The 2022 Chevy Equinox is now available at Runde Auto Group! The ever-popular SUV got a bit of a refresh for the 2022 model year, with a new grille design, new LED headlamps, and new front and rear fascia. This also marks the debut of the first-ever Equinox RS trim level, a sportier offering that features black bowtie emblem and badging, black mesh grille, black window surround, 19-inch Dark Android wheels, black side rails, and a black interior with red stitching. The Premier trim level offers a black grille with chrome inserts, new available 19-inch wheel design, logo-projection liftgate, specific interior trim finish and French stitching. There will be new interior [...]

It’s one thing to call something a “family vehicle,” but it’s another to prove it. The Chevrolet Equinox was named to the Cars.com 2020 Car Seat Check Honor Roll, which recognizes it as being one of the best new cars for car seats! PLUS, it was awarded a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score for safety from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That means it makes parents’ jobs easier and keeps kids safer – exactly what a family vehicle should do. The ever-popular SUV seats up to five people and gets 31 miles per gallon highway (26 mpg city). It has available all-wheel drive for those Midwest winters and tons of safety options, including: • Standard rear-vision camera • Available adaptive cruise control • Available rear cross [...]

It was a cloudy day when Dick R. picked up his new Chevrolet Equinox LTZ at Runde Chevrolet just 1 mile east of Dubuque, but he was full of sunshine. He was thrilled as he checked out the added chrome touches on the mirrors, roof rack and door handles, and as he inspected the pinstripe down the side of the crystal red Equinox. “I think the nice touch of the little extras make it worth it,” he said. “I’m old school, and I was reflecting back on the cars of the ’50s and ’60s and their chrome.” This is his fifth vehicle from Runde Auto Group, and his third Equinox from the dealership. “I like the styling, I like the handling, and I like the fact that [...]

If you follow the Runde Blog, you may recall a story that we ran back in the spring of this year about Mardy Gilyard, who purchased a new 2010 Camaro SS from Runde Chevrolet.  At that time, he had finished up at the University of Cincinnati, where he starred as a wide receiver and kick returner.  He was on his way to the NFL Draft Combine where he would show NFL scouts just what he was made of.   Everyone in Cincinnati and his home state of Florida already knew that Mardy was a world-class athlete and at the NFL Combine (an invite-only event) back in February, he put his talent on display for the rest of the world to see.   The St. Louis Rams took particular notice of him and, after they took Sam Bradford as the [...]

Mike Lawler worked for Runde’s full-time while he went to East Dubuque high school.  After graduating, Mike went off to college, but he still comes back to work here when he comes back home.  While Mike was here for the Thanksgiving weekend, we took a few minutes to chat with him and find out what college life is like. RAC: Where are you going to college? ML: Western Illinois University — It’s about two and a half hours away. RAC: And do you have your own car? ML: Yeah, a 2000 Cavalier Z24. RAC: Nice.  Aluminum wheels?  Air Conditioning?  Cruise Control? ML: Yes sir. RAC: Sounds like a great car!  Do you like college so far? You’re going to the school in Macomb, IL right? ML: Yeah the school’s nice.  Macomb’s a smaller town – I think it’s about 20,000 people.   RAC: Runde’s sells a lot of vehicles to people from Macomb.  Do you [...]