to &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"&gt;NASCAR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The 1981 racing season saw Martin move into &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"&gt;NASCAR&lt;/span&gt;’s elite series, and make five Sprint Cup Series starts in which he earned two pole positions and two top-10 finishes. The following year, in his first full-time schedule, he recorded eight top-10 finishes. Unable to continue funding his own team, Martin was forced to auction off his equipment and race for a variety of owners before returning to ASA competition from 1984-1986. He won his fourth ASA championship in 1986.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The thrill of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"&gt;NASCAR&lt;/span&gt; called again in 1987, and Martin agreed to drive a full Nationwide Series schedule. He earned three victories that season, which piqued the interest of car owner Jack &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22"&gt;Roush&lt;/span&gt;. In 1988, Martin and &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23"&gt;Roush&lt;/span&gt; joined forces, forging a working relationship that lasted 19 years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During his time with &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24"&gt;Roush&lt;/span&gt;, Martin recorded 35 victories and won at all but six tracks on the Sprint Cup circuit. He earned 230 top-five finishes and 361 top-10s, earning a top-10 finish in nearly 50 percent of his starts. He also started from the pole 39 times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Martin finished second in the Sprint Cup Series standings four times with &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25"&gt;Roush&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26"&gt;Fenway&lt;/span&gt; Racing, missing his first championship in 1990 by a mere 26 points..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While making a name for himself in Cup competition, Martin was setting records in the Nationwide Series. Though he’s completed just one full season of Nationwide competition – 1987 – Martin holds the all-time series records for most wins (48) and most poles (30). In 2006, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27"&gt;motorsports&lt;/span&gt; media acknowledged his accomplishments by naming him the greatest Nationwide Series driver of all-time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~ Cutting Back&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Following the 2006 season, Martin committed only to a part-time Sprint Cup schedule. He was ready to spend more time at home in &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28"&gt;Daytona&lt;/span&gt; Beach, Fla., with his wife Arlene and son Matt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the two years that followed, Martin competed in 48 Sprint Cup Series races driving the Nos. 01 and 8 &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29"&gt;Chevrolets&lt;/span&gt;. He earned seven top-five finishes and 19 top-10s and also became a mentor for rookie drivers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In 2007, Martin made his first Nationwide start for Hendrick &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30"&gt;Motorsports&lt;/span&gt;, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet led by crew chief Alan &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31"&gt;Gustafson&lt;/span&gt;. Martin further impressed Rick Hendrick by finishing second in that race at &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32"&gt;Darlington&lt;/span&gt; (S.C.) Raceway. Martin went on to earn his first win for Hendrick the following year at &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33"&gt;Las&lt;/span&gt; Vegas Motor Speedway driving the No. 5 JR &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34"&gt;Motorsports&lt;/span&gt; Nationwide entry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~ Joining Hendrick &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35"&gt;Motorsports&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hendrick’s admiration grew for Martin’s on-track skills as well as his ability to motivate and inspire his crew members. Hendrick decided to pursue the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36"&gt;NASCAR&lt;/span&gt; veteran, and in July 2008, Martin announced that he would return to full-time Sprint Cup competition to drive the No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37"&gt;Motorsports&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Martin did not disappoint in his first season with the powerhouse team and posted one of his career-best seasons with five victories, 14 top-five finishes and 21 top-10s. He also notched a career-best seven pole positions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In his return to full-time racing, Martin challenged for the 2009 Sprint Cup championship. He opened the Chase as the points leader and maintained the top spot during the first three races of the postseason. During the final race of the season, Martin was the only contender with a mathematical shot to reach &lt;a href="http://hendrickmotorsports.com/"&gt;Hendrick &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38"&gt;Motorsports&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; teammate &lt;a href="http://hendrickmotorsports.com/Jimmie-Johnson-Team-Lowes-Racing-48.asp?team=4&amp;amp;bhcp=1"&gt;Jimmie Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, who ultimately scored his fourth straight Cup title.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Martin finished the season with several honors and notably was recognized as &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39"&gt;NASCAR&lt;/span&gt; Illustrated’s Person of the Year presented by Old Spice. He also earned the Sporting News’ Dale Earnhardt Tough Driver award. Martin was named to the All American Team selected by the Auto Racing Writers &amp;amp; Broadcasters Association and was nominated for the SPEED Performer of the Year title.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Late in the 2009 season, Mark Martin announced that he would return &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40"&gt;full time&lt;/span&gt; to Hendrick &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41"&gt;Motorsports&lt;/span&gt; through the 2011 season to drive the No. 5 &lt;a href="http://www.godaddy.com/default.aspx"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42"&gt;GoDaddy&lt;/span&gt;.com &lt;/a&gt;Chevrolet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~ Off the Track&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A healthy lifestyle advocate, Martin spends much of his free time on his extensive physical fitness regimen. He is a licensed pilot, flying to and from racetracks around the country, and a successful businessman. In addition to other interests, he owns a pair of Arkansas automobile dealerships, located in &lt;a href="http://www.markmartinchevy.com/"&gt;Melbourne&lt;/a&gt; and his hometown of &lt;a href="http://www.markmartinfordmercury.com/"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43"&gt;Batesville&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Go &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/"&gt;Hendrick Motorsports&lt;/a&gt; - Go to &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickcars.com/"&gt;Hendrickcars.com&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-4168405924009220136?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2010/03/5-mark-martin-hendrickcarscom-race-suit.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-4277283859030474161</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-22T16:02:05.417-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrickcars.com</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Las Vegas Motor Speedway</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>JR Motorsports</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>88</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Kelly Bires</category><title></title><description>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/88-Car---Kelly-Bires-788368.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/88-Car---Kelly-Bires-788365.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kelly Bires&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Birthdate:&lt;/strong&gt; August 25, 1984&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hometown:&lt;/strong&gt; Mauston, Wisconsin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marital Status:&lt;/strong&gt; Single&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Height:&lt;/strong&gt; 5' 6"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Weight:&lt;/strong&gt; 120 lbs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resides:&lt;/strong&gt; Kannapolis, N.C.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First I want to congratulate Kelly Bires and the Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet team. They finished 7th in Saturday’s Nationwide race in Fontana. The team started in 32nd Place – that is great teamwork!! This weekend in Las Vegas, Hendrickcars.com will again be the primary partner on the #88 car.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kelly Bires became JR Motorsports’ newest talent in September 2009, signing with the company to take over the highly competitive and extremely visible driver’s seat of the No. 88 Chevrolets in 2010. He is the driver that is fully committed to NASCAR.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bires was not necessarily a discovery by team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr., but rather a sought-after up-and-comer that had credentials to boast.  He will drive the #88 car in 2010 and 2011. He had already frequented the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series for two years, the latter of which he scored three top-five and 11 top-10 finishes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kelly signed with &lt;a href="http://www.jrmotorsports.com/"&gt;JR Motorsports&lt;/a&gt; prior to the end of the 2009 season, and competed in his first race under the JRM banner in the series finale at &lt;a href="http://www.homesteadmiamispeedway.com/"&gt;Homestead-Miami Speedway&lt;/a&gt; in the No. 5 Chevrolet. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like the start of many NASCAR drivers, Kelly began karting at &lt;a href="http://www.sugarriverraceway.com/"&gt;Sugar River Raceway&lt;/a&gt; in Brodhead, Wisconsin at age 9.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Achievements:&lt;br /&gt;·         2001 &lt;a href="http://www.allisonlegacy.com/"&gt;Great Lakes Allison Legacy Series&lt;/a&gt; Champion&lt;br /&gt;·         2006 &lt;a href="http://www.asalatemodelssouth.com/"&gt;ASA Late Model Series Challenge Division &lt;/a&gt;Champion&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Awards:&lt;br /&gt;·         2000 Great Lakes Allison Legacy Series Rookie of the Year&lt;br /&gt;·         2002 &lt;a href="http://www.dellsracewaypark.com/"&gt;Dells Motor Speedway &lt;/a&gt;Rookie of the Year&lt;br /&gt;·         2006 ASA Late Model Series Rookie of the Year&lt;br /&gt;·         Bires ended his promising rookie season with two top-10 finishes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In 2008, Bires continued to run for JTG, earning one top-five and six top-10 finishes.  In 2009, Bires was tapped for a part-time schedule, driving select races for Kevin Harvick, Inc., as well as Braun Racing, and CJM Racing.  In four competitive starts, Bires earned two top-five and three top-10 finishes.  Additionally, Bires made one ARCA start at Talladega in 2009 where he led 35 laps and finished ninth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When not racing, Bires enjoys being outdoors snowmobiling and hunting; I would not expect anything less from a native of Wisconsin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/"&gt;HENDRICKCARS.COM&lt;/a&gt; – The No. 88 Chevrolet will feature HendrickCars.com on its hood and quarter panels at Auto Club Speedway this weekend. HendrickCars.com allows consumers to view up to 5,000 cars online from franchised dealerships with manufacturer certified used cars. The website offers up to 60 photos of each vehicle from award winning dealerships, and free CARFAX reports.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/Kellybires"&gt;http://twitter.com/Kellybires&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.shopkellybires.com/"&gt;http://www.shopkellybires.