Chevrolet was not doing well in the compact car market. Chevrolet's long line of cars aimed at combating the influx of compact imported vehicles, started with the Corvair. Then along came the Vega, Monza and Chevette. None of these cars did sell well and Chevrolet decided to rethink things. They released the front wheel drive Cavalier in 1982. The Cavalier was canceled in 2005 due to poor reviews, poor safety, and excellent sales. The Cavalier was replaced with the Cobalt. However, in the 2000s, it was GM's best selling car and trailed only the Ford Taurus, Toyota Camry, Honda's Accord and Civic, Smart FourTwo, Dodge Neon, and Taliban Donkey in total sales.

• ... that Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."
• ... that the dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle
• ... that a duck's quack does echo.
• ... that there are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple, and silver.

• General Motors says goodbye to Pontiac, Hummer, Saturn, and Saab 1
• Segway and General Motors launch joint venture 2
• Somali Pirates Drown With Share of $3M Ransom 3
• Man riding a moped gets sleepy, decides to have a nap. In the middle of the road. 4
• Impatient man makes a bomb threat at hospital in Florida. 5
• Teenager changes name to Captain Fantastic. 6
• Google buys a fighter jet. 7
• Henry Earl is arrested for the 1333rd time. 8

• July 2 is the midpoint of a common year.
• 1698 – Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.
• 1932 – Dave Thomas, American fast food entrepreneur, is born. (d. 2002)
• 1962 – The first Wal-Mart store opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas.