2015 Sonic Awarded Top Safety Pick by IIHS with ‘Good’ Rating

Wide selection of Chevy subcompacts available at Jim Butler Chevrolet in Fenton, MO

The midyear 2015 Sonic earned a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety after earning a good rating — the highest mark in IIHS’s tests — in the Small Overlap Front Crash Protection Test.

Changes in the Sonic’s front-end structure, door sill and door pillar attributed to the subcompact’s good rating. The Sonic also achieved good ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint evaluations.



“With good ratings across the board in all five IIHS crashworthiness evaluations, the improved Sonic delivers a high level of protection among small cars in the most common kinds of crashes,” IIHS President Adrian Lund said.

Sonic’s safety standards

The Sonic has the edge in the subcompact class when it comes to safety and airbags. It’s the only one to feature 10 standard airbags, including knee air bags for the driver and front passenger. The number of airbags deployed is measure by sensors throughout the 2015 Chevy Sonic in the event of a collision.

However, the Chevrolet Sonic also takes active measures to help prevent unfortunate accidents. More than 60 percent of the Sonic’s body structure is comprised of advanced steel, and two major available safety features aid drivers.

Forward Collision Alert provides alerts to help the driver avoid crashing into a vehicle they are following that is moving or has come to a stop. It also lets the driver know if they are following a vehicle ahead much too closely. Lane Departure Warning provides alerts to help drivers avoid crashes due to unintentionally drifting out of their lane when their turn signal is not activated.

A rear-vision camera is also available along with OnStar’s available Directions and Connections plans, the Chevy Sonic is right in earning its Top Safety Pick from the IIHS. Available in both hatchback and sedan styles, you’ll find the subcompact car you’re looking for at Jim Butler Chevrolet, the No. 1 Chevy dealer in Missouri!

To learn more about the Sonic, call us today at 888-640-6826 or view our new inventory at JimButlerChevrolet.com. As your St. Louis Chevrolet dealer, we invite you to check out the Sonic in person at our Fenton dealership. If you’re in the St. Louis, Arnold, Belleville or Chesterfield area, stop by our lot at 759 Gravois Bluffs Blvd. in Fenton. Here at Jim Butler you can make your Sonic purchase with confidence. We are located in Fenton, Mo., and serve as your St. Louis, Chesterfield, Belleville, High Ridge and Arnold Chevrolet dealer.

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St. Louis Contributes to Strong Chevy Colorado Sales Numbers in 2015

Home of Jim Butler Chevrolet in Top 10 of Colorado truck sales and conquests so far this year

The news about the award-winning 2015 Chevy Colorado has certainly made its way around the nation and in particular in St. Louis, home of Jim Butler Chevrolet — the No. 1 Chevy dealer in Missouri.

Chevrolet reports that the mid-size pickup is spending the least amount of time on dealer lots so far in 2015. On top of achievement, one in every two Colorado customers is new to the Chevrolet brand. As customers purchased nearly 20,000 Colorados in the first part of 2015, the GM plant in Wentzville added a third shift to keep up with the popular demand.

“With a great design and segment-leading capabilities and efficiency, it offers customers everything they want in a midsize truck – including the things they can’t get from competitors’ trucks,” Tony Johnson, Colorado marketing manager said.

Colorado has outsold its segment competitors Nissan Frontier and Toyota Tacoma while managing to attract new customers to the bowtie brand. In fact, St. Louis is listed among the Top 10 markets for the 2015 Colorado by retail sales, and you can purchase your very own from Jim Butler Chevrolet! The top 10 markets for Colorado sales starting the with most in 2015 are:

• Los Angeles
• New York
• Dallas-Ft. Worth
• Chicago
• Houston
• Detroit
• Philadelphia
• St. Louis
• Atlanta
• Boston/Manchester

The Chevy Colorado boasts some impressive hardware to back up its increasing sales numbers. The 2015 Colorado mid-size pickup has already won Motor Trend’s 2015 Truck of the Year and was named Cars.com’s Best Pickup of 2015.

At 305 horsepower, the 2WD Colorado with the available V-6 engine provides the segment’s most horsepower, highest available trailering rating (7,000 pounds) and higher payload rating (1,590 pounds). When equipped with the four-cylinder engine, Colorado has the best fuel economy of any gas pickup with EPA-estimated highway fuel economy of 27 mpg (2WD model).

Special model packages including the Trail Boss Edition let Colorado owners blaze their own trails and gives their Colorado an extra off-road boost.