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dalejr.com/indexSmall.html#jrm/schedule/270"&gt;Dale Jr. website Nationwide page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nationwide.nascar.com/nationwide-series/races/2010/results-official/2"&gt;NASCAR.com results&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For all of the Bires supporters, expect him to drive like a man on a mission when the Nationwide Series arrives in Las Vegas next weekend. Good luck!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-4277283859030474161?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2010/02/kelly-bires-birthdate-august-25-1984.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-9152900355185144994</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-17T16:04:58.522-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Win an Equinox</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Muscular Dystrophy Association</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Win a Camaro</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Help Haiti</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Win a Colorado</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Habitat for Humanity</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac</category><title>Muscular Dystrophy Association Lock-Up</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/invited-769078.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 546px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 161px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/invited-769074.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The family that is Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac understands 2009 was a very tough year and we are optimistic that 2010 will be better even if only by a little. With a continuing troubled economy and tough job market, we believe our responsibility to help our fellow man is more important than ever, and we invite you to share in our vision to make a difference and help those in need. In the upcoming weeks and months we will be in full swing supporting multiple causes and we hope for your help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March is the Annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Lock-Up where our resident “BIG GUY” will be placed under arrest to bring light to the needs of those with MD. Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac’s goal is to raise over $3,000 to ‘bail him out’ and support the Southern Piedmont &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/mda_lock_up_cuffs-759176.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 179px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 105px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/mda_lock_up_cuffs-759172.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Chapter of Muscular Dystrophy. Muscular Dystrophy is a group of genetic diseases that typically affect those in early life and the condition currently has no specific treatment or cure. Please help us fund the promising opportunities for advancement in this cause by clicking &lt;a href="https://www.joinmda.org/monroenc2010/philmarshall"&gt;https://www.joinmda.org/monroenc2010/philmarshall&lt;/a&gt; to donate, or call the store directly at 704-289-8444 and ask for Katie. Your entire contribution benefits MDA and is tax deductible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are also very proud to be a 2010 participant in Union County’s Habitat for Humanity projects. Our local community has been hit hard by the economic downturn and our 1st ANNUAL CAR GIVEAWAY is the perfect opportunity to give back. Not only are the employees of Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac physically participating in construction activities, we are selling tickets for the chance to win an exciting, new 2010 Chevrolet &lt;a href="http://hendrick-chevrolet-cadillac.ebizautos.com/website.aspx?_new=true&amp;amp;_page=&amp;amp;_makef=Chevrolet&amp;amp;_model=Camaro"&gt;CAMARO&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://hendrick-chevrolet-cadillac.ebizautos.com/website.aspx?_search=&amp;amp;_makef=Chevrolet&amp;amp;_new=true&amp;amp;_used=true&amp;amp;_model=Equinox"&gt;EQUINOX&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://hendrick-chevrolet-cadillac.ebizautos.com/website.aspx?_search=&amp;amp;_makef=Chevrolet&amp;amp;_new=true&amp;amp;_used=true&amp;amp;_model=Colorado&amp;amp;_page="&gt;COLORADO&lt;/a&gt;. A limited number of tickets will be available with the proceeds supporting the &lt;a href="http://www.unionhabitat.org/home/union_habitat-home.php"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 94px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/habitat-logo-746638.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Union County builds and partnership with Habitat International building homes in Haiti with the drawing being held on June 26, 2010. It is our full intention to help Union County’s Habitat for Humanity reach its goals for this year, and we hope that you will partner with us. Tickets to win are available at the dealership or you may call Katie at 704-289-8444 to place an order, and they are priced $25 for an individual ticket or 5 for $100.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many of us already know how wonderful it feels when we reach out and help make a difference in the lives of others, and we hope you will consider making a difference, too. Please join with us to support these important causes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 447px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 111px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/appreciate-712811.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/"&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 530px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 146px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/henlogo_fullcolor11_08-712857.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-9152900355185144994?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2010/02/muscular-dystrophy-association-lock-up.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-8623567817274330221</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-22T07:58:54.502-08:00</atom:updated><title>Congratulations! Mike Yermack Does it Again - Salesman of the year!!</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/mike_yermack_sales_consulta-794014.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 151px;" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/mike_yermack_sales_consulta-794010.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congratulations to Mike Yermack for his achievement as our Top Salesman for the Year of 2009!  Once again, Mike’s consistent hard work and goal-driven work ethic has put him on top!  Mr. Hendrick is big on acknowledging and rewarding people who do a good job. He has a President’s Club program for sales people and this makes 3 years in a row  Mike has been one of “Hendrick’s Champions”!!  He's been a great employee and has proved himself yet again by taking such great care of his customers and making a lot of great deals in 2009!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let me take a minute to give you a little bit of a background on Mike. He grew up in Miami, Florida and came to Wingate University in 1997. While he was there he met an amazing girl from Union County, fell in love, graduated with a degree in Business/Mathematics and a minor in Finance, and got married. Now he is “stuck” in Union County and loving every bit of it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;His wife’s name is Amy Gordon Yermack. She is a math teacher/coach at Monroe High School.  “She is one of the most amazing people I have ever met. My wife is a great friend; I love her very much and appreciate everything she does for me.  She is one of the main reasons I am who I am today.”       &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mike has been working at Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac since September of 2002. While at work he enjoys seeing customers come in for service work or just stop in to say hey, so they can chat a few minutes and catch up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He &amp; Amy are actively involved in their church, Church of the Redeemer. They assist with mission trips and local outreaches. Since their church meets at Sun Valley High School, there is always a lot of set-up that needs to be done &amp; Mike is right there faithfully to assist with each room! He enjoys spending time with friends and family. He like playing cards, board games, Playstation 3, golf, yard work &amp; anything else he can do outdoors. He is a huge NFL fan.  “I LOVE football!!!!!!!”  Go Dolphins!!  He is also a University of Miami Hurricanes fan!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mike and Amy do not have kids yet; so he enjoys spending time with his 14 year old nephew, his wife’s cousins’ children and their friends’ children.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mike wishes to thank all of his customers during the 2009 year who have allowed him to assist in their vehicle purchases! He has met some great people through this job (both customers and employees) and is very thankful for meeting them all! His customers continually return and ask for him by name! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would ask that when the time comes for you to purchase your next new or pre-owned vehicle you consider Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac. I truly believe we have more to offer you than any place around - service before, during, and after the sale from people who genuinely care about our customers. Stop by today and see how Mike can help you. With his experience and detail to customer satisfaction you're sure to go home happy in your new vehicle purchased from him! We'll see you soon.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-8623567817274330221?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2010/01/congratulations-mike-yermack-does-it.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-6998631024744029978</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-21T15:56:19.946-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Equinox</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Help Haiti</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Raffle</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Camaro</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Colorado</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Habitat for Humanity</category><title>Raffle for Habitat for Humanity to win a 2010 Camaro, Equinox or Colorado</title><description>&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-line-height-alt: 12.0pt; mso-pagination: lines-together; tab-stops: -.5in"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"&gt;&lt;a style="CLEAR: right; FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em" href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Union-Habitat-raffle-flyer-732552.jpg" imageanchor="1"&gt;&lt;img height="400" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Union-Habitat-raffle-flyer-732249.jpg" width="308" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:21;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;"&gt;HENDRICK CHEVROLET CADILLAC AND UNION &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /&gt;&lt;st1:placetype st="on"&gt;COUNTY&lt;/st1:placetype&gt; &lt;st1:placename st="on"&gt;HABITAT&lt;/st1:placename&gt; FOR HUMANITY ANNOUNCES ITS 1&lt;sup&gt;ST&lt;/sup&gt; ANNUAL CAR RAFFLE BENEFITING HOMES FOR &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;HAITI&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; AND &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:placename st="on"&gt;UNION&lt;/st1:placename&gt; &lt;st1:placetype st="on"&gt;COUNTY&lt;/st1:placetype&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-line-height-alt: 12.0pt; tab-stops: -.5in"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-line-height-alt: 12.0pt; tab-stops: -.5in"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14;"&gt;Monroe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/st1:city&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14;"&gt;, &lt;st1:state st="on"&gt;North Carolina&lt;/st1:state&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14;"&gt; – &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14;"&gt;Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac and Union County Habitat for Humanity are giving back globally and locally! We are raising money to build Homes for &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Haiti&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; after the devastating 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;Haiti&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; is the poorest county in the &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Western Hemisphere&lt;/st1:place&gt;, with every four out of five people living in poverty and more than half in abject poverty. The earthquake Tuesday, January 12, 2010 was the worst earthquake in that region in over 200 years, with over 200,000 feared dead, and that number is expected to rise.