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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2013

Video: L.A. County Sheriff Completes Police Vehicle Tests

This year, the sheriff evaluated 21 pursuit-rated vehicles — nine sedans, nine motorcycles, and three SUVs — in various categories including acceleration, dynamic handling, braking, and ergonomics.

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NewsJuly 1, 2013

Yonkers, N.Y. Buys Mix of New Vehicles for Police Fleet

The City of Yonkers, N.Y., has purchased new patrol cars for the Yonkers Police Department (YPD), which includes a mix of Chevrolet Caprice patrol cars (23 of them) and Ford Interceptor Utility vehicles (nine of these), plus a new Emergency Service Unit Patrol Truck.

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NewsJanuary 28, 2013

Cedar Rapids Reconsidering Patrol Car Choice

The City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is re-evaluating its decision to go with the Chevrolet Caprice PPV as its primary patrol car and is looking at other available vehicles.

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NewsJanuary 9, 2013

Napa Switching to Chevrolet Caprice PPV for Patrol Car

NAPA, CA – The City of Napa, Calif., is switching its patrol cars from the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor to the Chevrolet Caprice PPV and has received four of the new vehicles so far.

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NewsNovember 9, 2012

Baltimore Buys 80 Chevrolet Caprice Patrol Cars

BALTIMORE – The City of Baltimore has purchased 80 new 2013-MY Chevrolet Caprice PPV police cruisers for use by officers in the City’s Northeast District.

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NewsOctober 16, 2012

Michigan State Police Releases 2013 Police Vehicle Preliminary Test Results

LANSING, MI – The Michigan State Police (MSP) has released preliminary results from its testing of 2013-MY police vehicles. MSP’s tests included acceleration and speed, braking, and vehicle driving dynamics.

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NewsSeptember 19, 2012

Cedar Rapids Moving to Chevrolet Caprice PPV for Patrol Car

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – The City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received its first batch of seven new Chevrolet Caprice PPV patrol cars for its police department. Cedar Rapids is planning to eventually have 72 Caprice PPVs in service.

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NewsSeptember 6, 2012

Shreveport Equips 60 Chevrolet Caprice PPVs for Patrol Duty

SHREVEPORT, LA - The Shreveport (La.) Police Department began equipping the first group of its 60 new Chevrolet Caprice patrol cars for patrol duty, according to news website KTBS.

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NewsAugust 8, 2012

GM Says Sales to State and Local Governments Increased 115% in July

DETROIT – General Motors reported that its fleet sales to state and local police agencies drove a 115% increase in sales to government entities.

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NewsJuly 25, 2012

Washington State Patrol Replacing 600 Crown Vics With Caprice PPV

OLYMPIA, WA - Washington State Patrol has just begun the process of replacing its Crown Victoria-based patrol cars and currently has five Caprice PPV sedans in the fleet.

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