Make the right choice and come see what the Colorado is all about at Jim Butler Chevrolet in St. Louis! To learn more call us today at 888-640-6826 or view our new inventory at JimButlerChevrolet.com. As your St. Louis Chevrolet dealer, we invite you to check out the Colorado in person at our Fenton dealership. If you’re in the St. Louis, Arnold, Belleville or Chesterfield area, stop by our lot at 759 Gravois Bluffs Blvd. in Fenton. Here at Jim Butler you can make your Colorado pickup purchase with confidence. We are located in Fenton, Mo., and serve as your St. Louis, Chesterfield, Belleville, High Ridge and Arnold Chevrolet dealer.

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Silverado HD Custom Sport Editions Available for Order from Jim Butler Chevrolet

Chevrolet continues to target unique customer needs with its line of packages for their Silverado trucks. The latest upgrade for 2015 is for the heavy duty (HD) line — and both new packages are available for order from Jim Butler Chevrolet, the No. 1 Chevy and Silverado dealer in St. Louis!

The Chevy Silverado 2500 and 3500 can be outfitted with a sophisticated monochromatic look thanks to the new Custom Sport editions. These upgraded packages offer body-colored front and rear bumpers, a body-colored grille with chrome-accent bars, chrome door handles and body-side moldings, and chrome-accented trailering mirrors.

For wheels, the 2015 Silverado 2500 Custom Sport edition feature 20-inch polished aluminum wheels, while 3500 Custom Sports feature 18-inch polished aluminum wheels on single-rear-wheel models, and 17-inch polished aluminum wheels on duallys.

These sharp Custom Sport editions for Chevy’s HD trucks are offered in either Summit White or Black on the LT or LTZ trims. Jim Butler Chevrolet in Fenton, MO, can place your order right now!

The HD line gets its custom edition treatment, but the Silverado 1500s and Colorados have many options to choose from, all available through order. Click each to learn more about what those packages offer.

• Silverado 1500 Black Out package
• New Silverado Custom Sport package
• Midnight Edition Silverado 1500 Z71
• Colorado Trail Boss edition

To learn more about the Silverado and its different styles and availability, call us today at 888-640-6826. As your St. Louis Chevrolet dealer, we invite you to check out the Silverado in person at our Fenton dealership. If you’re in the St. Louis, Arnold, Belleville or Chesterfield area, stop by our lot at 759 Gravois Bluffs Blvd. in Fenton. Here at Jim Butler you can make your Silverado purchase with confidence. We are located in Fenton, MO, and serve as your St. Louis, Chesterfield, Belleville, Fenton and Arnold Chevrolet dealer.

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Six Ways a Chevy Truck Reduces Body Repair Costs

Technical aspects created to save time, effort, cost for St. Louis Silverado owners

Collisions are never a good occurrence, and the time, cost and hassle associated with fixing the damage can only add to the frustration. However, the new Chevy Silverado was designed to make the process and body shop visits less of a concern for the owner and for employees of Jim Butler Collision Center, a St. Louis body repair shop.

When the 2015 Chevy Silverado was in the design and production phase years ago, a technician’s view was taken into consideration to help make the pickup straightforward and easier to repair. The 2015 Silverado features six major reparability designs that help the repair process at Jim Butler Collision Center.

1 — Front Frame Rail Section

Just because it’s a minor impact doesn’t necessarily mean the repair bill should be major. Depending on the severity of the impact, technicians may be able to repair a leading section of the truck’s frame instead of replacing the entire chassis. If so, the damaged section can be cleanly cut away at a specific location, and a new service section — shipped fully assembled — can be welded in place.

2 — Structural Front Fenders

The entire assembly on the Chevy Silverado is more simply unbolted than a standard passenger vehicle. Instead of a repair technician drilling out welds, the front fenders of the 2015 Silverado incorporate both outer sheet metal and the supporting inner structure, and this saves time and effort on the technician’s part at Jim Butler Collision Center.

3 — Bond-On Body Panel Procedures

When it comes to replacing non-structural body panels such as outer roof panels or outer door panels, repair technicians at Jim Butler Collision Center can use an ultra-strong structural adhesive to bond the panels onto the vehicle. This helps avoid welding and possible corrosion issues later while also speeding up the repair time.

4 — Pre-prepared roof panels

Jim Butler Collision Center technicians can get replacement panels that essentially plug-and-play, thanks to pre-installed studs and pre-drilled holes for accessories.

5 — One-Piece Body Side Outers

If damage occurs to the outer panels of the Silverado’s cab, technicians can order a complete body side outer, shipped as a single, complete assembly, allowing them to cut and replace only the damaged area instead of the entire assembly. Chevy’s goal in this aspect is to have only weld seams where they are need.

6 — Flexible Bed Repair Options

If the pickup bed or outer bedside should ever be significantly damaged, St. Louis Silverado owners won’t necessarily need to purchase a new pickup box. Depending on the damage, the outer bedside or the bedside assembly can be replaced from the bed floor out. This saves you and the body shop money and time.

With a new 2015 Chevy Silverado from Jim Butler Chevrolet in St. Louis, know that in the unfortunate event of a collision, Chevy has designed the Silverado to help cut the repair time and cost.

Jim Butler Body Shop is located in South County St. Louis and is a direct repair facility for several large insurance companies with on-site adjusters. Our relationships with your insurance company make the repair of your car, van, truck or SUV much faster. Call us at 314.892.9600 to start on getting your vehicle repaired. Our facility is over 18,500 sq. ft. with six state-of-the-art frame racks, precision auto body repair equipment and two paint booths to make sure your body work is done accurately. Our friendly staff will go above-and-beyond to accommodate you. For your convenience, we offer vehicle pick-up and delivery services. We can repair all makes and models of vehicles. Our body shop has been serving the St. Louis area for more than 30 years and opened the South County St. Louis Body Shop location over 20 years ago.

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St. Louis, MO 63123

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St. Louis SUVs at Jim Butler Chevrolet Earn Top Family Vehicles Honors

Technology, safety features boost Chevy models’ family friendliness rankings

St. Louis families, are you looking for that new family vehicle? Maybe you have a newborn on the way and need to upgrade to an SUV? Are you seeking that SUV for family camping trips and outdoor adventures? At Jim Butler Chevrolet in St. Louis, we have the models that have won the latest family-centric awards with the 2015 Suburban and Tahoe ready to fill your family’s needs!

2015 Tahoe: Capable of Carrying the Family

KBB called the Tahoe “roomy, comfortable and modern” which helped the Chevy earn a spot in KBB’s 15 Best Family Cars of 2015. The redesigned Tahoe can tackle 8,600 pounds of RV, trailer or boat, but it can also carry nearly 95 cubic feet of cargo behind the front seats.

The Tahoe can be optioned with a GM-patented Safety Alert Seat. Like a smartphone, the driver can select vibrating rather than beeping alerts that intuitively “tap” them on the left, right, or both sides of the seat bottom to help direct their attention to a possible crash situation detected by the vehicle’s sensors.

Technology and the Tahoe go hand-in-hand as the SUV provides MyLink infotainment, a Wi-Fi hotspot, available dual-screen rear-seat entertainment with a Blu-ray player and the ability to wirelessly charge smartphones. Ready for a family camping trip? Look no further than a new Chevy Tahoe from Jim Butler Chevrolet!

2015 Suburban: Natural Choice for Active Families

Redesigned and ready to roll, the 2015 Suburban is another great SUV choice for families like its Tahoe cousin. The Suburban won top large SUV from UNWR for 2015. It manages to combine the class’ best family-friendly features, interior space, safety and reliability ratings to come out on top in UNWR’s rakings.

UNWR was impressed with the Suburban’s “secure handling in turns” and maneuverability for its size. Its accurate steering and strong brakes also impress reviewers. The Suburban can also be optioned with the Safety Alert Seat.

The 2015 Suburban provides comfortable seats to be comfortable and roomy, even in the rear rows. With a maximum cargo capacity of 121.1 cubic feet, cargo space in the 2015 Suburban is good for the class. The Suburban comes standard with a rearview camera, rear parking sensors, remote start, satellite radio, Bluetooth, two USB ports and tri-zone climate control.

If you need a new family SUV, Jim Butler Chevrolet has 2015 Tahoes and Suburbans in-stock to give your family an award-winning vehicle for years to come!

To learn more about these award-winning Chevy SUVs, call us today at 888-640-6826 or view our new inventory at JimButlerChevrolet.com. As your St. Louis Chevrolet dealer, we invite you to check out the Suburban and Tahoe in person at our Fenton dealership. If you’re in the St. Louis, Arnold, Belleville or Chesterfield area, stop by our lot at 759 Gravois Bluffs Blvd. in Fenton. Here at Jim Butler you can make your Suburban or Tahoe purchase with confidence. We are located in Fenton, Mo., and serve as your St. Louis, Chesterfield, Belleville, High Ridge and Arnold Chevrolet dealer.