&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-line-height-alt: 12.0pt; tab-stops: -.5in"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-line-height-alt: 12.0pt; tab-stops: -.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14;"&gt;“This is a great opportunity for us to make a difference globally and in our community” said Phil Marshall, General Manager of Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-line-height-alt: 12.0pt; tab-stops: -.5in"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-line-height-alt: 12.0pt; tab-stops: -.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14;"&gt;Proceeds from the raffle will go DIRECTLY to Build Habitat Homes for &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Haiti&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; and to build one Habitat home in Marshville. The raffle will commence on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac and conclude June 26, 2010, 3 p.m. at Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac. Ticket prices are $25 per ticket or 5 for $100. Tickets can be purchased at Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac, Union County Habitat for Humanity at &lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;2520 W. Roosevelt Blvd.&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:street&gt; or by visiting &lt;a href="http://www.unionhabitat.org/"&gt;http://www.unionhabitat.org/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-line-height-alt: 12.0pt; tab-stops: -.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:19;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-line-height-alt: 12.0pt; tab-stops: -.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:19;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-large;"&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14;"&gt;Contacts:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14;"&gt;Julie Perkins &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14;"&gt;704-296-9414&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14;"&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:jperkins@unionhabitat.org"&gt;jperkins@unionhabitat.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:7;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.unionhabitat.org/"&gt;http://www.unionhabitat.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;OR&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14;"&gt;Phil Marshall&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14;"&gt;704-289-8444&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14;"&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:phil.marshall@hendrickauto.com"&gt;phil.marshall@hendrickauto.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/"&gt;http://www.hendrickchevy.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-6998631024744029978?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2010/01/raffle-for-habitat-for-humanity-to-win.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Blog Author)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-5995483310789484954</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-29T11:57:16.572-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>2010 chevrolet equinox</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Happy New Year</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Chevrolet</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Cadillac</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>2010 Changes</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>2010 Cadillac SRX</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac</category><title>Out With the Old - In With the New...Happy New Year!!</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Chevrolet: Update, Changes, etc. for the 2010 Model Line&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AVALANCHE: The stereo gets a USB port, and 4x4 models get a single-speed transfer case; last year's low-range transfer case is now an extra-cost option.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AVEO: Horsepower is up from 106 to 108, the manual transmission gets higher 4th and 5th gear ratios for better fuel economy, and 2LT models get a standard trunk spoiler. Also new: Wintergreen Metallic paint.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CAMARO: Chevrolet re-introduced its classic sports car for 2010, with a strong emphasis on bang-for-buck: The base-model Camaro offers a 300 horsepower direct-fuel-injected 3.6 liter V6, while the Camaro SS comes with a Corvette-sourced 6.2 liter 426 horsepower V8.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;COBALT: The sedan version of the hot-rod Cobalt SS is being discontinued after just one year of production. The SS Coupe lives on, and now gets a sunroof and performance computer as standard. LT models have a new MY LINK package that includes a stereo with USB input jack, Bluetooth, cruise control, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shifter, OnStar and 16" alloy wheels.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;COLORADO: Side-curtain airbags are now standard, and the optional 5.3 liter V8 gets variable valve timing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CORVETTE: All Corvettes get standard side airbags, revised interior console trim, and optional cross-flag embroidery on the seats. 'Vettes with manual transmissions get launch control and convertibles get a Z06-style trunk spoiler. Z06 buyers can now choose any color in the standard Corvette palette, including Torch Red, which returns for 2010. The new Grand Sport edition replaces the Z51 handling package on the base-model (LS3) Corvette. The Grand Sport combines the 430 hp LS3 engine with specific wheels, tires, suspension tuning, wider fenders, and Z06-size brakes with functional brake cooling ducts. Manual transmission Grand Sports get unique gearing while automatics get a specific rear axle ratio, changes which boost 0-60 times by 0.2 seconds compared to the standard LS3.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EQUNOX: The Equinox is all new for 2010, with an emphasis on sharp styling, a quieter ride, and better fuel economy. Power choices consist of a 2.4 liter direct fuel injected four-cylinder engine or an optional 3.0 liter V6, also with direct injection, and Chevy claims that both engines will run up to 500 miles between fill-ups. Features carried over from the old Equinox include a rear seat that slides 8 inches fore-and-aft, allowing owners to maximize rear-seat legroom or cargo space.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;HHR: Early reports that the turbocharged HHR SS would get the axe for 2010 were, I am happy to say, wrong; the SS will be back for 2010. The HHR gets a few new paint colors and a new rear-view camera, but is otherwise unchanged.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IMPALA: The V8-powered Impala SS has been discontinued, leaving the 2.5 and 2.9 liter V6s as the sole engine choices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MALIBU: The four-cylinder engine is now E85 flex-fuel capable, and mid-level LT models get the LTZ's six-speed automatic transmission as standard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SILVERADO: All V8s (including the Silverado Hybrid) are now flex-fuel capable, and the 4.8 and 5.3 liter engines get variable valve timing. The 5.3 also gets a six-speed automatic and a revised rear axle ratio. All 1500 models get standard electronic stability control, seat-mounted side airbags, and side-curtain airbags. All stereos get a USB port and the backup camera is available on more models.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SUBURBAN: The 6-liter V8 is now flex-fuel capable. 4x4 models get a single-speed transfer case; a low-range transfer case is now an extra-cost option. Stereos gain a USB input port, and option packages have been revised.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TAHOE: The 5.3 liter V8 is now flex-fuel capable; other changes are similar to the SUBURBAN.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TRAILBLAZER: Discontinued.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TRAVERSE: Premium stereos get a USB input jack.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-9a.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&amp;amp;il=1&amp;amp;channel=2449958197317431194&amp;amp;site=widget-9a.slide.com"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt; &lt;div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&amp;amp;at=un&amp;amp;id=2449958197317431194&amp;amp;map=1" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://widget-9a.slide.com/p1/2449958197317431194/bb_t063_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&amp;amp;at=un&amp;amp;id=2449958197317431194&amp;amp;map=2" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://widget-9a.slide.com/p2/2449958197317431194/bb_t063_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&amp;amp;at=un&amp;amp;id=2449958197317431194&amp;amp;map=F" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://widget-9a.slide.com/p4/2449958197317431194/bb_t063_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cadillac: Update, Changes, etc. for the 2010 Model Line&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CTS SEDAN: A 3-liter direct-injection V6 replaces the indirect-injected 3.6 as the base engine; output is 270 hp and 223 lb-ft, and the engine runs on regular fuel. The 304 hp 3.6 liter direct-injected V6 will continue to be offered as an option. New features include a cabin air filtration system, suede-covered steering wheel and shifter, and optional 19" polished aluminum wheels.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CTS SPORT WAGON: Cadillac has announced a station wagon version of the CTS for 2010. Though slightly shorter than the CTS sedan, the CTS Sport Wagon offers 25 feet of cargo space, accessible through a power-operated liftgate. Like the CTS sedan, the CTS Sport Wagon offers several powertrain choices: 3.0 and 3.6 liter direct-injection V6s offering 270 and 304 hp respectively; rear- or all-wheel-drive; and three levels of suspension, ranging from cushy to sporty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CTS-V SEDAN: The 556 hp terror returns for 2010, now with an optional wood trim interior package.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DTS: Aside from a couple of new paint colors, the DTS is unchanged for 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ESCALADE: The 6.2 liter V8 now gets an Active Fuel Management system that can shut down four cylinders for increased fuel economy. New side thorax airbags and a revised inner door design provide improved side-impact protection. The clock from the Platinum Edition is now standard in all models, the parking brake release has been revised, and a new battery saver shuts off power when the battery runs low from extended accessory use. The Escalade Hybrid gets flex-fuel (E85) capability and a taller rear-axle ratio for better fuel economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SRX: Cadillac's small crossover has been redesigned for 2010. Power comes from a 3.0 liter direct-injection 3-liter V6 producing 265 horsepower, and the new SRX features a Haldex all-wheel-drive system that can transfer up to 100% of the power to the front or rear and an electronic limited-slip rear differential that can deliver up to 85% of rear axle power to one wheel, which Cadillac says improves both traction and handling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;STS: The STS gets two new paint colors, but no other changes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;STS-V: Sadly, the 469 hp supercharged hot-rod STS has been discontinued.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;XLR/XLR-V: Cadillac's hardtop-convertible Corvette clone has been discontinued for 2010.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-5995483310789484954?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/12/out-with-old-in-with-newhappy-new-year.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-2335042306091036218</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-04T05:34:08.723-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Sugar Plum Cook Off</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hometown Heroes</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac</category><title>Sugar Plum Bake-Off benefits Hometown Heroes</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Hometown-Heroes-at-HCM-705347.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Hometown-Heroes-Logo-759437.