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Ready to do some spring cleaning and make some room in your garage? Phillips Chevrolet is here to help! We want your unwanted cars and trucks and are offering top dollar for used vehicles, even if you don’t buy one of ours. To get a ballpark figure of what your car is worth, use our online calculator to determine a range of what your car could be worth. Or if you’re ready to sell, get an Instant Cash Offer good for seven days.* We’re on the lookout for great vehicles to add to our used car inventory…

 

JD Power released the results of their 2024 Vehicle Dependability Study, and we are pleased to report that three Chevrolet models lead their segments! For this study, JD Power surveyed owners of 2021 model year vehicles to determine any issues they’ve encountered across nine major vehicle categories: climate; driving assistance; driving experience; exterior; features/controls/displays; infotainment; interior; powertrain; and seats. The leaders are the vehicles with the fewest reported issues over three years of ownership. .....

 

This weekend, the folks at Cars.com got a chance to check out the all-new redesigned 2024 Chevy Traverse at the Chicago Auto Show. They took the opportunity to compare it to the also redesigned Ford Explorer in a few key areas, and we are pleased to report that the Traverse came out on top! The Traverse offers more passenger space in both the second and third rows, with improved ease of access to the third row over the previous generation. The Traverse also provides more cargo room behind the third row, and even more room with the third row…

After getting our first look at the all-new redesigned 2025 Chevy Equinox a few weeks ago, we’re excited to learn everything we can about this great looking new crossover! Today we learned that the 2025 Equinox will be offered in 8 exteriors colors: Cacti Green, Iridescent Pearl Tricoat, Lakeshore Blue Metallic, Mosaic Black Metallic, Radiant Red Tintcoat, Reef Metallic, Sterling Gray Metallic, and Summit White. In addition to these choices, for the first time ever on the Equinox, some colors will also be available with a contrasting roof color in white or black. The more we learn about...

Congratulations to the Phillips Chevrolet sales team for achieving the title of Number One Selling Chevy Dealer in Illinois for the 18th year in a row. This award-winning team was honored by General Motors and Chevrolet executives at an awards ceremony at the Chicago Auto Show this morning.  Individual honors were also presented to Product Specialist Rami Alamawi who was number one in Illinois for the fourteenth time. Phillips Sales Specialists Monty Samad and Chris Baxendale also placed within the top 10 in sales. In total, sixteen of our Product Specialists were among the Top 100 for...

The folks at Kelley Blue Book recently took a look at all of the vehicles available on the market to determine which ones provide the most room for tall people, and we are pleased to report that the  Chevy Tahoe tops their list! With front headroom of 42.3 inches and front legroom of 44.5 inches, the Tahoe tops earns the Best All-Around Room title. Even the third row offers above average legroom at 36.7 inches. The Chevy Silverado Crew Cab came in second place and the Colorado Crew Cab took third place, so the Chevy lineup offers…

 

The all-new redesigned 2024 Chevy Trax has been turning heads and earning awards ever since it arrived earlier this year. Now it will need to make more space in the trophy case, as Cars.com has named it their Beast Car of 2024! Their team was blown away by the technology and screens available in the Trax, which they say, “rival the quality — and exceed the user-friendliness — of many luxury brands’ multimedia and control systems.” They were also impressed by the roominess of the new Trax, with a surprising amount of room for both passengers and cargo in a compact…

 

Chevrolet vehicles keep getting safer every year with the introduction of new safety technologies, and the 2025 model year will see the arrival of a big one. General Motors has just announced that every new 2025 Chevrolet will be equipped with OnStar One Essentials, a bundle of some of OnStar’s most popular features. This package will include Automatic Crash Response which detects if your vehicle has been involved in a crash and summons emergency responders even if you’re unable to. The package will also include some convenience features like remote start and door locking through .....

 

While the all-new redesigned 2024 Chevy Trax has been earning rave reviews, vehicle research organization still has love for the previous generation Trax. Their Best Used Cars for the Money study has identified the Trax as the best 5-year-old used car for the money, with an average price of $17,274 and 120,000 miles of remaining lifespan. “With the spike in used vehicle pricing over the past five years, buyers are seeking the best value for their used-car dollars,” said iSeeCars Executive Analyst Karl Brauer....

Vehicle shopping comparison site iseecars.com recently released the results of their Best Cars for the Money study, and we are pleased to report that the Chevy Malibu has made the list! This study compares a vehicle’s list price versus the vehicle’s average lifespan to calculate the average price per 10,000 miles. For the Malibu, that comes out to $1,944 per 10,000 miles. Midsize sedans like the Malibu are a great choice for value conscious drivers looking for a stylish, affordable, dependable vehicle. “New car prices keep climbing, which makes finding…