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Sixth Generation Chevy Camaro Reveal Date Announced

“... an event Camaro fans will not want to miss”

St. Louis Camaro fans, the wait is almost over! Chevrolet has planned a day-long event on May 16 in Detroit to unveil the sixth generation Camaro, and you can be a part of history!

The Camaro-filled day offers the chance to meet Camaro designers, take a lap around a Grand Prix course and get up close and personal with Camaros throughout the decades.

Those in St. Louis want to take the trip to the Motor City — maybe with your prized Camaro — can fill out a registration form for the event. Though the event is free, registration is limited and required.

The day-long celebration is held on Belle Isle, a 982-acre island which hosts the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. Chevrolet wanted to share the experience with Camaro’s biggest fans that have made Chevy’s muscle America’s favorite performance car for the past five years.

Almost 1,000 die-hard Camaro fans are expected to attend the reveal, the grand finale of May 16. Other events scheduled for the day include:

• A “Camaro Museum” display of the most significant vehicles from the brand’s history
• Hot-lap rides in the 2015 Camaro Z/28 around the Belle Isle Grand Prix course
• Meet-and-greet opportunities with Camaro designers and engineers
• Camaro-only parking for owners

If you live, breath, sleep and, of course, drive Camaro, the sixth generation Camaro reveal event on May 16 is right up your alley! If you’ve been looking a new 2015 Camaro for your collection or to drive to the event, Jim Butler Chevrolet is your St. Louis Camaro dealer! You can follow all the new from Jim Butler’s blog and social media with the hashtag #CamaroSix.

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To learn more about the Chevy Camaro sedan, call us today at 888-640-6826 or view our new inventory at JimButlerChevrolet.com. As your St. Louis Chevrolet dealer, we invite you to check out the Camaro in person at our Fenton dealership. If you’re in the St. Louis, Arnold, Belleville or Chesterfield area, stop by our lot at 759 Gravois Bluffs Blvd. in Fenton. Here at Jim Butler you can make your Camaro purchase with confidence. We are located in Fenton, Mo., and serve as your St. Louis, Chesterfield, Belleville, High Ridge and Arnold Chevrolet dealer.

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Chevrolet Reveals More Info, Teaser Video for 2016 Malibu

Unveiling date, testing process among hints dropped on redesigned 2016 Malibu

Though the reveal date is scheduled for April 1, those who see the redesigned 2016 Malibu at the New York International Auto Show will discern that the latest edition of the Chevrolet sedan is no fool. Chevy fans in the St. Louis area can get behind the wheel of this sleeker, lighter Malibu by the end of 2015 at Jim Butler Chevrolet in Fenton, MO.

Chevrolet divulged more information on the 2016 Malibu before its official reveal on April 1. Other than the reveal date, camouflage shots and a teaser video was released on Chevrolet’s official YouTube page. The video details the extreme testing and conditions the ’16 Malibu underwent at testing facilities.



A Historical Approach to the Redesign

Chevrolet said it looked at black box data from its cars dating all the way back to 1972 that "recorded the harshness and frequency of every jounce, bump and shudder inflicted on the car on roads in the U.S. ..."

With the data found, GM engineers figured out the amount of damage that 150,000 miles worth of potholes and the like will inflict on a Malibu during its life. GM tries to replicate those conditions at its proving grounds in Milford, Mich., where engineers abuse pre-production models.

Chevrolet aims to continue the quality and reliability rankings the Malibu make has earned recently. J.D. Power named the Malibu its highest-rated midsize sedan in both its initial-quality study and three-year reliability study in 2014.

Your St. Louis Malibu source is Jim Butler Chevrolet in Fenton, MO! Whether you are waiting for the new model year to arrive at the end of 2015 or want a 2015 Malibu now, Jim Butler Chevrolet has you covered!

To learn more about the Chevy Malibu sedan, call us today at 888-640-6826 or view our new inventory at JimButlerChevrolet.com. As your St. Louis Chevrolet dealer, we invite you to check out the Malibu in person at our Fenton dealership. If you’re in the St. Louis, Arnold, Belleville or Chesterfield area, stop by our lot at 759 Gravois Bluffs Blvd. in Fenton. Here at Jim Butler you can make your Malibu purchase with confidence. We are located in Fenton, Mo., and serve as your St. Louis, Chesterfield, Belleville, High Ridge and Arnold Chevrolet dealer.

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