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 53px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Hometown-Heroes-Logo-759435.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sweet Deal for You&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mark your calendars for December 23, 2009 for the Hometown Heroes Annual Bake Sale. This is the 18th annual event and it will be held at &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/"&gt;Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac&lt;/a&gt; in Monroe. You may know it at the Sugar Plum Cook-Off. In addition, the &lt;a href="http://www.wixe.com/"&gt;Mighty 1190 WIXE&lt;/a&gt; radio will be on-location during the event.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To participate in the cook-off, bring your entry(s) to &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/aboutus/hoursanddirections.jsp?ptitle=Hours" menu="'aboutus"&gt;Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac&lt;/a&gt; in Monroe on Monday, December 22 or before 9:00 AM on Tuesday, &lt;strong&gt;December 23, 2009&lt;/strong&gt;. Those entering the Sugar Plum Cook-Off will be entered a cash prize drawing for each item entered into the Cook Off.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The judging will begin around 10:00 AM&lt;/strong&gt; and the auction will begin after the judging is complete. The grand prize winner receives a really nice PLASMA BIG-SCREEN TV from Queen City TV &amp;amp; Appliance and $100 IN CASH! Plus, there will prizes for the top 10 runners-up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is your chance to get homemade baked goods to make sure your holiday gatherings are sweet. The &lt;em&gt;sweet&lt;/em&gt; auction begins after winners are announced. More importantly, the proceeds from your purchase go to support the efforts of Hometown Heroes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Hometown-Heroes-at-HCM-712462.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 216px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Hometown-Heroes-at-HCM-712447.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hometownheroesonline.com/heroes/about.cfm"&gt;About Hometown Heroes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hometownheroesonline.com/heroes/about.cfm"&gt;Hometown Heroes&lt;/a&gt; is a local non-profit with a mission to help children who suffer from terminal illnesses or debilitating injuries as a result of a tragic accident. Ask any volunteer and they will tell you: “It’s all about the kids…” Here’s a short overview of the services provided by Hometown Heroes: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Services vary contingent upon need; however, every child hero has a dedicated sponsor to ensure their needs are met.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Medical and household financial assistance, where needed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hospital and home visits to offer moral support.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Medical equipment such as wheel chairs, as prescribed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Whatever it takes to make life a little easier during difficult times. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-2335042306091036218?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/12/sugar-plum-bake-off-benefits-hometown.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-5509793282545677488</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-13T14:31:22.525-08:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Charlotte Auto Show</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>2010 Chevrolets</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Charlotte Automobile Dealer Association</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>2010 Cadillacs</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Coupon</category><title>2010 Charlotte Auto Show</title><description>&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/auto-show-flyer-761500-761175.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Check out the Charlotte International Auto Show!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dates:&lt;/strong&gt; November 19 to 22&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Times:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;12noon- 10pm Thursday and Friday&lt;br /&gt;10am-10pm Saturday&lt;br /&gt;10am-6pm Sunday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Place:&lt;/strong&gt; Charlotte Convention Center&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;501 S College St &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Charlotte, NC 28202&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Charlotte International Auto Show is proud to have become the Carolina's leading automotive event. Every year they set the bar higher to create a family show that is entertaining, focusing on the automotive selection process. The 2009 show will fill the Charlotte Convention Center with nearly 280,000 square feet of exhibits and features. It is their goal to present to the Show attendees a window to the automotive world that encompasses every automotive interest. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;With &lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;over 400 new vehicles&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; on display attendees will get an opportunity to see at what is new and exciting in the automotive world, including a special “green room” and cars depicting the history of the automobile.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free Buyer's Guide:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;How do you compare automobiles on the market? Where do you shop? What are the cars of the future? All attendees of the Charlotte International Auto Show will receive a free Buyer's Guide containing 96 pages of great automobile information about what's new, what's hot and what's coming in the future. Get your copy as you enter the Show.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nov. 18th from 6:30 pm until 9:00 pm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This year marks a new direction for the Auto Show with the first-ever Charity Preview Night on Wednesday evening, 6:30pm-9pm, November 18, 2009. This Preview will give show goers the opportunity to support the Charlotte Rescue Mission while attending one of the largest Auto Shows in the Carolinas. Be the first to view the 2010 models as well as a 'Sneak Peek' of the Hall of Fame (for the first 500 ticket purchasers). Opening night ribbon cutting ceremony with special guest, NASCAR Hall of Fame's Winston Kelley. Larry Sprinkle of WCNC will be emceeing a Live Auction to benefit the Charlotte Rescue Mission. Entertainment will be provided by "THE EMBERS" with refreshments and hors d'oeurves.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tickets: $75.00 &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The first 500 tickets sold will get a sneak preview of the NASCAR Hall of Fame!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday &amp;amp; Friday (Nov. 19th &amp;amp; 20th) Noon until 10:00 pm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Charlotte International Auto Show will provide a complimentary lunch for every paying visitor between the hours of 12 Noon and 2PM on Thursday and Friday, November 19th and 20th 2009. Every paid admission will receive a ticket stub good for a hot dog and drink from either of the two concession stands open in exhibit halls A &amp;amp; B. Such visitors may have their hand stamped so they may re-enter the Show after work.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saturday (Nov. 21st) 10:00 am until 10:00 pm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Marvel Comics super heroes Spider-man and Iron-man will make their appearance at the Auto Show on Saturday and Sunday, November 21st and 22nd. Don't miss this opportunity to meet, visit and have your picture made with your favorite super hero!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunday (Nov. 22nd) 10:00 am until 6:00 pm&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Families are welcome every day at the Auto Show, but Sunday is SPECIAL.Area mascots - including Carolina Panthers' Sir Purr, Charlotte Bobcats' Rufus,Charlotte Checkers' Chubby and Charlotte Knights' Homer will all be at the Show on Sunday. Again this year Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus will visit with children. Special Super Heroes, Spider-man and Iron-man, will be at the show on Sunday also. Entertainment will include live music, face painting and clowns. Children 12 and under will receive a ticket for an hourly drawing for a family four pack of movie entertainment - tickets and concessions - valued at over $50.00.All of this for the price of admission; children 12 and under are admitted free with an adult. Sunday really is a fun family day at the Auto Show.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ticket on sale now by going to &lt;a href="http://www.charlotteautoshow.com/"&gt;http://www.charlotteautoshow.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;$8.00 for adults 12 &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Children under 12 FREE when accompanied by an Adult.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Stop by Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac in Monroe to pick-up your $2.00 Discount Coupons!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;This years Auto Show is Sponsored by Greater Charlotte Automobile Dealers Association.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-5509793282545677488?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/11/2010-charlotte-auto-show.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-8939290664396670823</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-29T15:04:41.584-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>American Red Cross</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac</category><title>Hendrick Hurricane Classic Golf Tournament</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/hendricklogo.jpg-733021.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 314px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 86px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/hendricklogo.jpg-733015.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/american-red-Cross-796023.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 169px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 51px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/american-red-Cross-796022.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On behalf of the people we help through generous support of businesses like yours, the American Red Cross extends our deepest appreciation from the Union County Chapter of the American Red Cross for your consideration of donated items for the Hendrick Chevrolet Hurricane Golf Classic for the American Red Cross to be held November 5, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hendrick Chevrolet is a Red Cross partner who selflessly implements projects in support of the community. The funds donated from their scheduled golf tournament will specifically go to the Union County Chapter to help local disaster victims. Last year we assisted 60 local families affected by house fires. Over 19,000 residents of Union and Anson Counties received benefits from our chapter last year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We so appreciate the efforts of this local business in helping the Red Cross be prepared to Be There When Help Can’t Wait. Subsequently, we appreciate your generosity in donating items for the Hendrick Hurricane Golf Classic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On behalf of all of the families we serve, thank you for considering a donation to support the Red Cross fundraising efforts and the Heroes Golf Tournament.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The American Red Cross is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization as described in section 501©(3) of the IRS Code for 1984, as amended. The American Red Cross does not determine the value of your gift for tax purposes. We also verify that no goods or services, in whole or in part, were received by the donor in exchange for this in-kind contribution.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and counsels victims of disasters, provides nearly half of the nation's blood supply, teaches lifesaving skills, and supports military members and their families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are a charitable organization -- not a government agency -- and depend on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform our humanitarian mission.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-8939290664396670823?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/10/hendrick-hurricane-classic-golf.