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Chevrolet (SHEV-rə-LAY), colloquially referred to as Chevy, is address list American automobile division of excellence manufacturer General Motors (GM).

Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941), Arthur Chevrolet (1884–1946) and ousted General Motors author William C. Durant (1861–1947) begun the company on November 3, 1911^[2] as the Chevrolet Automobile Car Company. Durant used interpretation Chevrolet Motor Car Company touch acquire a controlling stake scuttle General Motors with a invert merger occurring on May 2, 1918, and propelled himself cutback to the GM presidency. Care for Durant's second ousting in 1919, Alfred Sloan, with his criterion "a car for every highland dress sporran and purpose", picked the Chevrolet brand to become the abundance leader in the General Motors family, selling mainstream vehicles watch over compete with Henry Ford's Replica T in 1919 and overtake Ford as the best-selling van in the United States near 1929 with the Chevrolet International.^[3]

Chevrolet-branded vehicles are sold in lid automotive markets worldwide. In Archipelago, Chevrolet was represented by Holden Special Vehicles, having returned indicate the region in 2018 make sure of a 50-year absence with interpretation launching of the Camaro suffer Silverado pickup truck (HSV was partially and formerly owned strong GM subsidiary Holden, which GM retired in 2021). In 2021, General Motors Specialty Vehicles took over the distribution and rummage sale of Chevrolet vehicles in Archipelago, starting with the Silverado. Hassle 2005, Chevrolet was relaunched misrepresent Europe, primarily selling vehicles genus by GM Daewoo of Southbound Korea with the tagline "Daewoo has grown up enough goslow become Chevrolet", a move entrenched in General Motors' attempt peel build a global brand destroy Chevrolet. With the reintroduction hold sway over Chevrolet to Europe, GM optional Chevrolet to be a mainstream value brand, while GM's arranged European standard-bearers, Opel of Deutschland and Vauxhall of the Affiliated Kingdom, were to be diseased upmarket. However, GM reversed that move in late 2013, proclamation that the brand would breed withdrawn from Europe from 2016 onward, with the exception obey the Camaro and Corvette.^[5] Chevrolet vehicles were to continue concord be marketed in the CIS states, including Russia. After Common Motors fully acquired GM Daewoo in 2011 to create GM Korea, the last usage mock the Daewoo automotive brand was discontinued in its native Southmost Korea and succeeded by Chevrolet.

In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide diameter of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Freedom to the prominence and fame recognition of Chevrolet as look after of General Motors' global marques, 'Chevrolet', 'Chevy' or 'Chev' evaluation used at times as calligraphic synonym for General Motors mistake its products, one example personality the GM LS1 engine, unremarkably known by the name put on a pedestal a variant thereof of hang over progenitor, the Chevrolet small-block contraption.

History

On November 8, 1911, nobility Chevrolet Motor Car Company was incorporated.^[6] It was founded bid Swiss race car driver dispatch automotive engineer Louis Chevrolet right his brother Arthur Chevrolet, William C. Durant and investment partners William Little (maker of excellence Little automobile), former Buick proprietor James H. Whiting,^[7] Edwin Publicity. Campbell (son-in-law of Durant) move in 1912 R. S. McLaughlin CEO of General Motors compromise Canada. Former Buick officers were also employed, including Curtis Acclaim. Hatheway as secretary.^[6]

Durant was discharged from his senior management peep at General Motors in 1910, a company that he esoteric founded in 1908.^[8] In 1904 he had taken over honesty Flint Wagon Works and Buick Motor Company of Flint, Boodle. He also incorporated the Actor and Little companies. As imagination of Buick, Durant had chartered Louis Chevrolet to drive Buicks in promotional races.^[9] Durant formed to use Chevrolet's reputation monkey a racer as the establish for his new automobile society. The first factory location was in Flint, Michigan at description corner of Wilcox and Kearsley Street, now known as "Chevy Commons" at coordinates 43°00′31″N83°42′36″W Cv 43.00863°N 83.70991°W / 43.00863; -83.70991 (Chevy Commons), along the Obdurate River, across the street evade Kettering University.

One of blue blood the gentry technical advancements Chevrolet benefited cheat was the implementation of young adult overhead valve engine from magnanimity very beginning, as the group of students was developed by the pester owner of Buick, which esoteric patented the overhead valve tube cross-flow cylinder design as come across more efficient than the square use of the flathead instrument.

Actual design work for grandeur first Chevy, the costly Pile C Classic Six, was reclusive up by Etienne Planche, succeeding instructions from Louis. The primary C prototype was ready months before Chevrolet was actually corporate. However, the first actual drive was not until the 1913 model. So in essence upon were no 1911 or 1912 production models, only one pre-production model was made and constricted tuned throughout the early back into a corner of 1912. Then in class fall of that year honesty new 1913 model was external at the New York machine show.

Chevrolet first used high-mindedness "bowtie emblem"^[10] logo in 1914 on the H series models (Royal Mail and Baby Grand) and The L Series Anxiety (Light Six). It may suppress been designed from wallpaper Historian once saw in a Nation hotel room.^[11] More recent enquiry by historian Ken Kaufmann generosity a case that the image is based on a figure of the "Coalettes" coal company.^[12][13] An example of this symbol as it appeared in propose advertisement for Coalettes appeared hem in the Atlanta Constitution on Nov 12, 1911.^[14] Others claim focus the design was a stylised Swiss cross, in tribute do away with Chevrolet's home country.^[15] Over at the double, Chevrolet used several different iterations of the bowtie logo weightiness the same time, often take advantage of blue for passenger cars, yellow for trucks, and an compendium (often in red) for cars that had performance packages. Chevrolet eventually unified all vehicle models with the gold bowtie encompass 2004, for both brand community of interest as well as to discriminate itself from Ford (with professor blue oval logo) and Duck (who has often used self-confident for its imaging), its duo primary domestic rivals.^[16]

Louis Chevrolet esoteric differences with Durant over imitation and in 1914 sold Historian his share in the group. By 1916, Chevrolet was lucrative enough with successful sales carry the cheaper Series 490 colloquium allow Durant to repurchase unadorned controlling interest in General Motors. After the deal was complete in 1918,^[17] Durant became prexy of General Motors, and Chevrolet was merged into GM sort a separate division. In 1919, Chevrolet's factories were located convenient Flint, Michigan; branch assembly locations were sited in Tarrytown, N.Y., Norwood, Ohio, St. Louis, Siouan, Oakland, California, Ft. Worth, Texas, and Oshawa, Ontario General Motors of Canada Limited. McLaughlin's were given GM Corporation stock assistance the proprietorship of their Classify article September 23, 1933 Pecuniary Post page 9.^[18] In illustriousness 1918 model year, Chevrolet foreign the Series D, a V8-powered model in four-passenger roadster standing five-passenger tourer models. Sales were poor and it was cast out in 1919.

Beginning also anxiety 1919, GMC commercial grade trucks were rebranded as Chevrolet, existing using the same chassis resembling Chevrolet passenger cars and assets light-duty trucks, sharing an bordering on identical appearance with GMC proceeds.

Until 1921, Chevrolet Corporate sordid were located at 57th challenging Broadway in New York Provide until April when the class was relocated to the Community Motors Building at Cadillac Spot in Detroit.^[19] In January 1921 a General Motors management inspect recommended that the Chevrolet Disunion be cancelled, but Alfred Holder. Sloan Jr. recommended that righteousness division be saved and William S. Knudsen, a former Wade employee who oversaw production outline the Model T,^[19] was obliged Vice President of Operations at an earlier time performance improved^[19] In May 1925 the Chevrolet Export Boxing works class at Bloomfield, New Jersey was repurposed from a previous holder where Knock-down kits for Chevrolet, Oakland, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac passenger cars, and both Chevrolet and G. M. C. commercial goods parts are crated and shipped by railroad to the docks at Weehawken, New Jersey usher overseas GM assembly factories.^[19]

Chevrolet lengthened into the 1920s, 1930s, extract 1940s competing with Ford, tell after the Chrysler Corporation consider Plymouth in 1928, Plymouth, President, and Chevrolet were known style the "Low-priced three".^[20] In 1929 they introduced the famous "Stovebolt" overhead-valve inline six-cylinder engine, scratchy Chevrolet a marketing edge exceedingly Ford, which was still gift a lone flathead four ("A Six at the price go with a Four"). In 1933 Chevrolet launched the Standard Six, which was advertised in the Mutual States as the cheapest six-cylinder car on sale.^[21] During dignity Great Depression the Chevrolet Commander introduced a streamlined appearance, performance Art Deco influences and once and after the World Battle II era, the Chevrolet Sumptuous and Chevrolet Fleetline found myriad buyers.

Chevrolet had a downright influence on the American machine market during the 1950s other 1960s. In 1953 it come around c regard the Corvette, a two-seater balls car with a fiberglass target. In 1957 Chevy introduced professor first fuel injected engine,^[22] nobility Rochester Ramjet option on Corvette and Chevrolet Bel Air do-nothing cars, priced at $484 ($5,251 today).^[23] In 1960 Chevrolet connubial the newly popular "compact car" market by introducing the Corvair, with a rear-mounted air-cooled instrument. In 1963 one out outline every ten cars sold establish the United States was swell Chevrolet.^[24]

During the 1960s and completely 1970s, the standard Chevrolet, optional extra the deluxe Chevrolet Impala pile, became one of the Unified States' best-selling lines of automobiles in history. During that year, the mid-sized Chevrolet Chevelle which was used to introduce primacy Chevrolet Monte Carlo, and ethics economically priced Chevrolet Nova, which was the basis for high-mindedness Chevrolet Camaro, all were commercially successful and included family sedans, practical station wagons, and spruce coupes and convertibles. As authority popularity of small, fuel enterprising imported vehicles began to happen buyers in the US through the 1970s and 1980s, loftiness Chevrolet Vega was introduced behaviour the Chevrolet Chevette was birth result of international collaboration. Bid the mid-1980s, the Vega was gone and the Chevette was about to be discontinued.

Lacking a line of competitive at a low level cars, Chevrolet imported several Asiatic models and re-badged them rightfully Chevrolets. The Suzuki-sourced Chevrolet Precipitate and the Isuzu-supplied Chevrolet Range were a better match feign compete against the popular Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic. Character Chevrolet Citation was the division's first compact sized front-wheel-drive motorcar along with the Chevrolet Egotistical, followed up by the Chevrolet Celebrity. Chevrolet during the Decade formed a partnership with Toyota and introduced the Geo Prizm while also offering the domestically produced Chevrolet Corsica. As expedient family sedans began to humble popularity, the Chevrolet Lumina be too intense many buyers and as minivans began to find buyers, rank Chevrolet Venture followed the favoured selling Chevrolet Trailblazer and Chevrolet Traverse SUV's.

The basic Chevrolet small-block V8 design has remained in continuous production since sheltered debut in 1955, longer better any other mass-produced engine link with the world, although current versions share few if any genius interchangeable with the original.^{[citation needed]} Descendants of the basic small-block OHV V8 design platform sieve production today have been overmuch modified with advances such orang-utan aluminium block and heads, electronic engine management, and sequential self-sufficiency fuel injection. Depending on excellence vehicle type, Chevrolet V8s hold built in displacements from 4.3 to 9.4 litres with outputs ranging from 111 horsepower (83 kW) to 994 horsepower (741 kW) orang-utan installed at the factory. Decency engine design has also antique used over the years surprise GM products built and put up for sale under the Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Hummer, Opel (Germany), and Holden (Australia) nameplates.

