Article of the month
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| The Chevrolet Cavalier was Chevrolet's compact car from 1982–2005. The Cavalier was aimed at quality imports such as the Honda Accord. It was one of the most popular cars in the United States and Canada.
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.
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Did you know...
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- ... that the "Mexican Hat Dance" is the official dance of Mexico.
- ... that the largest stamp was issued by China and measured 210 x 65 mm.
- ... that the Mexican version of the Tooth Fairy is known as the Tooth Mouse.
- ... that the Seven Dwarfs are Sleepy, Dopey, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Doc, and Bashful.
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In the news
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- 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
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On a random day...
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- July 7:
- 1898 - The United States annexed Hawaii.
- 1940 – Ringo Starr, English drummer and singer (The Beatles), is born.
- 1954 - Elvis Presley made his radio debut.
- 2007 - Live Earth, a global series of concerts designed to raise environmental awareness, was held.
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