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-6990333312616782522</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-27T13:44:52.740-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>HendrickCars</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Sprint Championship</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Sprint Cup</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrick NASCAR</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Ford 400</category><title>Champion's Weekend at Homestead</title><description>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/120px-Homestead_Miami_Speedway_Logo-770123.png"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 83px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/120px-Homestead_Miami_Speedway_Logo-770118.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Champion’s Weekend at Homestead – Enter Before November 2, 2009 &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/chase-for-the-cup-780992.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/chase-for-the-cup-780971.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title="blocked::http://www.hendrickcars.com/" href="http://www.hendrickcars.com/"&gt;Hendrickcars.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="blocked::http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/" href="http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/"&gt;Hendrick Motorsports&lt;/a&gt; have teamed up to provide one lucky winner and guest an opportunity to watch the Sprint Cup Championship race at Homestead Miami Speedway. This is your opportunity to see the final Sprint Cup race of 2009 in first-class style. But you have to hurry; the Sweepstakes ends November 2, 2009. Visit &lt;a title="blocked::http://www.hendrickcars.com/" href="http://www.hendrickcars.com/"&gt;Hendrickcars.com&lt;/a&gt; to submit a sweepstakes entry. The winner will receive:&lt;br /&gt;· Two tickets to the Ford 400 – Sprint Cup Series Championship&lt;br /&gt;· Hendrick VIP Experience at Homestead Miami Speedway – November 22, 2009&lt;br /&gt;· Hotel and Airfare for two&lt;br /&gt;· Personal Hendrick Motorsports tour guide&lt;br /&gt;· Meet and Greet a Hendrick Motorsports team driver&lt;br /&gt;· Tour a Hendrick Motorsports team hauler &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/championshomestead-728033.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 158px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/championshomestead-728017.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't Forget, visit &lt;a title="blocked::http://www.hendrickcars.com/" href="http://www.hendrickcars.com/"&gt;Hendrickcars.com&lt;/a&gt; to register. While you're there, search from up to 5,000 top quality pre-owned vehicles. Just like &lt;a title="blocked::http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/Jimmie-Johnson-Team-Lowes-Racing-48.asp?team=" href="http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/Jimmie-Johnson-Team-Lowes-Racing-48.asp?team=4"&gt;Jimmie Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="blocked::http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/Jeff-Gordon-DuPont-Racing-Team-24.asp?team=" href="http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/Jeff-Gordon-DuPont-Racing-Team-24.asp?team=2"&gt;Jeff Gordon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="blocked::http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/Dale-Earnhardt-Jr-AMP-National-Guard-Racing-Team-88.asp?team=" href="http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/Dale-Earnhardt-Jr-AMP-National-Guard-Racing-Team-88.asp?team=10"&gt;Dale Jr.&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="blocked::http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/Mark-Martin-Kelloggs-Racing-Team-5.asp?team=" href="http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/Mark-Martin-Kelloggs-Racing-Team-5.asp?team=1"&gt;Mark Martin&lt;/a&gt; say, it makes a difference when you drive a Hendrick car. Search from thousands of &lt;a title="blocked::http://www.hendrickcars.com/inventory.aspx?cpo=" href="http://www.hendrickcars.com/inventory.aspx?cpo=True&amp;amp;dist=9999" dist="9999"&gt;manufacturer certified pre-owned vehicles&lt;/a&gt; and many CARFAX one owners (CARFAX reports are free on Hendrickcars.com). Visit &lt;a title="blocked::http://www.hendrickcars.com/" href="http://www.hendrickcars.com/"&gt;Hendrickcars.com&lt;/a&gt; and good luck in the sweepstakes, &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-6990333312616782522?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/10/champions-weekend-at-homestead.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-1988699950809928066</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-23T10:53:39.834-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Camaro</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac</category><title>o.o% on 2010 CAMARO'S</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/841918209-787706.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/841918209-787701.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;0.0 % on the Chevrolet Camaro!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ONLY at Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac in Monroe !!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THE DEAL YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR, AN EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR 0.0% ON ALL NEW AND PREOWNED 2010 CHEVROLET CAMAROS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WE ARE PROVIDING TO OUR CUSTOMERS WHAT THEY WANT.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;HUGE SAVINGS ON THE CHEVROLET CAMARO&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WE HAVE MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS WEEK ONLY FOR 0.0 ON THE HOTTEST NEW PRODUCT IN THE COUNTRY. HURRY, THIS OFFER EXPIRES VERY SOON!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;COME IN TODAY AND TAKE DELIVERY NOW WITH AN EXCELLENT SELECTION OF IN STOCK 2010 CHEVROLET CAMAROS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*0.0 IS AVAILABLE FOR A TERM OF UP TO 36 MONTHS ON A MAXIMUM AMOUNT FINANCED OF 15,000 WITH CREDIT SCORES OVER 740. SPECIAL RATE IS NOT AVAILABLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH DISCOUNTS FROM ADDENDUM PRICING. OTHERS MAY QUALIFY PLEASE SEE DEALERSHIP FOR DETAILS!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac&lt;br /&gt;3112 Highway 74 WestMonroe, NC 28110&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;704-289-8444888-744-2789&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-1988699950809928066?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/10/oo-on-2010-camaros.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-993436802373891325</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-22T06:43:27.949-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>2010 chevrolet equinox</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>charlotte chevrolet</category><title>2010 Chevrolet Equinox woos auto enthusiasts</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/2010-Chevrolet-Equinox-Charlotte-779523.png"&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 175px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/2010-Chevrolet-Equinox-Charlotte-779435.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac&lt;/em&gt;, the premier &lt;strong&gt;Chevrolet dealership near Charlotte&lt;/strong&gt; is pleased to present the completely redesigned &lt;strong&gt;2010 Chevrolet Equinox&lt;/strong&gt; in its large showroom that houses &lt;strong&gt;new and used Chevrolet&lt;/strong&gt; vehicles. The new Chevy Equinox has been redesigned inside and out and is the latest addition to GM's line-up of competitive vehicles. The four-door mid-size crossover is available in LS, LT and LTZ trim levels and is offered in two engine choices. Both the engines are mated to standard 6-speed automatic transmission. The aerodynamic design and low-rolling resistance tires which minimize friction help IT to gain maximum mileage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pitted against Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4 and Ford Escape, the all-new Chevrolet Equinox is miles ahead of its competitors with regard to fuel efficiency, safety features and warranty offered. At a starting price of $22,440, it's the most cost-efficient model in its class. With a class-leading rating of 32 mpg, the new Equinox is capable of a highway driving range of up to 600 miles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new Equinox also comes with the best coverage in America. The 100,000 mile/5-year (whichever comes first) fully transferable Powertrain Limited Warranty with no deductible is unmatched by its competitors. The power programmable lift gate, along with the one-year free OnStar service and XM Radio helps the 2010 Chevy Equinox stand out in the compact crossover segment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/"&gt;http://www.hendrickchevy.com/&lt;/a&gt; and browse through the new vehicle inventory and get a quick quote on all the Chevrolet models. &lt;strong&gt;Charlotte&lt;/strong&gt; residents who are interested to buy the new &lt;strong&gt;Chevrolet Equinox&lt;/strong&gt; can also log on to &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/research/virtualbrochure.jsp?linkFrom=selectModel&amp;amp;make=Chevrolet&amp;amp;model=Equinox&amp;amp;bodytype=any&amp;amp;menu=select"&gt;http://www.hendrickchevy.com/research/virtualbrochure.jsp?linkFrom=selectModel&amp;amp;make=Chevrolet&amp;amp;model=Equinox&amp;amp;bodytype=any&amp;amp;menu=select&lt;/a&gt; to get the specifications and virtual brochure of the new Chevy model.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-993436802373891325?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/10/2010-chevrolet-equinox-woos-auto.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-6001356029650374487</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-12T11:08:12.768-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrickcars.com</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac</category><title>Jimmy Wins, Pepsi 500 at Fontana, Ca</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Jimmie_Johnson_193-722293.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 193px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Jimmie_Johnson_193-722280.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Written by Hendrick Motorsports&lt;br /&gt;Monday, 12 October 2009 07:10&lt;br /&gt;FONTANA, Calif. (Oct. 11, 2009) -- Jimmie Johnson captured the points lead in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings after pacing a race-high 126 laps and winning Sunday's Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway.&lt;br /&gt;But getting to Victory Lane wasn't easy for the defending race winner. Johnson had to outrun teammates Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin on a final restart that occurred with three laps to go. Although his specially-painted No. 48 Lowe's/Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevrolet handled better on the long runs, Johnson managed to pull away in the short time frame.&lt;br /&gt;"What an awesome car, what an awesome day," said Johnson, who owns a 12-point advantage in the standings. "Those cautions at the end really had me nervous. I didn't know what to do on those restarts. I'm glad I got a good start."&lt;br /&gt;Gordon gave Johnson the most competition during the final restarts and led twice for six laps before crossing the finish line second. This is the eighth time this season Gordon has taken runner-up honors and the third time he has followed a teammate for the checkered flag.&lt;br /&gt;"We were just trying to make it interesting because nobody else seemed to be able to do that for the (No.) 48," said Gordon, who improves two spots to fifth in the standings. "We certainly couldn't on that last run. It was a great day for the DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet. We fought hard all day to put ourselves in that position. To come home second today is definitely something we're proud of."&lt;br /&gt;Martin started ninth and led five laps early in the race. Previously the points leader, Martin now ranks second in the standings after crossing the finish line fourth behind Johnson. This is Martn's 12th top-five finish of the season.&lt;br /&gt;"I'm real proud of our Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet and our team," Martin said. "Man, these guys are so awesome. They brought me all weekend a great race car, great job, great adjustments, and we made progress with the racecar. There was a time when we could go out front. We were right there. I'm just proud. I couldn't be more thrilled to be driving that (No.) 5 car."