Chevy HHR Car Club Web Site Launched

CHEVY HHR CLUB PRESS RELEASE
A new web site for devotees of America's newest retro car, the 2006 Chevy HHR, has been launched called HHR Club. Mike Challis, a master mechanic, is the Chevrolet HHR Club's founder and also is an advisor to, and participant in, car clubs; organizations that people by the thousands join to exchange ideas with other car owners, get high-level advice and ideas and form caravans and cruises.

Mr. Challis stated that, "I came away from the Los Angeles Auto show in early January astonished by the interest people had in a crossover vehicle called the 2006 Chevy HHR. Even before heading to the next show in Detroit, I created a web site called HHR Club." Currently there are no Chevrolet HHR owners, as it is planned for introduction to the public after mid-2005. However, Mr. Challis added that he is "absolutely certain there will be, in the tens of thousands, and that they'll be the kind of owners who want to see it all online.

Currently there are a few auto-show versions, and General Motors' Chevrolet Division owns all of them, including the customized version tuned by Los Angeles-based West Coast Customs, made popular by the MTV show "Pimp My Ride."

"The Chevy HHR is ideal for customizing," Challis continued. Adding that, "I told my wife that this is a car for people who always thought they were born too soon, or too late and need to create their own place in this world. The basic HHR has a little retro, a lot new, and is designed so owners can add, subtract, or modify features to make it uniquely their own - you can transport yourself to your own moment in time. HHR Club is a place on the Internet where those interested in the HHR can meet, compare notes, think about custom features and find ideas, comments and experiences of other Chevrolet HHR owners."

"You don't have to own one, but you may want to. Chevrolet is a little less poetic about it. They describe the HHR as resembling a cross between a 1949 Chevrolet Suburban and today's Chevy SSR roadster. But they know it's hot. GM is ramping up to produce 100,000 a year," Challis said. The HHR Club can be found at http://www.hhrclub.org.