Chevrolet

The instantly recognisable and bona-fide classic Chevrolet C2 Corvette is set to be reinvented as a 1470kW all-electric modern ‘hyperclassic’. Small Irish company, Studio AVA, has enlisted the help of the C2 Corvette’s original designer, Peter Brock, and Jaguar, Aston Martin and Land Rover stylist Ian Callum, to help create what it hopes will combine “hyper-modern power and performance” with “the body and soul of a classic”.

General Motors has announced it will stop production of all petrol and diesel passenger cars by 2035 – but excluded some of its most popular models from the plan. The move means all 'light-duty' models from General Motors, which includes full-size SUVs, will be fully-electric by the middle of the next decade.

General Motors is set to recall seven million pick-ups and SUV models across the Chevrolet, GMC, and Cadillac brands, many of which are now in Australia. According to news outlet Reuters, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) handed down its decision on the recall, which GM estimates will cost the company US$1.2 billion (AU$1.63B) to carry out.

Anyone holding out for a discounted price on a new Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pick-up due to the establishment of General Motors Specialty Vehicles (GMSV) – under the direct control of Detroit – may be out of luck. Even though General Motors now sells directly to Australian showrooms – rather than exporting cars to Holden Special Vehicles via an independent international distributor which previously charged a substantial handling fee – local dealers have been told the RRP will remain unchanged.