&lt;br /&gt;Dale Earnhardt Jr. climbed from his 37th starting spot and spent most of the day running in the top 10. But misfortune struck with roughly 50 laps to go when Earnhardt's No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy was collected in an eight-car accident in Turn 1. After a red-flag period, the No. 88 team doctored the Chevy and sent Earnhardt back to the track. He finished 25th.&lt;br /&gt;"We are doing whatever we can to stay positive," Earnhardt said. "We had a top 10 car today and it's unfortunate that a lot of good cars got tore up there at the end."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-6001356029650374487?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/10/jimmy-wins-pepsi-500-at-fontana-ca.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-5962396397330811511</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-09T12:52:47.754-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrickcars.com</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Homestead</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrick Motorsports</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Sprint Series</category><title>Together: The Hendrick Motorsports Story</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/RickHendrick-700351-721013.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/RickHendrick-700351-721011.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“When we started the team back in 1984, our pie in the sky was to eventually, someday win a race,” said Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports. “Any success beyond that has been because of the folks who have worked so hard and supported us over our 25 years. We’ve been extremely fortunate, and I hope the film is something they will be proud of.” Please visit &lt;a href="http://www.refresheverything.com/hendrick"&gt;http://www.refresheverything.com/hendrick&lt;/a&gt; to see a preview of the documentary. To preorder your personal copy of this feature go to &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickcars.com/"&gt;http://www.hendrickcars.com/&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Time and time again, we as Hendrick employees have heard Mr. Hendrick say in print and in word that his people make his organizations as strong as they are. If one can understand a true and mutually appreciative relationship all may be able to comprehend the gratitude we feel for our “Mr. H.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The story of the creation of Hendrick Motorsports is much talked about in the Charlotte area but often times lacks the authenticity it deserves. NASCAR Media Group has found it time to document the beginnings of the racing legacy with exclusive interviews, never-before seen footage, rare family insight and details of the critical events that shaped the organization.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NASCAR Media Group’ documentary style film will show on ABC Sunday October 11, 2009 at 1:30 pm prior to the running of the Pepsi 500 race in Fontana California.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This event, narrated by acclaimed actor Mr. Tom Cruise, will prove to be an emotional and resonating presentation emphasizing the ability to achieve amazing things.&lt;br /&gt;As employees in Hendrick family we look forward to getting an added view into the early part of the Hendrick success and hope that you will join us in this special event. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickcars.com/"&gt;http://www.hendrickcars.com/&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/"&gt;http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/&lt;/a&gt; have partnered together to offer a incredible Champion's Weekend at Homestead. On October 10, 2009 visit &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickcars.com/"&gt;http://www.hendrickcars.com/&lt;/a&gt; and fill out the sweepstakes entry form. Sweepstakes winner will be announced on November 10,2009. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-5962396397330811511?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/10/together-hendrick-motorsports-story.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-4420235140995942427</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-23T05:48:05.859-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Charlotte Cadillac</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>2010 Cadillac SRX</category><title>The 2010 Cadillac SRX arrives at Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac!</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Charlotte-Cadillac-706162.png"&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 164px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Charlotte-Cadillac-706119.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We, at &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/"&gt;Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac&lt;/a&gt; the &lt;em&gt;New Cadillac, Chevrolet and Used Car Dealer near Charlotte&lt;/em&gt;, are happy to introduce the &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/research/virtualbrochure.jsp?linkFrom=selectModel&amp;amp;make=Cadillac&amp;amp;model=SRX&amp;amp;bodytype=any&amp;amp;menu=select"&gt;2010 Cadillac SRX &lt;/a&gt;to our Cadillac customers. The 2010 SRX is a five-passenger mid-luxury crossover vehicle with a completely new deign. The new SRX is powered by a new, fuel-efficient direct injected 3.0L V-6 engine that delivers an estimated 260 horsepower and is paired with a six-speed automatic transmission thereby achieving an estimated 10-15 per cent fuel economy improvement.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We feel that the top reasons for taking the 2010 Cadillac SRX home would be its attractive styling, the plush, well-designed interiors, the powerful base engine and reliable brakes. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The look of 2010 Cadillac SRX is certainly much better than the 2009 model. The front portion of the SRX has vertically stacked headlights and a sleek chrome grille. A strong line beginning at the trailing edge of the front wheel culminates at the taillight lens and this helps the vehicle aerodynamically by breaking the airflow from the body. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Inside the 2010 SRX, the hand-stitched covers on the instrument panel and ambient lighting make for great quality interiors. The controls for climate and audio systems and the optional NAV system set in the center of the instrument panel are presented aesthetically. An illuminated logo glows through the front door sill plates when the door is open thus adding to the coolness factor.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The 2010 SRX features numerous electronic gadgets and systems. Highlights include adaptive forward lighting that swivels the headlamps in sync with vehicle steering; a power liftgate with adjustable height setting; an integrated hard disc drive for audio storage; and a dual-screen video system for rear entertainment. Bluetooth compatibility and OnStar's turn-by-turn navigation service are standard features. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The 2010 Cadillac SRX carries the expected safety equipment in a premium crossover like standard head-curtain side airbags, front seat-mounted side airbags and safety belts. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-4420235140995942427?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/09/2010-cadillac-srx-arrives-at-hendrick.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-4606758776644916600</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-10T15:18:41.908-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac 0 % for 60 months</category><title>GMAC   0 %  for 60 months</title><description>0% on WHAT YOU WANT!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2009 Corvettes&lt;br /&gt;You’ve thought about it. NOW DO IT! The reason...&lt;br /&gt;0% for 60 Months on All 2009 Corvettes!!*&lt;br /&gt;OR, choose $4000 OFF!*&lt;br /&gt;*choose 0% for 60 months through GMAC&lt;br /&gt;for qualified buyers OR $4000 available&lt;br /&gt;rebate. Excludes ZR1.&lt;br /&gt;Plus tax, tag, &amp;amp; fees&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;GO TO: &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/"&gt;http://www.hendrickchevy.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;or call 1-888-744-2789 Internet Sales&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2008 and 2009 Cadillacs&lt;br /&gt;Cadillac buyers are like no other! You’ve had&lt;br /&gt;one before, and you’ll get one again and again!&lt;br /&gt;If you want to join the cycle, NOW YOU CAN!&lt;br /&gt;We’re pleased to announce:&lt;br /&gt;0% for 72 Months on&lt;br /&gt;All 2008 and 2009 Cadillacs!*&lt;br /&gt;*Choose 0% for 72 months through GMAC for qualified&lt;br /&gt;buyers OR available rebate. Excludes XLR and CTS-V.&lt;br /&gt;Plus tax, tag, &amp;amp; fees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;GO TO: &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/"&gt;http://www.hendrickchevy.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;or call 1-888-744-2789 Internet Sales&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2009 Impalas, Tahoes &amp;amp; Suburbans&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feel like you’ve “hit a wall” when it comes to car shopping? GO NO FURTHER! Now you can get:0% for 72 Months on 2009 Impalas, Tahoes, and Suburbans!*&lt;br /&gt;*Choose 0% for 72 months through GMAC for qualified buyers or available rebate. plus tax, tag, &amp;amp; fees.&lt;br /&gt;GO TO: &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/"&gt;http://www.hendrickchevy.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;or call 1-888-744-2789 Internet Sales&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-4606758776644916600?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/09/0-on-what-you-want-2009-corvettes-youve.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-5846472866655736136</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-02T08:21:17.403-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Labor day Parade</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Matthews Alive 2009</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Matthews</category><title>Hendrick Automotive Group Proud Sponsor's of Matthews Alive!</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/clown-matthews-alive-765590.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 184px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/clown-matthews-alive-765561.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/maflyer2009-734950.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 289px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/maflyer2009-734944.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Matthews Alive! Festival Sept, 4 - Sept 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;at &lt;a href="http://events.charlotteobserver.com/matthews-nc/venues/show/569427-stumptown-park"&gt;Stumptown Park&lt;/a&gt;, Matthews, NC It’s almost time for &lt;a href="http://www.matthewsalive.org/welcome.php" target="_blank"&gt;Matthews Alive&lt;/a&gt;, the community arts and music festival that supports local non-profits. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;It takes place in Historic, Downtown Matthews. Stumptown Park &amp;amp; Matthews Community Center.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What can you expect at Matthews Alive?&lt;br /&gt;The festival is a grand four-day family event. Expect to see more than 150 arts and crafts vendors, sponsored by Hendrick Automotive Group, 30 food vendors, one of the largest parades in the Southeast, the festival’s annual quilt show and the Kids Connection interactive area, as well as a fantastic Midway full of games and rides for all ages and 4 Stages of free entertainment all weekend. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Schedule:Friday, Sep 4th - 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM (AC and Kid’s Connection closed Friday)All you can ride Arm Band night!! - $12&lt;br /&gt;Saturday, Sep 5th - 9 AM - 9:00 PMLabor Day Parade: 10 AM (Trade Street)Arts &amp;amp; Crafts: 9 AM - 7:30 PM - Coming soon. Arts and Craft MapKid’s Connection: 9 AM - 7:00 PMQuilt Show &amp;amp; Artists of Matthews display: 12 PM - 6 PM – Community Center&lt;br /&gt;Sunday, Sep 6th - 12 PM – 9:00 PMArts &amp;amp; Crafts: 12 PM - 7:30 PMKid’s Connection: 12 PM - 7:00 PMQuilt Show &amp;amp; Artists of Matthews display: 1 PM - 6 PM – Community Center&lt;br /&gt;Monday, Sept. 7th - 10 AM - 5 PMKiwanis Race: 8 AMArts &amp;amp; Crafts: 10 AM - 5 PMKid’s Connection: 10 AM - 4 PMQuilt Show &amp;amp; Artists of Matthews display: 10 AM - 4 PM . Community Center&lt;br /&gt;The Matthews Alive! Festival is a Labor Day weekend celebration dedicated to the support of local non-profit organizations through music, arts and community involvement.