List of articles tagged: Chevrolet

Chevrolet had unveiled the Sail hatchback at the Auto Expo 2012 and the company had spoken about its plan to introduce the hatchback by the end of 2012. The Sail is the first GM car that is designed and developed completely in China. This has helped GM to bring down its development cost. The Sail gets the new Chevrolet family design cues like the bold and modern hood with a high crown and prominent strakes led by a large bowtie Chevrolet logo.

Chevrolet sold 4.76 million vehicles around the world in 2011 setting a global sales record and driving General Motors Co. global sales to more than 9 million vehicles, a 7.6 percent gain compared with 2010.

In 2011, we did witness that most of the best-selling cars were recently launched. The older generation cars weren't the best sellers. Even if they were, the sales of the same product in 2011, was lower when compared to the figures of 2010.

General Motors had announced that it will launch a few products from the SAIC Motor stable. One of our readers Mr. Sidh has spotted the Wuling Hongtu Minivan, when it was parked for a night stay over.

The website for Chevrolet Beat diesel is now live. Last week we had driven the Beat diesel and we have shared our first impression of the car.

General Motors India today showcased the Chevrolet Beat Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) as part of the ongoing celebrations of World Environment Day. The demonstration vehicle will be used by GM India to showcase the effectiveness of battery electric vehicle technology in India.  GM India engineers will also use the vehicle to address potential cost savings to help make BEVs more affordable for global customers.  

General Motors India sold 8329 units in May 2011, compared to 8225 units in May 2010, registering a marginal growth of 1.3%.

General Motors India has awarded McCann Erickson the complete creative and digital accounts of all its Chevrolet brands in India, after a multi-agency pitch. This is the first time that a single agency would be responsible for all the brands in GM India’s portfolio including, Chevrolet Spark, Beat, Aveo U-VA, Aveo, Cruze, Optra, Tavera, and Captiva.

John Paul Xavier from Industrial Design Centre at IIT Mumbai won General Motors India’s ‘Design the next Chevrolet Contest’.Sachin Panchal from DSK International School of Design in Pune was declared the first runner-up of the contest.Students from various engineering colleges and institutes across the country participated in the contest. Around 1000 entries were received and 40 were shortlisted.

Chevrolet launched the all new Cruze today. The new Cruze gets jet black interiors with titanium stiching. The Cruze will get the 2.0-litre VCDi diesel powertrain and a 6-speed automatic transmission. The car will be priced at Rs. 11,92,605 (ex-showroom Delhi).