Chevy Sonic earns five-star safety rating

The Chevy Sonic - both sedan and hatchback models - earned five-star safety ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this week. A five-star rating is the highest possible rating a vehicle can receive after frontal and side crash tests and rollover resistance training. 


The Chevy Sonic comes standard with 10 airbags - front, side and curtain - stability and traction control, and a heavy-duty steel frame. More features are listed below via General Motors. 


Come to Team Auto Group today and test drive a sedan or hatchback model. We have a variety of colors available - red, orange, gray, black... and some fully loaded, some basic. You can also call and make an appointment to come out and see one - 704-216-8000. 

Watch the crash video


From GM:

The Sonic is designed to help drivers avoid crashes, while protecting occupants in a crash. Sonic offers an exceptionally strong body structure through the incorporation of a single welded side ring unit and more than 60 percent of the vehicle safety cage consisting of high-strength steel. Other standard safety features include:

• Driver and front passenger dual-stage frontal air bags, seat-mounted side pelvic/thorax air bags, knee air bags and head curtain side air bags with rollover protection that cover front and outboard rear seating rows. The Sonic also has side impact air bags in the outboard rear seating positions for a total of ten standard air bags.
• Rollover sensors, which can activate the head-curtain side air bags if sensors determine an imminent rollover. In a rollover, the air bags stay inflated longer to provide increased occupant protection.
• StabiliTrak electronic stability control helps the driver maintain control by comparing the path being steered by the driver with the actual response and, when necessary, applying the brakes or adjusting the throttle or a combination of both.
• Power-assisted front disc and rear drum brakes with ABS, full-function traction control and panic brake assist that activates when an emergency braking maneuver is detected. The system automatically develops additional brake pressure to more quickly engage ABS
• Front safety belt pretensioners to reduce forward occupant movement and load-limiting retractors to help manage forces during a collision
• OnStar, which features the Automatic Crash Response System that uses GPS and cellular phone technology to automatically call for help in the event that a crash is detected.

Starting with 2011 models, NHTSA introduced tougher tests and more rigorous requirements for its 5-star ratings that provide more information about safety feature performance and crash-avoidance technologies. Changes included a new side pole test simulating a 20-mph side-impact crash into a 10-inch-diameter pole or tree at a 75-degree angle just behind the A-pillar on the driver’s side.

Team Auto Group's Best-Selling Cars of 2011 Are....

 Drum roll, please.... Introducing the four top-selling cars at Team Auto Group of Salisbury for 2011: Chevrolet Cruze, Chevy Malibu, Chevy Silverado and Chevrolet Equinox!

It should come as no surprise that the Chevrolet Cruze was a top-selling car in Salisbury, because it happens to currently be the top-selling car in the United States! You can get a new one for under $20,000, which comes with 10 standard airbags, is turbo-charged and the Cruze Eco gets up to 42 mpg on the highway! 

The Chevy Malibu was also another popular choice in 2011, which might have something to do with being Consumer Digest's "Best Buy" for the third year in a row. A mid-sized sedan that gets 33 mpg on the highway, and starts at $21,000... who wouldn't pass it up?

 

Trucks continue to be a huge need here in Salisbury, and the Chevy Silverado became one of Team Auto Group's best-sellers for 2011. The Silverado, that comes standard with 20-inch chrome clad aluminum wheels, 300 horsepower and 300 lb - foot torque, is great for hauling things around.

Last but definitely not least, the Chevrolet Equinox was also among the top four vehicles sold in 2011. The Equinox, a crossover SUV, gets the best gas mileage in its class topping out at 32 mpg on the highway. There are also 18 storage areas around the car for laptops, kid's toys, and more, and also comes with a forward collision alert, meaning, if you're coming up to someone at a light or someone in front of you on the road, and the car senses you may be getting too close, it will alert you. 

So, that's it.. the Top Four for 2011. I wonder what 2012 will bring???? 

Everyone here at Team Auto Group wishes you a great start to 2012!

Mary Kay keeps Salisbury woman behind the wheel of GM

Melissa Waller worked at Food Lion's corporate office in Salisbury for 15 years, and during her fifteenth year, decided to start selling Mary Kay Cosmetics. She was able to quit her corporate job and work full time for Mary Kay, where she has been for the past 16 years. 


A single mother, Waller was "very part time" 16 years ago when she began her journey with Mary Kay, she said, but was able to build her business and is now a Sales Director and on her eighth free car with Mary Kay. 


"It's do-able for anyone, truly," she said. 


Last week Melissa and some of her sales team members stopped by Team Auto Group to pick up her 2011 Chevy Malibu adorned with a big red bow and bouquet of pink balloons - Mary Kay's signature color. 


