Chevrolet dropped the much-anticipated Cruze diesel at the Chicago Auto Show today, saying that they're bringing a powerplant to America than can hold its own against any Volkswagen.

For various reasons, the automotive powers that be keep many of the world's best cars from the American car buying public. Even Detroit is stiffing us on some of these models, and they're supposed to be on our side!

Chevrolet is on fire this year, literally. After a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into Chevy Volt battery fires, the bowtie is in the hot seat again, this time for its so far much lauded 2011 and 2012 Cruze models.

Actor and Twitter addict Alec Baldwin enjoyed his rented Chevy Cruze so much he gave the car a gold star on Twitter. If only someone could capture random celebrities making off-hand comments about cars on video....

GM's pulled the wraps off the Silverline Chevrolet team's new 2011 Cruze racers for the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC). The two racers enter the 2011 season get some new livery to match the WTCC cars.

Rahm Emanuel, former Democratic congressman and President Obama's chief of staff, gave the UAW the Gettelfinger during the GM and Chrysler rescue debate, according to former auto czar Steve Rattner's new book. This could get messy. Especially because there's more.

The Chevy Cruze that will finally wash onto U.S. shores soon will not get an SS badge version despite previous rumors and some overseas sticker packages. This is progress.

The Fiesta-fighting, US-spec version of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, GM's mass-market fuel-economy star, debuted yesterday in L.A. We were there to catch some live shots. More to come later today.