PCauto.com.cn has taken all spyshot of next generation of 2010 Chevrolet Lova or Chevrolet AVEO worldwide market as is T300 codename(current aveo sedan got T250/AVEO 5 doors got T255 codename) be GM Globalize built by worldwide R&D each a GM center team not be built GMDAT only,Next aveo is looking more sharpen of the frontfascia GM dna design,interior looks like 2008 Suzuki Alto dashboard design,It has developing on new architech GM GAMMA 2 same a built as next opel corsa,next punto and another model to share for cost-cutting to more high profit.

I hope that laucnhing of next generation AVEO in late 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show or 2009 LA autoshow,It may be coming to thailand/asean market in late 2010

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• Diesel (126 ps*) and gasoline (126 ps) engines to power Kia Soul in Europe
• Soul cabin to deliver unrivalled space, comfort and style
• World premiere at Paris Show – 16.45 hrs, Stand 520, Hall 5, 2 October
• On sale in February 2009, Kia Soul will appeal to the ‘young-at-heart’

Kia has confirmed that its all-new Kia Soul urban crossover passenger car will go on sale in Europe next February with a choice 126 ps* diesel and gasoline engines – with a choice of manual or automatic transmissions, depending on model.

The two highly efficient 1.6-litre, 16-valve, four cylinder petrol and diesel powerunits are based closely on the DOHC engines already fitted to the hugely successful, European-built, Kia cee’d. The diesel engine generates 126 ps at 4,000 rpm and maximum torque of 255 Nm at 2,000 rpm. The all-aluminium gasoline engine also produces 126 ps at 6,300 rpm and 156 Nm of torque at 4,200 rpm.

“The Kia Soul is a brand new urban crossover car packed with liberating ideas – a car that will challenge consumers to free their minds. It will offer cavernous passenger space that matches or even outperforms vehicles with much larger exterior dimensions,” enthuses Mr Panu Vainamo, General Manager Marketing, Kia Motors Europe.

Soul is a five-door hatchback with front-wheel drive, a high roofline and an unusually long wheelbase. The key dimensions behind the it’s striking appearance are vertical measure-ments. Overall height is 1,610 mm, the base of the windscreen is 135 mm higher than a typical compact car, the hip-points are 120 mm higher and the ground clearance is raised by 45 mm.

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General Motors Corp. has opened a second plant in India, boosting its production capacity in the country from 85,000 to 225,000 vehicles a year.

The troubled U.S. auto giant has invested $300 million in the new factory in Talegaon, a fast-growing manufacturing hub about two hours outside Mumbai, the nation’s financial capital. The plant opened today.

GM last week pledged to invest another $200 million in an adjacent powertrain facility, which will eventually produce 300,000 engines a year for both domestic and export markets.

Growth in developing countries like Russia, China and India has helped buffer the company from sliding sales in its home U.S. market. In 2007, GM sales in India grew by 74%.

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