Melissa gives her sales team a lot of credit for her success.
"It's not just me, it's my leadership with people that creates the amount of money that it takes to earn the cars," she said, noting that about the top 10 percent of the company drives around in Mary Kay cars. 


Mary Kay Ash founded Mary Kay in 1963, and in 1968 purchased her first pink Cadillac. Mary Kay, Inc. is now a leader is cosmetics, totaling $2.5 billion in wholesale sales. Mary Kay does not test on animals, the first cosmetic company to stop testing in the 1980's. And 39,000 women are sales directors around the world, just like Melissa. 


Congratulations, Melissa! We are so happy for your success in Mary Kay, and hope you enjoy your Chevy Malibu (and the free car washes)! 


Check out the photos and video below highlighting Melissa's pick-up of her eighth Mary Kay car, a 2011 Chevy Malibu.

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Want to win $10,000????

Chevrolet has decided to take its coveted Super Bowl XLVI 30-second commercial space and let consumers decide what will be played for millions across the globe.

Today Chevrolet introduced the Chevrolet Route 66 film contest that allows independent film makers from 32 different countries offer their take on Chevrolet's "Everyday Hero." There are 50 videos total, and anyone can vote and share their favorite. Not only will the director behind the video win cash and have their commercial aired during the Super Bowl, the person who shared the video the most will win $10,000. You also have to submit a small but inspiring essay to start sharing videos. Top prize is $10,000, second is $3,500 and third is $1,500. 

My two favorites are "School's Out," and "Miss Van Der Volt." 

"School's Out" features a teacher (who happens to drive a Camaro SS) and instead of the kids running out the door when the dismissal bell rings, they all follow their teacher out to his car, and one kid says, "I want to be a teacher when I grow up," which is followed by the narrator saying, "From today's role models to tomorrow's brightest minds... Chevy Runs Deep."

"Miss Van Der Volt" features a woman who turns the ignition of a neighbor's Chevy Volt and turns into a superhero, helping a man propose to his future wife, and helping fetch a stuffed animal out of a tree for a little girl. "For the everyday hero in you, the Chevy Volt. From fantasy to reality, Chevy Runs Deep."

Visit the website - http://chevroletroute66.msn.com/ - to view and vote on your own. And for a chance to win cash! It's pretty easy... just share through your Facebook account!

'Tis the Season!

Twas the week before Christmas and all through the dealership... cars were flying off the lot! We had a lot of folks come in last week and purchase a few cars before the holiday. Check out some of their videos. Everyone here at Team Auto Group of Salisbury hopes you and your family had a wonderful holiday!

Team Auto Group of Salisbury collects gifts for Toys for Tots

Team Auto Group of Salisbury collected toys at its annual holiday party Friday, and children across Rowan County will enjoy seeing them under the tree Christmas morning thanks to Rowan County's Toys for Tots program.

Arbe Arbelaez, Toys for Tots coordinator of Rowan County, stopped by our dealership a few weeks ago to talk about the importance of Toys for Tots.

And here's what we collected from our employees...

Arbe and his wife, Ann, work tirelessly for months on filling orders and coordinating fundraisers for Toys for Tots. Everyone here at Team Auto Group thanks them for their hard work and allowing the dealership to be a drop-off location for toys.

Only three more days until Santa begins his journey to the USA!

Everyone here at Team Auto Group of Salisbury is counting down the days until Christmas... only 4 full days are left, which means Santa has only three more days to get all of the presents ready for the children all over the world. 

So if Santa is so busy, how did he take time off to visit Team Auto Group and take a spin in a Chevrolet Corvette? We're kidding. This picture was taken sometime in July.

 NORAD - the North American Aerospace Defense Command - was formed in 1958 between the United States and Canada, and is not only responsible for missile defense between the two countries, but also tracks Santa's trip across Canada and the United States Christmas Eve. 

This year you can track Santa on Google Earth, or through NORAD's Track Santa app on your smartphone or tablet. NORAD also gives the official report to televisions across North America. 

AND, if you have OnStar, beginning at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve, you can press the blue button, ask for a Santa Update, and OnStar advisors will give you updates through 5 a.m. According to General Motors, NORAD uses its North Warning Radar System, geo-synchronous satellites with infrared sensors and other technologies to monitor Santa’s Christmas Eve travels and share the information with children and families around the world.

Visit www.norad.org to track Santa, or visit the Kids' Countdown Village to play games and explore the North Pole. 

Everyone here at Team Auto Group wishes everyone a happy holiday and safe travels for Santa!