&lt;br /&gt;Hendrick Automotive Group and Hendrickcars.com are the primary sponsor of the Arts &amp;amp; Crafts Area. This Event has the Largest Labor Day Parade in the southeast, each year the event brings over 150,000 visitors from surrounding citys. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Price: Free&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-5846472866655736136?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/09/hendrick-automotive-group-proud.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-6061208455480095634</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-02T08:24:19.520-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>WRFX 99.9</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac</category><title>Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac  &amp; WRFX 99.7</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Picture-141-700277.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Picture-141-700275.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Picture-142-701533.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Picture-142-701491.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Picture-141-778930.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Picture-144-780952.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Picture-144-780950.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;WRFX 99.7 Home of the John Boy and Billy morning show paid a special visit to Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac in Monroe NC today. Hosting the event was two very exceptional host Melany Myers , Jenn Jackson and of course Parker, the main man behind the scene. they gave away some excellent stuff to all that showed up. Every time WRFX 99.7 comes to Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac in Monore it draws great growds, Which gives us an oppurtunity to show our Rick Hendrick dealership and Chevrolet, Cadillac line of vehicles, to everyone who shows up. A Big an Hearty Thanks to all of the crew that make this event happen. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-6061208455480095634?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/08/wrfx-997.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-8990992954824856948</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-02T08:25:14.734-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac</category><title>Another Satisfied Customer</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Picture-140-790048.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Picture-140-790046.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dean Blau, from Charlotte NC, was looking for a New 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe, for his son Jacob, after searching all over and visiting several dealerships he showed up at Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac. Zack Ratley one of our Hendrick Chevrolet Sales professionals greeted Dean and his wife Mary, they have been looking for several weeks and finally decided to come to Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac, in Monroe, to Buy. Dean said that the friendly atmosphere and how well Zack and management worked with them was the main reason they choose Hendrick Chevrolet in Monroe NC. Dean works as a camera man / Photographer for NASCAR and does a lot of traveling with the hectic race schedule so they wanted a vehicle that could handle their equipment and also have the luxury and comfort for long trips. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-8990992954824856948?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/08/another-satisfied-customer.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-7558893688718415773</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-29T13:15:15.259-07:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Why Hendrick chevy Cadillac is #1 in customer satisfaction</category><title>Why Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac in Monroe is #1 in customer satisfaction</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Shane--Donavan-760049.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Shane--Donavan-760046.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/CamaroTrip-787655.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 127px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/CamaroTrip-787652.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our trip to Hendrick Chevrolet to Pick up our new 2010 CAMARO &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By Shane and Donavon Wagner&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since the day the concept was released, I, like many other Camaro enthusiasts, vowed to someday have one. I have a long history of working with first generation Camaros and my dad owns a 1969. This car is part of our gene pool. So here is a small story of our Camaro and our trip to get it.&lt;br /&gt;I remember spec’ing out the car online with my dad and just going all out on the options like a couple kids in a candy store. As soon as GM annouced they were taking orders we got one of the first allotments from Hendrick Chevrolet in Monroe. Not only are the Hendrick dealerships legendary, but they were one of the few charging MSRP and not price gouging. In addition, these are the guys that paid a few hundred thousand dollars to have the very first and second production Camaros, so we knew they were serious about this car and obviously performance with their involvement in racing.&lt;br /&gt;I called almost every week or two getting updates from Bill Boles, their veteran sales manager, who also put a tracker from GM on my car that kept them updated to every single step of the way. I could tell by talking with Bill that he was excited about the Camaro as much as I was and didn’t get annoyed with me freakishly calling all the time. Unfortunately, I think my car was held up for almost every single possible quality control check there was including the 6-speed manual hold. So after a few months waiting, anticipation was at its capacity and finally Bill gave me the all too sweet phone call, “Well, I’m looking at a orange Camaro here that has your name on it..”&lt;br /&gt;I currently live in Henderson, NV and my dad lives in my home town Bismarck, ND. From day one we said we would fly into NC and drive this machine back to ND and then down to NV. After all these cars are meant to drive! It would be a great chance to hang out with my Dad doing something we both love. So the day we got the call, we booked our flights and got out there within a day and that’s when we found out how great a choice it was to get this car from Hendrick Chevrolet.&lt;br /&gt;Upon arrival at the airport, I got a call from Dwight, Hendrick’s driver, saying he was a white haired good ol’ boy holding a sign of our Camaro. Sure enough there he was with a big sign with our name and a color picture of our Camaro. That was pretty neat. So from there he drove us the 35-40 minutes to the dealership from the Charolette airport, but it only seemed like a few minutes with the great conversations. Once we got there, we met up with Bill and not long after some of the other guys couldn’t help but sneek into the office and join in on the excitement of the sale and asking us about what we plan on doing with the car and if they could help us with directions, etc. We had Tom VanEtten, the internet manager, taking pictures of us with the car and printing them out for us with script such as “The day finally arrived, Dad and me picking up the new Camaro.” He even gave us plastic protetive sleeves to put the pictures into. My dad asked if they happened to have a hat with the Hendrick logo on them and they had two left up in the locked room, and they were ours. They also gave us a handful of Camaro broshures to share with my brothers and friends. Katie Slevin, the finance manager, was so efficient I barely warmed up my seat before we where done getting all the paperwork filled out. Then Don Flint, another sales manager, jumped in the Camaro with me to get me all set up with Onstar and the turn by turn directions which made this trip much easier. He also called us along the way to make sure everything was working alright. I have never felt so welcomed and appreciated at a place of business in my life. These guys are a class act and are as passionate about the cars as their customers. Unfortunately we had a long drive ahead of us so we didn’t have any time to hang out which I would have liked to do.&lt;br /&gt;So after getting up at 4am to fly almost six hours from Las Vegas to Charolette we got on the road that evening and made it about 50 miles from Chicago. The addrenaline of being in this car was enough to keep us awake that long which at that point we had been up for about 27 hours straight. We crashed at a sleezy truck stop hotel for three hours and got back on the road. We were trying to get back to Bismarck for my two brother’s softball party they were having since they took first this season and wanted to show off the car to all the friends and family present. So after another 15 hours of driving we finally made it home to a crowd of family and friends waiting for us at 1:30am as we pulled into the driveway.&lt;br /&gt;After my dad gets a chance to play with it for a few weeks he and my mom are making another road trip down to Vegas. This would put the car through 15 states and over 3,000 miles on the odometer. I currently work as engineering manager for Drake Automotive group and Shelby Performance Parts, so I will be the black sheep in the world of Ford’s at work. I plan on using the car as a test mule for a bunch of new performance products and showing them why the Camaro is still the king of muscle cars. Luckily every one already knows my first love is GM.&lt;br /&gt;This trip was truly a great bonding experience with my dad that I will never forget and I look forward to creating many more memories with this car. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-7558893688718415773?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/08/our-trip-to-hendrick-chevrolet-to-pick.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-6899491563998132437</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-13T14:33:43.689-07:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>The New General Motors Company Launches Today&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New GM to Focus on Customers, Cars and Culture&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;GM gets back to the business of building great cars and trucks, serving customer needs&lt;br /&gt;New company created from GM's strongest assets&lt;br /&gt;Four core brands backed by the nation's largest and strongest dealer network&lt;br /&gt;Streamlined organization on a global basis for faster decisions, sharper focus on the customer&lt;br /&gt;Commitment to open communications&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DETROIT - The new General Motors Company began operations today with a new corporate structure, a stronger balance sheet, and a renewed commitment to make the customer the center of everything the new GM does.&lt;br /&gt;"Today marks a new beginning for General Motors, one that will allow every employee, including me, to get back to the business of designing, building and selling great cars and trucks and serving the needs of our customers," said Fritz Henderson, president and CEO. "We are deeply appreciative for the support we have received during this historic transformation, and we will work hard to repay this trust by building a successful new General Motors."&lt;br /&gt;Created from the old GM's strongest operations in an asset sale approved by the bankruptcy court on July 5, the new GM is built on:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Four core brands in the U.S. and the largest, strongest dealer network in the country,&lt;br /&gt;A fresh lineup of Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC cars, trucks and crossovers, each with leading-edge designs and technologies that matter to both consumers and the environment,&lt;br /&gt;A competitive cost structure, a cleaner balance sheet, and a stronger liquidity position that will enable GM to invest in new products, key technologies, and its future,&lt;br /&gt;A winning culture focused on customers and products.&lt;br /&gt;"One thing we have learned from the last 100 days is that GM can move quickly and decisively," said Henderson. "Today, we take the intensity, decisiveness and speed of the past several months and transfer it from the triage of the bankruptcy process to the creation and operation of a new General Motors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Business as usual is over at GM," said Henderson. "Today starts a new era for General Motors and everyone associated with the company. Going forward, the new General Motors is fully committed to listening to customers, responding to consumer and market trends, and empowering the people closest to the customer to make the decisions. Our goal is to build more of the cars, trucks, and crossovers that customers want, and to get them to market faster than ever before."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information on this article go to &lt;a href="http://www.gm.com/corporate/about/news/index.jsp?deep=press"&gt;www.gm.com/corporate/about/news/index.jsp?deep=press&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-6899491563998132437?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/07/new-general-motors-company-launches.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-683195786436451490</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-07T15:12:54.345-07:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>HENDRICKCARS.COM&lt;br /&gt;                            SELECTS INDY DREAM SWEEPSTAKES WINNER&lt;br /&gt;                                         CHARLOTTE, N.C. (July 3, 2009)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Hendrickcars.com has selected the winner of the Indy Dream Weekend, which grants one fan and a guest VIP treatment at this month’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nathan Tilford, of Orangevale, Calif., was chosen randomly from 6,602 entrants, who registered on Hendrickcars.com between May 23 and June 30 for a chance to win the all-access weekend made possible by &lt;a class="ThemeLink" href="http://www.hendrickmotors.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Hendrickcars.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a class="ThemeLink" href="http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Hendrick Motorsports&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We were pleased with the participation in this sweepstakes especially considering the Eldora race was postponed until September 9th due to weather. This is a great opportunity for&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mr. Tilford to have a behind the scenes view of one of NASCAR’s most winning and popular teams. Hendrickcars.com is happy to have helped make this trip available to our Web site visitors and NASCAR fans,” said Chris Little of Hendrick Automotive Group.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As part of the VIP treatment, Tilford and his guest will get to meet two-time Indy winner and three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and watch the race from a trackside suite during the July 25-26 Hendrickcars.com Indy Dream Weekend. Tilford also receives airfare and hotel accommodations plus a tour of the garage area and a Hendrick Motorsports team transporter. And if a Hendrick Motorsports team gets to “kiss the bricks” July 26, Tilford and his guest will join in the Victory Lane festivities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ABOUT HENDRICKCARS.COM: The best and quickest way to purchase a car online, Hendrickcars.com features more than $90 million in used-car inventory and the largest selection of manufacturer-certified vehicles in the nation. Customers can browse more than 5,000 cars of all makes and models from the 80 Hendrick Automotive Group franchises nationwide. Each comes with a free CARFAX vehicle history report. For more information about Hendrick Automotive Group, please visit &lt;a class="ThemeLink" href="http://www.hendrickauto.com/"&gt;www.HendrickAuto.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ABOUT HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS: Since 1984, Hendrick Motorsports has earned 12 championships in NASCAR's top three divisions and more than 180 victories in the sanctioning body's premier series, the Sprint Cup. The organization, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this season, fields four full-time Chevrolet teams on the Cup Series circuit with drivers Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Headquartered in Concord, N.C., Hendrick Motorsports employs more than 500 people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit  &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/"&gt;www.HendrickMotorsports.com&lt;/a&gt; for additional information.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-683195786436451490?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/07/hendrickcars.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-1929777360130199402</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-07T14:40:46.181-07:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Here at Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac,  we Honor our service men and women by offering,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;GENERAL MOTORS  MILITARY DICOUNT &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are an eligible member of the military, which includes active duty members and Reserves of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, National Guard and Coast Guard, then you are qualified to receive military pricing on GM vehicles through the GM Military Discount Program. This great value is available exclusively from GM. Receiving the military discount is easy. Just follow these simple steps:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Log on to &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/"&gt;http://www.hendrickchevy.com/&lt;/a&gt; and click the Box Current GM Offers and scroll to the bottom of page and click the G M Military discount box then follow theses steps&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Select "Obtain Go Code" from the left menu and begin the simple three-step process:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Present your Go Code and Military ID to Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac in Monroe NC.&lt;br /&gt; You will be driving away in the GM vehicle of your choice in no time!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-1929777360130199402?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/07/general-motors-military-dicount-if-you.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-2361227711608721837</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-03T07:14:11.852-07:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/hendricklogo.jpg-750369.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 88px" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/hendricklogo.jpg-750190.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Customers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My name is Phil Marshall and I am the General Manager of Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac in Monroe, a member of the Hendrick Automotive Group. I thank you for the opportunity to assist you with your automotive needs. Also, I want to tell you a little bit about our organization and our business philosophy. Your experience with Hendrick will be more of a relationship than a transaction. Our goal is to be the premier quality vehicle retailer in the world and our success can be attributed to the following corporate core values we practice every day:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Teamwork through trust and respect:&lt;br /&gt;People are the most important part of Hendrick.&lt;br /&gt;2. Integrity:&lt;br /&gt;We believe in doing what is right for our customers and teammates.&lt;br /&gt;3. Commitment to Customer Enthusiasm:&lt;br /&gt;Our job doesn't mean much if you're not satisfied.&lt;br /&gt;4. Passion for winning:&lt;br /&gt;We do what it takes to overcome obstacles and satisfy customers.&lt;br /&gt;5. Accountability at All Levels:&lt;br /&gt;Our team members deliver what they promise.&lt;br /&gt;6. Commitment to Continuous Improvement:&lt;br /&gt;There is always room for improvement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With these core values underlying all we do, we are also dedicated to enriching the communities in which we live and work. Our commitment to making a difference is manifested through our numerous &lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/aboutus/aboutus.jsp?ptitle=About%20Us"&gt;community outreach initiatives and partnerships&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Please accept my personal invitation to visit our dealership and experience the Hendrick difference. Again, I thank you for your time and the opportunity to assist you with your automotive needs.&lt;br /&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Phil Marshall&lt;br /&gt;General Manager&lt;br /&gt;Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac&lt;br /&gt;3112 Hwy. 74 WestMonroe, NC 28110Sales 888-744-2789&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/"&gt;http://www.hendrickchevy.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.caddiville.com/"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac&lt;br /&gt;3112 Hwy. 74 West - Monroe, NC 28110 - &lt;a href="http://www.freedomchevrolet.com/Information-Directions.aspx"&gt;Get Directions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/"&gt;http://www.hendrickchevy.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hendrickauto.com/"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-2361227711608721837?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/07/dear-customers-my-name-is-phil-marshall.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045322658264878578.post-6977550570577144703</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-18T09:59:21.424-07:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Dream-Weekend-700975.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 396px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Dream-Weekend-700931.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac in Monroe invites you to…&lt;br /&gt;Be a part of the Hendrick Family for a&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; DREAM WEEKEND at INDY&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*We invite all of our local community to enjoy a VIP experience at Indianapolis Motor Speedway July 25-27, 2009&lt;br /&gt;*Hotel and Airfare for two&lt;br /&gt;*Personal Hendrick Motorsports tour guide&lt;br /&gt;*Meet and Greet with Jimmie Johnson&lt;br /&gt;*Tour a Hendrick Motorsports team transporter&lt;br /&gt;*Watch the race from a track-side suite&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You have only two weeks left to register for the 2009 Dream Weekend at Indy Sweepstakes. &lt;a href="http://www2.eleadcrm.com/Evo2/fresh/eLead-V45/elead_track/Weblink/whitedot.aspx?ActivityID=1354811703&amp;amp;url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5oZW5kcmlja2NhcnMuY29t" target="_blank"&gt;Hendrickcars.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www2.eleadcrm.com/Evo2/fresh/eLead-V45/elead_track/Weblink/whitedot.aspx?ActivityID=1354811703&amp;amp;url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5oZW5kcmlja21vdG9yc3BvcnRzLmNvbQ==" target="_blank"&gt;Hendrick Motorsports&lt;/a&gt; have teamed up to give you a chance to win a Hendrick VIP weekend at the 2009 Brickyard 400. This is your opportunity to see a great race in first-class style.&lt;br /&gt;Don't Forget, visit &lt;a href="http://www2.eleadcrm.com/Evo2/fresh/eLead-V45/elead_track/Weblink/whitedot.aspx?ActivityID=1354811703&amp;amp;url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5oZW5kcmlja2NhcnMuY29t" target="_blank"&gt;Hendrickcars.com&lt;/a&gt; to register. While you're there, search from up to 5,000 top quality pre-owned vehicles. Just like Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jr. and Mark Martin say, it makes a difference when you drive a Hendrick car. Search from thousands of &lt;a href="http://www2.eleadcrm.com/Evo2/fresh/eLead-V45/elead_track/Weblink/whitedot.aspx?ActivityID=1354811703&amp;amp;url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5oZW5kcmlja2NhcnMuY29tL2ludmVudG9yeS5hc3B4P2Nwbz1UcnVlJmFtcDtkaXN0PTk5OTk=" target="_blank"&gt;manufacturer certified pre-owned vehicles&lt;/a&gt; and many CARFAX one owners (CARFAX reports are free on Hendrickcars.com). Be sure to look for your next vehicle at &lt;a href="http://www2.eleadcrm.com/Evo2/fresh/eLead-V45/elead_track/Weblink/whitedot.aspx?ActivityID=1354811703&amp;amp;url=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5oZW5kcmlja2NhcnMuY29t" target="_blank"&gt;Hendrickcars.com&lt;/a&gt; and good luck in the sweepstakes!&lt;br /&gt;Good luck from your friends at Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac in Monroe!!!! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9045322658264878578-6977550570577144703?l=www.hendrickchevy.com%2Fblog' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.hendrickchevy.com/blog/2009/06/hendrick-chevrolet-cadillac-in-monroe.html</link><author>hendrickchevy@gmail.com (Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac)</author></item></channel></rss>