March Mania at Everett Chevrolet Buick GMC

Haven't you heard? It's March Mania at Everett Chevrolet Buick GMC... and we're not talking about basketball. Check out our latest television commercial and let us know what you think about Dave's basketball "skills".



But seriously, March is the perfect time to upgrade to a nicer, newer vehicle. Don’t miss your shot at a great deal on a new or pre-owned vehicle during March Mania, only at Everett Chevrolet Buick GMC. And remember… if you didn’t get an Everett deal, you didn’t get a deal at all!

Everett earns Dealer of the Year award from DealerRater

Everett Chevrolet Buick GMC of Hickory, NC was announced DealerRater's 2013 Dealer of the Year Award Winner for Chevrolet, Buick and GMC in North Carolina. DealerRater is the world's #1 online resource for anyone seeking third-party information on automobile dealerships. DealerRater features 40,000 US and Canadian car dealers, and nearly 950,000 consumer dealership reviews.

DealerRater's Dealer of the Year Award Program recognizes a select number of car dealerships throughout the United States and Canada for outstanding customer satisfaction as expressed through customers’ online reviews posted on DealerRater.

In order to qualify for the award program, a dealership must meet the following criteria:

• At least 25 new reviews written on DealerRater’s web site during the previous calendar year.
• An average rating greater than 4.0, with 5.0 as the highest possible score.
• Must not have been blacklisted within the last 12 months.

The 2013 award winners demonstrate consistently high PowerScore ratings for customer satisfaction, placing them in the top of their class. The PowerScore is determined using a Bayesian algorithm that factors the dealership's average DealerRater consumer rating and the total number of reviews written about the dealership during the 2012 calendar year.

Everett Chevrolet Buick GMC currently has a review count of 257 and an average rating of 4.9 out of 5 from our consumers. This outstanding score was only possible because Everett has the best customers in the business. Thank you for helping us achieve this award!

To read our reviews or write one of your own, please visit: http://www.dealerrater.com/dealer/Everett-Chevrolet-Buick-GMC-review-4984/

Tech Toolbox: Most important tool

What is in a technician’s tool box? Do you visualize the latest touch screen computerized diagnostic tools neatly stowed among rows of various adapters and chords? Maybe you imagine gleaming chrome wrenches, meticulously organized by size. 

Opening a technician’s tool box drawer by drawer you would find tools for all jobs; however, the most important tool for a technician is missing. It is the most costly tool, but cannot be bought with money. The most important tool that all technicians bring to work with them is their knowledge.

The physical tools themselves may be of the highest quality, but they do not know which part is malfunctioning and needs replacement. It is all of the factual education mixed with lessons learned from experience that makes Everett’s technicians a cut above the rest. Everett Certified Service personnel attend classes specific to General Motors products.

In addition to General Motors technical certifications, Everett Certified Service technicians are also certified by the Automotive Service Excellence program (ASE).

ASE was started in 1972 as a way to test the knowledge of technicians. To receive an ASE certification, a technician must pass a written test and have at least two years of experience in the automotive field. The ASE blue seal is a symbol worn as proof that a technician has the most important tool of all: knowledge. 

With the constant change in automotive technology comes the need for constant education for technicians. Both GM training and ASE certification require annual renewal to ensure technicians are up to date on the latest technology.

Everett Certified Service means just that. Our technician’s maintain certification by both General Motors and ASE. The Everett service team is the most knowledgeable in the business and that’s what makes us better.

We look forward to providing you and your vehicle with Certified Service!

David Gibbs
Certified Service Technician
Everett Chevrolet Buick GMC

2013 Buick Regal = Powertrain Innovation

The 2013 Buick Regal luxury sport sedan arrives at Everett Chevrolet Buick GMC this fall with a standard advanced eAssist powertrain and 36 highway mpg. Two powerful turbocharged four-cylinder engines give Regal one of the most technologically advanced engine ranges in the brand’s history.

 

With eAssist, Buick is redefining what a ‘conventional powertrain’ means to customers. It changes the fuel economy – but not the experience – for the 97 percent of new car buyers who aren’t buying hybrids.

Where a hybrid vehicle requires a complex system of large, heavy batteries and electric motors, Buick eAssist uses a compact lithium-ion battery and a small electric motor/generator in place of an alternator to achieve an EPA-estimated 36 highway mpg for both the Regal and the LaCrosse luxury sedans.

The eAssist system has three main advantages –its stop/start functionality, which turns the engine off when the vehicle is at rest; regenerative braking that gathers and stores energy that would otherwise be lost during braking; and an electric motor assist that reduces the gas engine’s work during acceleration or on inclines.

 

It takes advantage of the best parts of a hybrid, and eAssist is now standard equipment for Regal. These new functions happen seamlessly, a requirement for Hickory area Buick drivers who demand a refined driving experience. They’ll really only notice a difference at the pump.

Drivers interested in more acceleration can choose from a no-cost option of a 220-horsepower, 2.0L turbocharged Ecotec engine or the 270-hp Regal GS, both with variable valve timing and direct injection. In addition to one of the most power-dense engines ever certified by the Society of Automotive Engineers, the GS offers high-performance Brembo brakes, HiPer strut suspension technology and unique design cues inside and out.

Both Regal Turbo and Regal GS are offered with automatic or manual transmissions; Regal with eAssist is available exclusively with a six-speed automatic.

The Buick Regal name, which celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2013, is a powertrain innovation pioneer. In 1975, it was the only mid-size vehicle in the United States to forego a standard V8 engine for a more efficient V6, while remaining competitive in performance. Three years later, the Regal employed a turbocharger.

In 1978, Buick was the only mainstream brand offering a turbocharged engine. Only small, performance-oriented brands like Porsche and Saab were experimenting with the same technology at the time. It was very progressive of Buick to offer a turbocharged V6 in a mid-size luxury coupe in the late ‘70s.

Regal powertrain engineers continued that innovation 19 years later, when the 1997 Buick Regal GS debuted with the brand’s first supercharged V6, rated at 240 hp and 280 lb-ft of torque. It was among the most powerful and efficient vehicles in its segment and still achieved 28 highway mpg.

Today’s Buick Regal combines sport sedan handling with intelligent powertrain technologies. Regal with eAssist offers five more highway mpg than an Acura TSX and six more than a Volvo S60, while the Regal Turbo and Regal GS offer more power than turbocharged four-cylinder engines from Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen.

 

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