Monday, September 19, 2016

CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: CHAMPIONSHIP LEADS INTACT LEAVING AUSTIN

Big points day for Chevrolet, Corvette Racing, Corvette DPs

The #3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette Racing C7.R, driven by Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia races to a third place finish in the GTLM class Saturday, September 17, 2016, during the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's Lone Star Le Mans race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Richard Prince for Chevy Racing)

2016-09-17

  • Garcia, Magnussen advance to third place in GTLM
  • Gavin, Milner increase GTLM Driver’s Championship lead
  • Prototype win for Ricky, Jordan Taylor as Corvette DP scores podium sweep
  • Chevrolet adds to lead in pair of Manufacturer races

AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 17, 2016) – Corvette Racing met its goal Saturday of a solid points haul to maximize its championship position heading into the final race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R placed third in a closely fought GT Le Mans (GTLM) class in the Lone Star Le Mans race at Circuit of The Americas.

Saturday, September 10, 2016

Chevrolet Corvette Among GM Recall

GM Recalling Vehicles for Potential Front Airbag Non-Deployment

Photo Credits: The seventh-generation 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. © General Motors

Released: 2016-09-09

GM is voluntarily recalling approximately 3.64 million 2014-17 model year vehicles in the United States. The sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) in these vehicles, which controls airbag and pretensioners deployment, contains a software defect that may prevent the deployment of frontal airbags and pretensioners in certain rare circumstances when a crash is preceded by a specific event impacting vehicle dynamics.

The recall includes: