Employee Spotlight: Meet Kristoff Victor

At Maritime Chevrolet, we believe that finding your perfect vehicle should be an exciting experience — not a stressful one. That's why we've built a team that's not only knowledgeable about everything Chevy has to offer, but can also speak your language. Literally. Hablamos Español y Português — Meet Joshua! Whether you're searching for a brand-new Chevy or a quality pre-owned vehicle, our team member Joshua is here to guide you through every step of the process fluently in both Spanish and Portuguese. From exploring your options to navigating financing, Joshua ensures that nothing gets lost in translation so you can focus on what matters most — driving home in the right car. Nou Pale Kreyòl & Français — Meet Kristoff! If Haitian Creole or French is your preferred language, Kristoff has you covered. He's ready to walk you through our inventory, answer your questions, and make the buying or leasing process as smooth and comfortable as possible. At Maritime Chevrolet, you're at home here too. We're Here for You No matter what language you speak, our commitment to exceptional service remains the same. Ready to get started? Send us a message and one of our multilingual team members will get back to you promptly — because everyone deserves a stress-free path to their next vehicle. Click here to get started!

Another successful 5k is in the books. The Fairfield Police Sunset 5K, held July 15th, brought together runners, walkers, families, and neighbors for a spectacular night at the beach in support of two outstanding causes. With over 1,000 participants taking on either the scenic 3.1-mile run or the .8-mile walk along Fairfield Beach Road and finishing at the beautiful Jennings Beach, the event was nothing short of a community celebration. T-shirts, food trucks, treats for the kids, and refreshments for adults of age made for a festive atmosphere that captured everything great about summertime in Fairfield. All proceeds from the event were donated to two incredibly worthy organizations: the Fairfield Police Union Scholarship Fund and the Fairfield Police Foundation. The Fairfield Police Union Scholarship Fund, established in 2014, awards scholarships to children of Fairfield Officers as well as students at Fairfield's public high schools and several area schools including Fairfield Prep, Notre Dame, Fairfield Ludlowe, and Fairfield Warde. Many of these scholarships are awarded in honor of the late Judge Dan Caruso, a meaningful tribute to a beloved member of the community. The Fairfield Police Foundation, founded in 2021, raises and distributes funds to the Fairfield Police Department for equipment, wellness programs, and training that fall outside the municipal budget. The foundation also provides critical support to the town's K-9 Unit, covering the care and costs of the dogs that serve alongside our officers every day. This year's event also featured the 2nd Annual Sock It to Summer Drive, a sock donation initiative benefiting Nourish Bridgeport, a community-powered nonprofit creating long-term solutions for food and resource insecurity in our area. Socks are the number one most requested item by shelters and community support programs, and the response from the Fairfield community was tremendous. Nourish Bridgeport does extraordinary work every single week, including distributing groceries and essentials to over 3,000 neighbors weekly, delivering hot meals and fresh produce to more than 250 people every Thursday, and operating Connecticut's first nonprofit indoor hydroponic farm, which grows fresh, pesticide-free produce to fight food deserts and supply schools and pantries across the region. Maritime Chevrolet is deeply grateful to be part of a community that shows up the way Fairfield does. Events like the Police Sunset 5K remind us why giving back is so important, and why supporting the men and women who protect our community, the students who represent its future, and the neighbors who need a helping hand is always worth celebrating. We look forward to supporting this event again next year and continuing to be an active part of the Fairfield community for many years to come! To learn more about the Fairfield Police Union Scholarship Fund, visit fpdcops.com/scholarship. To learn more about the Fairfield Police Foundation, visit fpdct.com/foundation.

By now you may have seen the bold flag-inspired graphics and blacked-out details of Chevrolet's Stars and Steel Collection turning heads on the road. But behind every great design is a great designer, and the story of how this collection came to life is one worth telling. Adam Barry, Senior Creative Exterior Designer for the GM Performance Studio, is the man behind the Stars and Steel Collection. Tasked with creating a design theme that celebrated American craftsmanship and the nation's 250th anniversary across five very different vehicles, Barry faced a challenge that was as much about restraint as it was about creativity. "To visually communicate American technology, horsepower, and restraint, while not slathering on too much red, white, and blue," is how Barry described his goal. The result is a collection that feels bold and patriotic without ever crossing into the obvious. It turns out Barry may have been the perfect designer for the job. Born in Cherry Hill and raised in Marlton, New Jersey, both suburbs within 13 miles of Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th, 1776, Barry grew up taking school field trips to see the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. Just outside Independence Hall stands a statue of Commodore Barry, a Revolutionary War naval officer widely considered the father of the American Navy. His classmates never let him forget the connection. Making a single design theme work cohesively across the Corvette, Colorado, Silverado 1500, Silverado HD, and Silverado EV was no small feat. Each vehicle has a completely different body structure, hood shape, and proportions. "This motif had to work on so many vehicles and so many different body panels," Barry said. "It took a lot of time to find the balance, to figure out how to make them all fit together, and it took a design that was very bold and very simple to carry through all that." The solution was the flag-inspired stripe package that runs the length of each vehicle, rendered in a tone-on-tone finish. On black vehicles the stripes appear in dark gray, and on white vehicles in a slightly deeper hue, keeping the look sophisticated and purposeful rather than loud. Barry's favorite detail in the entire collection is hidden on the Corvette. A stylized American flag incorporates the phrase "1776 to 2026" woven into the design's bottom line, an element Barry described as "complicated to execute, but something that I knew was possible." It is subtle enough that many owners may not discover it until they are up close washing the car. Keep your eyes open. Beyond the stunning design and impressive specs, every Stars and Steel vehicle sold results in a $250 donation to nonprofits supporting America's veterans. The collection launched in January 2026 at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, where a one-of-one Stars and Steel inspired Corvette ZR1X sold for $2.6 million, with every dollar going to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which provides mortgage-free homes to families of fallen first responders and builds smart homes for injured veterans.