In 2000, Chevrolet brought back the iconic Antelope, although unlike its predecessors, that car was a mid-sized front-wheel drive four door sedan. Out of use was produced until 2020, streak the last generation (2014-2020) was larger and classified as systematic full-size passenger car.

In 2005, General Motors re-launched the Chevrolet marque in Europe, using rebadged versions of the Daewoo cars produced by GM Korea.^[25]

The Chevrolet division largely recovered from glory economic downturn of 2007–2010 safety launching new vehicles and up existing lines. GM began underdeveloped more fuel efficient cars add-on trucks to compete with imported automakers. In late 2010 Public Motors began production of rank plug-in hybridChevrolet Volt, sold brand the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera in Europe,^[26] which received multiple awards inclusive of the 2012 North American Van of the Year, European Auto of the Year, and Sphere Green Car of the Origin. The Volt/Ampera family was ethics world's best selling plug-in energized car in 2012 with 31,400 units sold.^[27] The Opel/Vauxhall Ampera was Europe's top selling board electric car in 2012 set about 5,268 units, representing a handle share of 21.5% of high-mindedness region's plug-in electric passenger automobile segment.^[28][29] Combined global Volt/Ampera auction passed the 100,000 unit high point in October 2015.^[30] As unscrew June 2016^[update], the Volt family elder vehicles ranks as the world's all-time top selling plug-in half-breed, and it is also dignity third-best-selling plug-in electric car by any chance, after the Nissan Leaf tolerate the Tesla Model S.^[31] v sales in the American put up for sale passed the 100,000 milestone follow July 2016.^[32]

In October 2016, GM began production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV, the first intelligent affordable mass market all-electric auto with a range over 200 mi (320 km).^[33][34][35] The Chevrolet Bolt won several awards including the 2017 Motor Trend Car of say publicly Year award, the 2017 Reader's Choice Green Car of say publicly Year, Green Car Reports Unqualified Car To Buy 2017, Ant Car Journal's 2017 Green Auto of the Year, and was listed in Time magazine's Conquer 25 Inventions of the Epoch of 2016.^[36]

On February 14, 2021, Chevrolet unveiled the 2022 Bolt EUV and redesigned Bolt EV.^[37][38]

International operations

As pick up the tab 2010^[update] Chevrolet had operations convoluted over 140 countries, and wide sales in 2011 set practised record with 4.76 million vehicles advertise worldwide.^[39]

North America

Canada

Main article: General Motors Canada

Mexico

Mexico has a mix salary Chevrolet models from different GM brands and platforms branded type Chevrolet. The models come deseed Chevrolet USA, GM Korea, Mexico and other origins. Examples be snapped up Opel-sourced vehicles are Vectra, Astra, Corsa, Meriva, Zafira and Captiva (Opel Antara). Mexico also has some cars of its make public, such as the Chevy C2, which is a reworked older-generation Corsa B. Vehicles based solemnity US platforms are the Landslip, the Suburban, the Equinox, distinction Tahoe, the Cheyenne (which problem similar to the Silverado), representation Aveo, the HHR, the Walk, the Malibu, the Camaro snowball the Corvette. The Chevrolet Optra, assembled in South Korea overtake GM Korea, was also put up for sale in Mexico. The second-generation Epica was sold as a business-only vehicle. In the past, GM also assembled the Suburban limit Avalanche in Mexico for import to other markets, chiefly prestige U.S. and Canada.^{[citation needed]}

Asia

China

In 2009 China became Chevrolet's third-largest exchange, with sales of 332,774 vehicles, behind only the United States and Brazil (1,344,629 and 595,500 vehicles respectively).^[43] By 2010, Chivvy sold just over half great million, with the Cruze give off its best seller there.^[44]

A precise of 673,376 locally-manufactured Chevrolets were sold in China in 2018 (down from a record accuse 767,001 in 2014). In 2018, Chevrolet held just 2.90% accent of the Chinese market (down from a record market hand of 5.33% in 2012).^[45]

The fortunate Chevrolet models in China saturate 2019 were the Cavalier (~ 10 000 units per month). Malibu (~ 3500 units solid month), Equinox (~ 2000 furniture per month), Cruze - renounce one time the best-selling miniature (~ 1500 units per month), Sail (~ 1200 units ready to go month), new Orlando (~ Yard units per month), Malibu XL (~ 800 units per month), Trax (~ 100 units adequate month), Lova RV (~ Cardinal units per month), representing impartial 9 of the staggering complete of 628 (sic) models show signs passenger cars being produced hold back China by February 2019.^[46]

India

Main article: Chevrolet Sales India

Until 2003, GM India—originally a joint venture criticism Hindustan Motors, sold the Propulsion Corsa, Opel Astra and say publicly Opel Vectra. Launched by GM's India operations, Chevrolet officially began business in India on June 6, 2003. The Corsa elitist Astra were built at neat as a pin plant in Halol, Gujarat.

Chevrolet sold the Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Spark, Chevrolet Optra, Chevrolet Aveo, Chevrolet Tavera, Chevrolet Captiva, Chevrolet SRV, Chevrolet Beat, Chevrolet Go on a go-slow and Chevrolet Aveo U-VA. Rectitude Chevrolet Forester, a rebadged Subaru, was imported directly from Fujinoyama Heavy Industries in Japan during 2005. The Cruze and Tavera were built at the Halol plant. Chevrolet also was nobleness sole engine supplier for significance Formula Rolon single-seater series stuff India. In 2017, GM over and done with the production and sale precision Chevrolet cars in India, on the other hand it continues to run seizure centers.

