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Chevrolet slashes prices on the Captiva

Thursday, October 15th, 2009 2,628 Views

With the start of the Diwali festivities, Chevrolet has decided to slash the prices of the Captiva by a sizeable chunk. The automatic variant of the Captiva gets a price reduction of Rs 2.32lakh and the manual transmission variant is down by Rs 2.16lakh. The Captiva manual will now cost ...

Chevrolet Cruze launched; Beat spotted again

Monday, October 12th, 2009 3,469 Views

[caption id="attachment_3331" align="alignright" width="160" caption="L to R: Mr. P. Balendran, Vice President, GM India; Mr. Sumit Sawhney,Director Sales, GM India"][/caption] Chevrolet launched its new Cruze which is base on the 300 series Delta platform and is even called as the J300. The Cruze is available in two variants, LT and LTZ. ...

Chevrolet Cruze coming on 12th October

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 3,099 Views

The Chevrolet Cruze will be launched on the 12th of October, 2009. The Cruze which has been caught testingby CarWale will have a 150bhp 2.0-litre diesel engine which also powers the Captiva.

GM and Reva Join Hands to Develop Electric Vehicles

Friday, September 25th, 2009 559 Views

General Motors India and Reva Electric Car Company (REVA) have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop electric vehicles for the Indian market. The agreement was announced jointly by Karl Slym, president and managing director, General Motors India and Chetan Maini, deputy chairman and chief technology officer, REVA.

Opel Brand Sold

Friday, September 11th, 2009 1,023 Views

Magna International Inc. (“Magna”) and Savings Bank of the Russian Federation (“Sberbank”) announced that their joint offer to acquire a 55% interest in Adam Opel GmbH (“Opel”) has been selected by both General Motors Company (“GM”) and the Opel Trust as the preferred solution to address the future of Opel.

GM India wins National Safety Award

Monday, September 7th, 2009 667 Views

General Motors India has won the National Safety Award in the Motor Vehicles category.  Its Halol plant has been selected for the award for its best safety systems in the industry.

General Motors is Getting Ready for The Cruze

Monday, July 20th, 2009 3,106 Views

General Motors has introduced a scheme where it will buy back the older Opel models that it sold in India in exchange for the Chevrolet Optra Magnum.

Luxury Cars to be Imported on Order

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 731 Views

Luxury cars like the BMWs, the Mercs, the Honda CR-V and other luxury imported car models will be imported once the order is placed. The fluctuating currency and unstable world markets being the reason for switching to this decision.

GM India part of the New General Motors Company

Monday, July 13th, 2009 767 Views

The new General Motors Company began operations today with a new corporate structure. GM India will be an important part of the new company. 

GM to cut 21,000 jobs and dump the Pontiac brand

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 670 Views

General Motors will cut upto 21,000 jobs and kill the Pontiac brand by the end of 2010. This step is a part of GM’s restructing plan.

Spark Muzic Anthem

Monday, March 2nd, 2009 736 Views

General Motors India has rolled out an online contest, the ‘Spark Muzic Anthem’, revolving around the Chevrolet Spark Muzic. Participants in this contest will have to sing the ‘Spark Anthem’ to win prizes.  The first round of the contest has already begun on February 15th, 2009 and entries will be ...

Chevrolet to launch a new small car

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 3,684 Views

Chevrolet plans to launch a new small car by the end of 2009. The car will be available in both petrol and diesel variants.

Chevrolet Camaro returns as official pace car for 51st Daytona 500

Monday, February 9th, 2009 1,123 Views

Daytona International Speedway officials announced the return of the Chevy Camaro as the Official Pace Car of the 51st running of the Daytona 500—the first Camaro to pace the field since 1969.

GM India plans to launch Cadillac

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 1,460 Views

General Motors India is planning to introduce its Cadillac range to the Indian auto market. The Detroit-based company had initially planned to launch its Hummer SUV in India. GM will introduce the Cadillac CTS to compete with German luxury brands  Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW.

Chevrolet Captiva Automatic Launched

Saturday, January 24th, 2009 1,821 Views

General Motors India launched its  Chevrolet Captiva Automatic+ sport utility vehicle today at a function presided over by its President and Managing Director, Mr. Karl Slym.