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Lowell Paddock has been appointed as the new President and Managing Director of General Motors India, effective from next year. He will succeed Karl Slym, who moves to GM's largest operations in China as Executive Vice President of SAIC and Wuling Motors, that manufactures mini-commercial vehicles and passenger cars.

After GM India launched the Beat LPG on the 11th of this month, they are all set to launch the Beat Diesel the coming April. Karl Slym, President & Maniging Director, GM India, said, ' The diesel version of the Beat will be launched a couple of months from now and the same technology used in the locally developed Smartech engine, will be used to power the diesel variant. The only thing I would say now that it will be a 1-litre engine.'

The Chevrolet Camaro is one of those muscle cars which appeals to guys and gals alike. Better known for its stint as Bumblebee in the Hollywood flick Transformers, the Chevrolet Camaro oozes confidence, style and an apt amount of sophistication. The budget muscle car was first displayed at the Auto Expo in Delhi in 2010 and the company showed no plans of bringing the car to India.

General Motors India has registered a growth of 6% in sales in January 2011, compared to the corresponding period last year. It sold 9984 units in January 2011 against 9421 units in January 2010. Second to Ford India in terms of sales the company will definitely be all charged up to hit the 10,000 mark in the coming months.

General Motors India Ltd. will be introducing six new cars in the next two years in India. The company is converting their Halol facility in Gujarat to a commercial vehicle production hub from 85,000units to 1Lakh units, and are shifting all car production to Talegaon. These six new launches will come in a total of 14 fuel variants, which means that General Motors is betting big on diesel and alternate fuel for their new products. We can look forward to the Beat LPG and the  Diesel this year.

General Motors India registered a growth of 18% in sales in November 2010, compared to the corresponding period last year. It sold 8376 units in November 2010 against 7118 units sold in November, 2009.  The November 2010 sales comprised 2786 units of the Chevrolet Spark, 2547 units of Chevrolet Beat, 1476 units of the Chevrolet Tavera, 617 units of the Chevrolet Cruze, 297 Units of Chevrolet Aveo, 291 units of Chevrolet Aveo U-VA, 262 units of Chevrolet Optra and 100 units of the Chevrolet Captiva.  

General Motors India today launched 2 new showrooms and 4 new workshops in Mumbai. With this, GM now has 8 showrooms and 9 workshops in the city and 26 showrooms and 27 workshops in the state of Maharashtra, taking the overall tally to 214 Sales Points and 208 Service outlets across the country.

Chevrolet India will launch four new passenger cars in 2011. These four cars include the one small car, two mid-sized cars and one SUV. Last week, the company had inaugurated its flexi-engine plant in Talegaon where it can manufacture petrol and diesel engines on the same assembly line.

Asha Bhosle was today announced as the Goodwill Ambassador of the Chevrolet Global Indian Music Awards. An initiative of Wizcraft International, the Chevrolet GIMA powered by Micromax, is supported by IMI, T-Series, MCAI, SAI and other key constituents of the music industry. The inaugural edition of the Awards will be presented at an exclusive ceremony on the 10th of November, 2010 defining a benchmark of musical excellence.

General Motors India has registered a growth of 36% in sales in October 2010, compared to the corresponding period last year. It sold 10051 units in October 2010 against 7413 units in October 2009. The October 2010 sales comprised 3251 units of the Chevrolet Spark, 3021 units of Chevrolet Beat, 1594 units of the Chevrolet Tavera, 957 units of the Chevrolet Cruze, 405 Units of Chevrolet Aveo, 328 units of Chevrolet Aveo U-VA, 333 units of Chevrolet Optra and 162 units of the Chevrolet Captiva.