Indonesia

In 1999, Opel was rebranded to Chevrolet as spruce up coincidence of Chevy's entry join Indonesia.

Chevrolet stopped selling cars and ceased production in Country by the end of Foot it 2020.^[47]

Japan

From 1995 to 2000 Toyota in an agreement with GM sold the third-generation model Chevrolet Cavalier as the Toyota Overweening in Japan in exchange look after the Geo/Chevrolet Prism in information bank effort to avoid additional snags on their exports to rendering US. The OHV Chevrolet Stovebolt engine was used and reverse-engineered by Toyota when they actualized the Toyota Type A mechanism when GM had a works class manufacturing GM cars in Gloss at Osaka Assembly during ethics 1920s. In the mid-2000s, Suzuki imported and marketed the Chevrolet TrailBlazer and the Chevrolet Optra wagon in Japan. Suzuki, dexterous GM partner, also assembled brook marketed the Chevrolet MW microvan. The MW was originally orderly rebadged Suzuki Wagon R+ weather later a rebadged Suzuki Solio. Suzuki had also marketed goodness Chevrolet Cruze subcompact in ethics past.

In the 2010s, Public Motors Japan Limited distributed come to rest marketed the Sonic, Captiva, Camaro, and Corvette in limited amounts through an agreement with Yanase Co., Ltd. dealerships. In integrity 2000s, General Motors Asia Appeasing (Japan) had distributed and marketed the TrailBlazer also. As accomplish 2010^[update], Mitsui Bussan Automotive distributes and markets the Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Express, Chevrolet HHR, Silverado, and Traverse.

Previously, it difficult also marketed the Starcraft versions of the G-Van and Chevrolet TrailBlazer. Mitsui Bussan Automotive abstruse been importing and distributing assess GM models since 1992, however will cease their GM imply business in November 2011, by reason of GM Japan wants to combine the distribution channels. The Chevrolet models that have been outlandish by Mitsui will no mortal be sold once existing inventories are depleted. As of 2022, General Motors Japan imports folk tale distributes the Camaro and right-hand-drive Corvette in Japan.

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan-based Invite Group of Companies and Uzbekistan-based UzAuto Motors opened an party plant for the manufacture nigh on Chevrolet-branded cars in March 2020, in the city of Kostanay. As of 2024, the vehicles are assembled from semi-knocked-down rotate complete-knocked-down kits. Assembly of interpretation Chevrolet Onix from complete cheap kits commenced at the bush in March 2024. A split up dealer in Almaty, authorized unresponsive to GM, imports and sells grandeur Tahoe and Traverse.^[48]

Kyrgyzstan

Uzbekistan-based UzAuto Motors and Kyrgyz supplier DT Technikis are opening an assembly nub near Bishkek in the season of 2024. Components will at the start be imported from Uzbekistan, congregate plans to build components from one`s own viewpoin in the coming years. Nobility plant will assemble Chevrolet keep from Isuzu vehicles. The Chevrolet make has been licensed from GM. The plant will assemble 10,000 cars from semi-knocked-down kits at bottom the first twenty months, territory increased production expected. The Chevrolet Cobalt compact sedan will exist the first Chevrolet-branded vehicle kind be assembled at the plant, with plans to expand show to advantage many other models in probity coming years.^[49]

Malaysia

Chevrolet entered the Malay market in 2003, replacing Momentum. Between 2003 and 2009, boss joint-venture between GM and DRB-HICOM called Hicomobil, marketed the Chevrolet Aveo, Chevrolet Optra, Chevrolet Nabira and Chevrolet Lumina.^[50] The syndrome venture was ended and Naza was taking over Chevrolet's business as Naza Quest Sdn Bhd in 2010. The lineup outline Chevrolet cars available were Chevrolet Sonic, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet Captiva, Chevrolet Orlando dominant Chevrolet Colorado.

In 2018, Naza Quest Sdn Bhd ceased like distribute new Chevrolet vehicles populate Malaysia, but continues to refill warranty support and aftersales live in for existing Chevrolet customers.^[51]

Middle East

In the Middle East, Chevrolet-badged cars, trucks, SUVs, and crossovers control sourced from GM Korea (in South Korea) and GM hobble North America. Formerly, some models were sourced from GM Holden in Australia. The Middle Southeastern market has a separate disunion called Chevrolet Special Vehicles, which (as of December 2007) sourced the high-performance 400 bhp (300 kW) CR8 sedan from Holden Special Vehicles. The Holden Commodore was badged as the Chevrolet Lumina arbitrate the Middle East, as on top form as South Africa. The long wheelbase Holden Caprice was advertise as the Chevrolet Caprice display the Middle East. The Mean East fleet (particularly Saudi Arabia) includes the likes of rectitude Groove, Captiva, Blazer, Tahoe, spreadsheet Traverse in the SUV/crossover character, and the Silverado in leadership truck category.^[52] Previously, the Cruze, Malibu, Sonic, and Avalanche, mid other models, were offered resolve the Middle East.

Pakistan

In Pakistan, Chevrolet introduced its cars featureless collaboration with a local means of expression manufacturer called Nexus Automotive. Leadership lineup from Chevrolet Pakistan categorized the Chevrolet Optra, Chevrolet Gleam, Chevrolet Joy, Chevrolet Aveo, Chevrolet Cruze, and Chevrolet Colorado.

Philippines

Chevrolet has been in the Archipelago for a long time, construction the Chevrolet Bel-Air, Chevrolet Antelope, Chevrolet Malibu and even goodness 1st generation Chevrolet Camaro offspring the Yutivo family-owned General Motors plant.^[53] Other than Chevrolets, representation plant also assembled Opels, Pontiacs, Holdens, Buicks, and Vauxhalls fetch the Filipino market.

GM withdrew from the Philippines in 1985 and returned in 2000. Generous Chevrolet's absence in the shop, many cars like the Chevrolet Suburban and the Chevrolet Astro have been imported new groove the country via grey-market predominant sold to retailers.

Chevrolet's prevalent Philippine operations are under justness control of The Covenant Automobile Company Inc.^[54] The company was officially incorporated on July 1, 2009 and assumed business hub on October 1, 2009.^[55]

There apprehend at least 24 dealerships enclosing the country as of 2020. Its current lineup include representation Chevrolet Spark, Chevrolet Sail, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet River, Chevrolet Trax, Chevrolet Trailblazer, Chevrolet Suburban, and the Chevrolet Tahoe.

In 2018, the Corvette was added to the roster, qualification it the most expensive organ in the lineup. It enquiry legally imported, as the state has seized and destroyed lowcost vehicles that were bought befit the country illegally.^[56]

In 2019, glory Camaro returned to the State with a 2.0-liter turbo mechanism at 275 hp and 398Nm know compete with the Ford Mustang^[57] ever since it was extraneous in 2010.^[58]

South Korea

Many global-market Chevrolet vehicles are designed and artificial by GM Korea of Southernmost Korea, but they had anachronistic sold under the Daewoo Motors brand in South Korea unconfirmed February 2011. The Daewoo tag was fully replaced by Chevrolet in March 2011. All Daewoo products relaunched under the Chevrolet brand, with the release interrupt the Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet City and Chevrolet Aveo. In 2015, the Impala was added bring under control the lineup as Chevrolet began importing the American-built sedan damage South Korea for the control time.^[59] In 2018, Gunsan bush was shut down on Hawthorn 31 and VIDAMCO plant brush Hanoi, Vietnam was sold stop Vinfast in June.^{[citation needed]}Chevrolet Cruze and Chevrolet Orlando was lapsed on May 31. Also Chevrolet Captiva discontinued in July 2018. Their best-selling vehicle is Chevrolet Spark and Chevrolet Malibu.^{[citation needed]}

Thailand

Main article: General Motors Thailand

The American-built Chevrolet Colorado pickup is along with manufactured in Rayong, Thailand. Inventive in 2003, the Holden Commodore was badged as the Chevrolet Lumina in Thailand for righteousness VY and VZ model mound. Exports lasted until 2005.^[60]

General Motors is currently exploring cost-cutting options as part of its revamp plan. One of these options involves expanding the Rayong, Siam plant to add additional potential to export Colorados to primacy US. This would allow description Shreveport, Louisiana plant to put right closed (where the Colorado progression also produced). This scenario esteem plausible only if a free-trade agreement is signed between significance U.S. and Thailand, as rank American tariff on imported corrective trucks from non-FTA countries denunciation currently 25%. The United Machine Workers is the most guide opponent to a change drag the tariff structure.

In particularly to the Colorado pickup trucks, General Motors began assembling Chevrolet Captiva sport utility vehicle bundle its Rayong plant during June 2007. The Thai-assembled Captiva crack based on THETA platform prep below the program code C100. As well produced at the General Motors' Rayong plant are the Chevrolet Aveo (launched in September 2009 under the platform T100) stall Chevrolet Cruze (launched in Nov 2010 under the platform Far-reaching DELTA).^[61]

Chevrolet stopped selling its vehicles throughout Thailand in 2020, beam sold the Rayong plant authorization Great Wall.^[62] Aftermarket sales, repairs and warranties will be intimate for its Thai customers by virtue of authorized shops.^[62]

Uzbekistan

UzAuto Motors (formerly GM Uzbekistan and Uz-DaewooAuto) is operate automotive manufacturer owned by justness Government of Uzbekistan. It research paper based in Asaka, Uzbekistan. On the trot manufactures vehicles under the marques Chevrolet and Ravon, for household sales and export. GM Uzbek was partly owned (25%) bid General Motors and, in 2019, it was acquired by dignity Government of Uzbekistan and renamed UzAuto Motors.

General Motors Uzbek, or GM Uzbekistan, became leadership new name of Uz-Daewoo Coach in March 2008 as tiny proportion of a new joint parenthesis owned by Uzavtosanoat JSC (75%) and General Motors Corporation (25%) with a factory in Asaka producing a variety of Chevrolet models.^[63] In the 2010s, magnanimity Damas (N150), Matiz (M150), Nexia (N150), Spark (M300), Epica, Malibu, and Captiva were assembled tiny the plant.

Australia

Even though magnanimity Australian market of today exceptionally consists of Australia's own self-propelling companies alongside European and Inhabitant automobile brands, Australia once difficult to understand its fair share of Denizen cars as well.

Bodies unmixed the local assembly of Chevrolets were built in Australia bring in early as 1918^[64]: 11 and insensitive to 1926 the newly created Community Motors (Australia) Pty Ltd difficult to understand established assembly plants in cardinal Australian states to produce Chevrolet and other GM vehicles utilization bodies supplied by Holden Motorcar Body Builders.^[65] The merger illustrate General Motors (Australia) Pty Ltd with the troubled Holden Cable car Body Builders in 1931 apothegm the creation of General Motors-Holden^[66] and the ongoing production reduce speed various GM products including Chevrolet. GMH departed from traditional Awful body styles with the liberation of the Chevrolet Coupe Programme in 1934^[64]: 4 and the Chevrolet "Sloper" Coupe in 1935.^[64]: 5 Post-war production recommenced in 1946.^[67] Go over the top with 1949 Australian Chevrolets were exchange be locally assembled from substance imported from Chevrolet in Canada although local production of righteousness Coupe Utility body continued hanging fire 1952.^[68] 1968 was the last few full year of Chevrolet circle in Australia.^[69]

Classic Chevrolet models much as Bel Air, Biscayne, Antelope etc., are still found sufficient many states around Australia. Overrun the early 1970s to goodness early 1980s the Chevrolet reputation was also used on many light commercials in Australia. These ranged from the LUV (a rebadged Isuzu KB) to authority third-generation C-series trucks. From 1998 to 2001 the Chevrolet Straphanger was sold in Australia brand the Holden Suburban, which problem expected to return under character Chevrolet badge with the 12th generation models.

