Coastal Chevrolet

There are many things to look forward to in October - apples, crisp air, cozy sweaters; and in fall 2011 - the all-new, award-winning 2012 Chevrolet Sonic. It hasn't even hit the showroom floors at Coastal Chevrolet yet, and already it's earning honorary distinctions.

The recently-named IIHS Top Safety Pick features a plethora of design elements and features aimed at proving wrong the common perception that smaller cars are less safe. Starting with the body, these include a super-durable single-welded-side-ring-unit body structure and predominantly high-strength steel roll cage. Inside, outstanding safety features consist of 10 airbags...yes, 10...LATCH for…

This fall, Chevrolet will celebrate one-hundred years of success. True, they kicked off the party very early on in 2011. But, November 3 is the official date.

Given the significance of the occasion, we would like to spend a moment reviewing the origins of Chevy's easy-to-recognize logo: the bowtie.

The bowtie, which some say looks more like a cross, was reportedly the fruit of William Durant's travels. William Durant, as you may or may not know, is the co-founder of Chevrolet. According to what is perhaps the most widely accepted account of the logo's origins printed in…