Chevy Spark's Virtual Carpool Club Facebook application

MANILA, Philippines - Trendy car maker Chevrolet is set to fire up your Facebook habit with a fun, new application that promises to give away exciting weekly prizes to lucky participants. The Spark Virtual Carpool Club brings together Chevrolet fans in an exciting online game that puts a spin on social networking.

“We launched the Spark Virtual Carpool Club on Facebook as a way of reaching out to more trendy and tech-savvy young Filipinos,” Lyn Buena, Marketing Director for The Covenant Car Company, Inc. said.

“We want to put an interesting twist to people’s Facebook experience, and this new app offers a fun and unique way for people to interact with their friends, and at the same time earns them a chance to win special prizes, including five brand new Apple iPad2 units.”

All you have to do is “like” the Chevy Philippines Facebook fan page and register in the Spark Carpool Club application. Upon registering, you will automatically be designated as the virtual carpool driver of the account. The objective of the game is to add as much facebook friends to be your carpool buddy.

For every four successful invites, you get one Spark Car icon which is equivalent to one raffle entry. The promo will run for eight weeks from July 25 to September 30. Every week, one “Car icon entry”, composed of one driver and four passengers will each win a movie ticket and an exclusive Chevy merchandise.

On the 8th week of the promo, one lucky Spark carpool app entry will be picked for the grand prize, with the car’s driver and all four passengers each winning a brand new Apple iPad2. Users are encouraged to produce as many entries as they can so they have more chances of winning.

“We encourage everyone who has a Facebook account to join the contest, get a ride, invite friends to ‘carpool’, and get a chance to win an iPad2. The app is also a great way for users to get to know the hip and cool Chevy Spark 5-door mini passenger car,” said Buena. The app features a user-friendly interface that shows who is in your network, as well as how many valid “car entries” you already have. It likewise gives regular updates about the weekly winners. The app also has a special section called “10 reasons to love the Spark” which highlights the 10 outstanding features of Chevrolet’s newest and stylish mini car.

Chevrolet recently introduced its two new, sleek and spacious Spark variants – the 1.0L 4-speed automatic and 5-speed manual transmission. With the same stylish look and edgy appeal of the initial 1.2 MT model, the Spark mini passenger car helps you save on fuel, while driving in style.

Based on a third party agency test, the Spark was able to reach a maximum of 22km/L fuel consumption rate for the 1.2 and 1.0 manual variants. The 1.0 automatic was able to reach a 19km/L performance; it definitely eases your worries given the gas price tabs nowadays.

The Chevrolet Spark 1.2 LT model comes with standard roof rails that provide additional cargo capability and rear spoiler for that hip, sporty look.

“For a ride that’s hip, convenient and easy to maintain, the Chevrolet Spark lets you confidently command the road with its astounding fusion of functionality and modern design. Without crimping on safety and engine features, Chevrolet delivers a mini passenger car that is trendy to drive and economical to own,” Buena said.