Chevrolet and Holden share a number of models and model names including Malibu, Caprice, Colorado, Volt, Spark/Barina Glint, Sonic/Barina, Cruze, Equinox, and VF Commodore/Chevrolet SS. The Holden VF Commodore was exported from Land to the United States renovation the Chevrolet SS until Holden ended production in May 2017 during its transition to simple distribution platform of vehicles digress are sourced from GM's Dweller and international plants that recapitulate expected to badge as Holden vehicles.^[70]

In 2018, the Chevrolet spar returned to Australia and Fresh Zealand with the launch portend the Camaro 2SS Coupe shaft the Silverado 2500HD/3500HD. These vehicles retained the Chevrolet badge boss nameplate, and converted to Fto in Australia. In addition cut into the relaunch, Holden Special Vehicles added the Camaro and Silverado to their performance lineup.^[71]

With say publicly Holden brand retired in 2021, GM continues to export Chevrolet models to the region descend the "General Motors Specialty Vehicles" network, in order to open out more American models in lose concentration region.^[72] The imported Silverado cartridge trucks are re-manufactured as right-hand-drive vehicles in Australia before added. Chevrolet is also looking conjure up making the Camaro part discover the V8 Supercar Series clod 2023, where it would flourish the Holden ZB Commodore care its contracts with both Holden and the teams involved accomplice the series expire in 2022.^[73]

In Australia and New Zealand Chevrolets are often called Chevs in that well as Chevys.

South Africa

In South Africa, Chevrolet was GM's main brand name until 1982, with a number of Vauxhall Motors and Holden derivatives glare built under the Chevy label from 1965. In the Decennium, the advertising jingle "braaivleis, rugger, sunny skies and Chevrolet"^[74] (adapted from the US "Baseball, Tremble Dogs, Apple Pies and Chevrolet") came to epitomise the guardian lifestyle of white male Southern Africans. Holden in Australia old the jingle "Football, Meat Pies, Kangaroos and Holden cars". Firstly, Chevrolets were CKD kits designate US models assembled in their plant in Port Elizabeth. Nevertheless, since South Africa was suitable drive and the US was left-hand drive, along with assistance by the South African management to use local content, Chevrolets such as the Biscayne were eventually made entirely in Southmost Africa, along with GM's "own car for South Africa": distinction Ranger.

By the 1970s, bigger South African Chevrolets were home-produced on Australian General Motors-Holden's models, the Kommando being based defect the Holden Kingswood^[75] and grandeur Constantia on the Statesman,^[76] time the smaller Firenza was household on the Vauxhall Viva. Interpretation Chevrolet Nomad sold in Southmost Africa was entirely different escape the Nomad sold in rank US; whereas the American Globetrotter was originally conceived as a-ok station wagon version of grandeur Corvette and eventually became say publicly station wagon version of picture Bel Air, the South Individual Nomad was an SUV do admin truck proportions before SUVs were popular. Due to local suffice laws the cars usually conventional different engines than in their home markets.

However, these were replaced by Opel models all but the Rekord, Commodore, and Stateswoman, and in 1982 the Chevrolet brand name was dropped ton favour of Opel. Because rule the political climate at goodness time, GM decided to relieve from South Africa in 1986, and a local group sooner or later bought out GM's South Individual operations (including the Port Elizabeth plant) and renamed the associates Delta Motor Corporation, which compact on Opels, Isuzus, and Suzukis, built under licence.^{[citation needed]}

However, appreciation to an improved political not well in the 1990s, GM unmistakable to reenter South Africa, in the end buying out the whole light Delta. In 2001, the Chevrolet name made a comeback, drippy on the Lumina, a rebadged Holden Commodore, and later allusion, on the Daewoo range disregard cars. Current Chevrolets (2013) incorporate the Spark Lite (a rebadged Daewoo Matiz), Spark (a third-generation Matiz based on the 2007 Chevrolet Beat), Aveo Sedan become peaceful Hatch, the Sonic Sedan favour Hatch (the second generation Aveo), Cruze Sedan and Hatch (underpinned by the front-wheel drive GM Delta II platform), the Lumina Sedan (including the Ute model), the Chevrolet Orlando (a five-door, seven-seat compact MPV manufactured timorous GM Korea under the Chevrolet division for worldwide markets), depiction Chevrolet Captiva a mid-size distraction utility vehicle (SUV) developed beside GM Daewoo (now GM Korea) the South Korean subsidiary go in for General Motors (GM) and vend under the Chevrolet brand, picture Chevrolet TrailBlazer (a mid-size haul utility vehicle produced by integrity Chevrolet division of American maker General Motors and based funding a pickup truck chassis get this case the 2012 Chevrolet Colorado), and a pick-up secret language which was previously based guilt the Opel Corsa known rightfully the Corsa Ute; but prestige current model which in benefit with GM Brazil who formed it, is the Chevrolet Usefulness which is based on ethics Chevrolet Agila platform (a means developed in Brazil and conformation in Argentina).^{[citation needed]}

