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Today we celebrate the 85^th birthday of the longest-running nameplate in the automotive industry, the Chevy Suburban. First introduced in 1935, with a 60 horsepower, six-cylinder engine, the Suburban was the precursor to modern SUVs. The original Suburban could seat eight or provide 115.1 cubic feet of cargo room with the seats removed. Today’s Suburban can seat up to nine, or offer 121.7 cubic feet of cargo room with the seats folded down.  “While the world has changed significantly, the Suburban is just as relevant today as it was in 1935. Suburban created the sport utility…

It was a very “Happy” day at Phillips Chevrolet this Tuesday, as family, friends, and coworkers past and present gathered to wish Happy Bettenhausen a very happy 95^th birthday. Happy has been sharing his cheerful outlook here at Phillips since 1976, and even though he retired a few years ago, Happy visits regularly to tend to his flowers, keep our brochure racks stocked, and spread some smiles. Over his career, Happy has sold more than 7,500 Chevrolets and achieved Salesperson of the Year for 12 consecutive years. He also serves as Phillips Chevy’s community ambassador, having appeared…

Congratulations to the winners of our Trunk or Treat costume contest! Phillips Auto Group would like to extend a big Thank You to everyone who came out and helped make our two Trunk or Treat events this weekend a spooky success! Our Bradley location hosted a Trunk or Treat in our showroom on Friday afternoon, and we all had a blast seeing the kids in their costumes and helping them find treats. Special thanks go out to Mancino’s of Bradley who donated pizzas to our event! Our Frankfort location participated in the Frankfort Police Department’s Trunk or Treat…

Thanks to the success of the Chevy Colorado’s ZR2 off road variant, it appears that the same rugged features will soon be coming to the Colorado’s big brother in the Chevy lineup. Earlier this year, Chevrolet filed for a trademark of the ZRX name, and we soon learned that it would grace an off-road ready  Chevy Silverado  trim level that will provide a lot more off-road capability than the current Trail Boss trim level. These spy shots show that the ZRX will have a much shorter front bumper for improved clearance as well as a metal bar below…

Phillips Chevrolet has the Halloween spirit, and to celebrate, we have a spooky event coming up soon! On Friday, October 25^th from 3pm to 5pm our Bradley location will be hosting a Trunk or Treat event at our dealership - located where I-57 meets Route 50. There will be pizza, a costume contest, and of course, lots of sweet treats! We will also be participating in Frankfort’s Trunk or Treat on Breidert Green in Downtown Frankfort on Saturday October 26^th, from 10am to 12pm. We hope to see you there! Phillips Chevrolet in Frankfort, Lansing and Bradley has…

Everyone here at Phillips Chevrolet will tell you that the Chevy Trax provides the perfect combination of value, agility, technology, and roominess in a subcompact crossover SUV, but we may be a little biased. It turns out, a lot of car buyers agree, since the Trax just took the lead in sales for its segment. Over 37,000 drivers in the United States chose a new Trax in the third quarter of 2019 – that’s 82% more than the same period in the previous year! It’s a great time to hop on the bandwagon and get a Trax of…

This week we finally got to hear from some automotive journalists who have driven the new 8^th generation Chevrolet Corvette, and their first impressions are glowing! Motor Trend was impressed by the C8’s road manners and interior, comparing the feel to a luxury sedan and calling it, “the most premium-feeling Corvette that Chevrolet has ever made.” The Detroit News thinks that the new Corvette is going to compete well against far more expensive vehicles: “The world’s elite auto car makers should be very afraid.” Car & Driver sums it all up best, saying, “We have concluded that the…

Every year Car and Driver puts some of the top performance cars to the test in what they call a Lightning Lap, a single lap around Virginia International Raceway’s 4.1 mile course. This year the 2019 Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE took it’s turn equipped with an automatic transmission. The Camaro’s supercharged V-8 with 650 horsepower and torque finished the lap in 2 minutes, 45 seconds even, .7 seconds faster than the same car with a manual. From a field of 20 contenders, the Camaro’s time earned it a respectable 4^th place, especially when you…