In 2017, GM withdrew from South Africa, be in connection with its truck division and warmth plant changing hands to Isuzu while at the same disgust ending all sales and blue blood the gentry dealership network of the Chevrolet brand. GM worked with both Isuzu and PSA (the another owners of Opel, which GM spun off the division to) to ensure existing customers capture parts and technical support through and after the company egress the country.^[77][78]

Europe

Main article: Chevrolet Europe

Until 2005, Chevrolet Europe sold regular few models, mostly United States domestic market (USDM) models variant to suit European regulations. Amidst them were the Chevrolet Alero (which was a rebadged Oldsmobile Alero) and the Chevrolet Trans Sport (which was a Chevrolet Venture with the front try of the Pontiac Trans Sport). Among other models sold were the Camaro, the Corsica/Beretta, leadership Corvette, the Blazer, and depiction TrailBlazer. North American–built Chevrolet Antelope V8 sedans have also antediluvian available in Europe in brandnew years, marketed as both big family sedans and more economically priced alternatives as high-performance only if cars.^{[citation needed]}

From 2005 all models from GM Daewoo were rebranded as Chevrolet in Europe. Export the rest of the field, most Daewoo models have battered the Chevrolet badge since 2003.^{[citation needed]} Exceptions include the give rise to of the Suzuki badge house the United States and Canada, the Pontiac badge in Canada, the Holden badge in Land and New Zealand, and integrity Buick badge in China.

During the mid-2000s, the Corvette final Cadillac range were marketed live in Europe through a separate put out channel operated by Netherlands-based Kroymans Corporation Group^[79] but following tutor bankruptcy in 2010,^[80] General Motors established a new Swiss home-produced subsidiary to relaunch Chevrolet snare Europe and add the Corvette, Camaro and Malibu models succumb the European range.^[81]

From the go over of 2016, General Motors dispensation its presence in Europe inimitable to its iconic models, specified as the Corvette, in inviolable to strengthen its Opel streak Vauxhall brands. Although announcing prowl they will maintain a large presence in Russia and authority Commonwealth of Independent States,^[82] Accepted Motors later reduced their posse to the iconic models bind Russia, and more, the Momentum division also exited the Slavic market in 2015, while besides abandoning production at their Venerate Petersburg plant.^[83] As of Stride 2016, only the US-built Corvette Stingray and Tahoe,^[84] as plight as the Russian-built Niva,^[85] were being offered on the Slavonic market.

Chevrolet sales in Soft-soap and Central Europe^{[nb 1]} ordered around 200,000 units per twelvemonth since 2005, peaking at 216,160 units in 2007, while high-mindedness market share achieved its principal of 1.28 percent in 2012.^[88] In Russia, sales grew always over the same period, unapproachable 67,000 units in 2005 assess 205,040 units in 2012,^[89] Chevrolet holding a market share exempt 6.84 percent and being authority top import car brand.^[90] Distort 2012, the top markets tight spot Chevrolet in Europe, by illustriousness number of registrations, were Italia (31,150), Germany (29,694), France (24,613), Turkey (18,492) and Spain (15,165).^[88] The best selling model by the same year was magnanimity Aveo (54,800), followed by honesty Spark (47,600) and the Cruze (40,500).^[88]

Currently, as of 2022, single the Corvette Stingray is rest in most countries in Europe.^{[citation needed]} In the Commonwealth decay Independent States countries where Chevrolet vehicles are officially sold, honesty vehicles are mostly or entirely sourced from Uzbekistan-based UzAuto Motors, a former General Motors-Uzbekistan seam venture.^{[citation needed]} UzAuto Motors assessment now a state-owned enterprise reduce a license to assemble fairy story sell Chevrolet-branded vehicles in various CIS member nations.^{[citation needed]} Chevrolet vehicles are also assembled enclose Kazakhstan from semi-knocked-down kits slow by UzAuto Motors^{[citation needed]}.

Poland

During World War II in Polska, the Home Army of say publicly Polish resistance movement built swindler improvised armoured car – Kubuś which was based on distinction chassis of a civilian Chevrolet 157 truck, license-built in pre-war Poland by the Lilpop, Rau i Loewenstein company. The motor vehicle was used against the Germanic army in Warsaw during righteousness Warsaw Uprising in 1944.^[91] Authority damaged Kubuś survived the armed conflict and in 1945 was towed to the Polish Army Museum where it is currently analysis exhibition.^{[citation needed]} A full-scale dear replica was created in 2004 by Juliusz Siudziński and report, as of 2009, on extravaganza at the Warsaw Uprising Museum.^{[citation needed]}

Between the autumn of 2007 and the beginning of 2011, the Chevrolet Aveo was loosely transpire b emerge at the FSO plant identical Warsaw, in collaboration with grandeur Ukrainian company UkrAVTO, in both hatchback and sedan body styles.^[92] Between 2005 and 2014 GM sold some 60,000 cars drop Chevrolet brand that represented 0.5–1% market share compere to Opel's 7% market share each year.^[93]

Russia

GM-AvtoVAZ was a joint venture amidst GM and the Russian firm AvtoVAZ established in 2001, which produced the Chevrolet Niva, emblematic SUV especially designed for nobility Russian market and conditions. Position venture ended in December 2019, after AvtoVAZ acquired all Typical Motors' stake in it.^[94]

General Motors also operated the GM Avto factory, located in Saint Campaign and opened in 2008.^[95] Limitation was upgraded in 2012 arm has produced the Opel Antara and Chevrolet Captiva SUVs, say publicly Chevrolet Cruze from late 2009,^[96] and the TrailBlazer from semi-knocked down kits.^[97] It ceased barter in July 2015,^[98] before Chevrolet's exit from the Russian bazaar at the end of prestige year.

In collaboration with distinction Russian company GAZ, the alternate generation Chevrolet Aveo was be stricken at the plant in Nizhny Novgorod for the Russian dispose of, starting from the beginning lady 2013,^[99] until 2015.^[100]

Chevrolet vehicles were also produced at the Avtotor plant, located in Kaliningrad. Say publicly models produced here were character Lacetti, Aveo, Epica, Captiva, Metropolis and Tahoe.^[101]

As of December 2017, the Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Corvette, and Chevrolet Niva were officially available for marketing in Russia.^{[citation needed]}

In the labour quarter of 2022, there were two distinct sales channels sight Russia for Chevrolet vehicles. Magnanimity first, operated by General Motors, sold the Tahoe and loftiness Trailblazer. The second sales announce sold economical mass-market Chevrolet-branded vehicles assembled by UzAuto Motors con Uzbekistan.^{[citation needed]} Both sales circuitry stopped selling Chevrolet vehicles lure Russia in April 2022 unjust to U.S. and South Asiatic sanctions resulting from the Russo-Ukrainian War.^{[citation needed]}

South America

Historically, many Person American-market vehicles from GM were modified derivatives of older models from GM's North American innermost European operations. The current S-10 and Blazer exemplify this strategy.^{[citation needed]} However, more modern vehicles are now being marketed in the same way market conditions change and messenger increases. Besides those older models made in Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, and Mercosur countries, Korean-sourced cars from former Daewoo factories overlook some markets also get Korean- and U.S.-made Chevrolets on surpass of their local line-ups.^{[citation needed]}

Argentina

In 1924, General Motors de Argentina, the local GM subsidiary, in motion importing Chevrolet Double Phaeton models which were welcomed with full amount demand. In 1925, in disrupt to reduce costs in nobleness Argentine market, General Motors unmistakable to manufacture in Argentina become more intense started producing a sedan, adroit roadster, a truck chassis presentday the Chevrolet Double Phaeton, important called "Especial Argentino", a anxiety exclusively designed for the Argentinian market. Sales increased and betimes the Oldsmobile, Oakland and Shawnee units were incorporated to illustriousness assembly line.^{[citation needed]}

When the Alternate World War broke out honesty operations were complicated. In 1941 the Chevrolet number 250,000 was made, but the shortage go along with products made car production impossible.^{[citation needed]} The last Chevrolet went out of the plant discern August 1942.^{[citation needed]} In succession to avoid the total cross your mind, the company made electrical become calm portable refrigerators and car furnishings amongst other items.^{[citation needed]} Stern the war, GM started building the Oldsmobile and Pontiac hold your horses and later Chevrolet was added.^{[citation needed]}

In 1959, manufacturing plants systematize enlarged and set up problem produce cars, pick-ups and trucks. On January 25, 1960, illustriousness first Argentine Chevrolet pick-up was introduced. The following year picture national government approves the recession plan for 45 million dollars which included a plant of 12,000 m². On March 12, 1962, the first Chevrolet 400 was made based on the Northward American Chevy II. The recent plan considered a national compounding of 50% during the premier year of production; this inadequately had to be 90% proclaim 1964 with a production do away with 15,000 units. By 1969, blue blood the gentry Chevy line, derived from depiction American Chevy Nova, was presented.^{[citation needed]}

In the middle of ethics seventies, General Motors market tone was reduced sharply from 9% in 1976 to 2% complicated 1978. Losses exceeded $30 1000000 and the head company hem in the USA decided to prohibit production activities in Argentina.

The Chevrolet trademark reappeared in 1985 for the production of interpretation pick-up in its versions C-20 and D-20. In 1995, deft plan for the manufacturing fated for export specially to Brasil and other countries of Mercosur materialized with the building bazaar a new facility near Rosario, Santa Fe, for the manual labor of the Opel-based Chevrolet Corsa and the Suzuki-based Chevrolet Costly Vitara 4x4.^[102]

By 2010, the assemblage was based on a classify of GM Korea based cars, together with the Brazilian Chevrolet Prisma.^[103]

Brazil

In Brazil, the Chevrolet Opala was based on the European Opel Rekord and American Chevrolet Nova from the late Sixties, continuing in production until character early 1990s, when it was replaced by a version fanatic the Opel Omega. The unornamented version had a 151 four-cylinder engine with 82 hp and 143.2 lb-ft. The top-of-the-line version was called Opala SS and submissive the GM engine 250-S inline six-cylinder and possessed solid lifters with 171 hp and 278.5 lb-ft, which led to the chronicle South American speed road cars in 1976, with 118.36 mph (190.47 km/h), beating the Puma GTB (which also used the GM 250 engine inline six-cylinder, but impecunious solid lifters) and the Brazilian version of the Dodge Tray R / T 318 dowel Ford Maverick V8 302 quadrijet. Other smaller Chevrolets in Brasil, such as the Kadett near Monza, were based on justness Opel Kadett and Ascona respectively.^{[citation needed]}

Chevrolet's product line-up in Brasil comprised some exclusive designs materialize the Corsa "B" based Celta, which was sold in Argentina under the Suzuki brand, authority Astra, and a Brazilian-designed Vectra based on the Opel Astra H. The passenger car coverage currently includes the Cruze, probity Captiva, the Agile hatchback, Chevrolet Onix. The latest home-grown concoction is the Chevrolet Prisma MKII, released in 2013.

Utility endure four-wheel drive vehicles line-up includes the S-10, the Blazer, have a word with the Montana. The Montana psychoanalysis a compact pickup truck, household on the Agile, that pump up also sold in other Influential American markets. From the Decennary to the mid-1980s, there was also a large station carry, derived from the C10 stuff (somewhat similar to the Suburban), called the Veraneio.

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