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June 9th, 2008 — chevrolet
A spokesman for the division’s UK office has told AutomotiveWorld.com that Chevrolet Europe’s next generation Lacetti/Nubira is to have its world premiere at the Paris motor show on 2 October.
The current model, which is built by GM Daewoo at its Kunsan plant in South Korea on the former Daewoo Motor’s J200 platform, is a rebadged version of the six-year old Daewoo Lacetti/Nubira.
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March 18th, 2008 — GM, chevrolet
General Motors may have been a little slow in capturing the India growth story but it is trying hard to make up for lost time. The company, which lays claim to barely 3 per cent of the domestic passenger car market, is pulling out many stops to script the growth saga: a second small car priced lower than the Spark is under development and if things work out well, low-cost commercial vehicles such as pick-ups and vans would also be sold in India.
The auto giant’s second manufacturing facility with 1.4 lakh unit annual capacity at Talegaon is ready for trial production; a separate powertrain facility is also already in the works.
November 23rd, 2007 — GM, chevrolet
The 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid — the first General Motors vehicle to use the company’s all-new two-mode hybrid system — has been named Green Car Journal’s 2008 Green Car of the Year(R). The award was presented at a press conference this morning at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
“This is a milestone in many respects,” says Green Car Journal editor and publisher Ron Cogan. “People don’t think ‘green’ when SUVs are concerned, and for generally good reason since SUVs often get poor fuel economy compared to most other vehicles. Chevrolet’s Tahoe Hybrid changes
November 22nd, 2007 — GM, chevrolet
Chevrolet Lacetti/Optra/Nubira 2008-2009 spied
TASHKENT. Nov 21 (Interfax) - Uzbekistan plans to start producing the Chevrolet Lacetti at UzDaewoo Auto by 2009, a source from Uzavtoprom, which unites the country’s vehicle manufacturers, told Interfax.
The government of Uzbekistan has adopted a resolution on organizing commercial production of the Lacetti at UzDaewoo, which approves the implementation of this project, he said.
UzDaewoo Auto and GM DAT signed a contract on September 14 2007 for delivery of the machinerya and equipment required to set up Chevrolet Lacetti production. The project’s feasibility study puts projected capacity for the new conveyer line at 30,000 cars per year. The project is to take 16 months to set up.
The government has given Uzautoprom permission to allocate an interest-free loan equivalent to $47.69 million to UzDaewoo Auto, of which $41.2 million will be used to buy machinery and equipment.
UzDaewoo Auto was established jointly by the Uzbek government and Korea’s Daewoo motor. The company launched construction of an auto plant in Andijan region in 1996 with projected capacity of 200,000 vehicles a year.
Uzbekistan purchased the Daewoo Motor stake in UzDaewoo Auto in October 2005 and Uzautoprom now holds all the shares.
Uzautoprom and General Motors set up the joint venture GM Uzbekistan in October 2007 to produce and sell Chevrolet cars in Uzbekistan on the basis of UzDaewoo Auto. GM owns a 25% stake and Uzbekistan 75% of the joint venture. Projected capacity is 250,000 vehicles annually.
UzDaewoo Auto currently produces seven car models, with commercial production of the Nexia, Matiz and Damas and assembly of the Lacetti, and Chevrolet Captiva, Epica and Tacuma from October 2007.
UzDaewoo Auto produced 140,080 cars in 2006, up 38.7%. The company plans to turn out 170,000 cars in 2007. Me (Our editorial staff can be reached at
November 21st, 2007 — GM, chevrolet
November 20th, 2007 — GM, chevrolet, toyota
General Motors (NYSE: GM) is setting itself up for what could be the largest unveiling of an electric vehicle ever with its Volt line of electrically-powered vehicles. As gasoline reaches and surpasses the $3/gallon mark nationwide, customers have to wonder why no car manufacturer has fulfilled the need for an electric car; and one that does not have limitations rendering it non-competitive to a standard gas-powered passenger car, like these Zapcars pictured here.
GM executives have recently said that the Volt is on track for sale for late 2010, and it will be a rechargeable vehicle that is 100% electric, not a hybrid. It’s not only nice looking, it would eliminate gas as a variable in that daily commute. To some, that means a savings of a few hundred dollars (or more) per month. GM, however, is not going at this effort alone. Toyota is in the race as well, and there will soon be a “showdown” with GM, according to a senior GM executive last week.
November 17th, 2007 — chevrolet
NEW DELHI: After Spark, General Motors’ next small car in India may be the Chevy Beat. The company, which showcased three mini concepts in the New York Auto Show in April (the Trax, Groove and Beat), has indicated that it will commercially produce the Beat.
Sources say the small car, developed by GMDAT (GM Daewoo Auto & Technology) in Korea like the Spark, will target markets like India, China and Korea. The Beat goes into production in Korea in 2009.
November 12th, 2007 — GM, Hyundai, Kia, Renault, Ssangyong, chevrolet
Hyundai
January 2008 : Large Luxury Sedan (BH Codename)
Fisrt Half 2008 : Tucson Minorchange, Grandeur Minorchange
Second Half 2008 : Next generation of Tiburon (BK codename), Bernard Minorchange, Successor of Click/i20(PB codename) ,Next Gen C8 (Po Codename)
First Half 2009 : successor of Equus, Elantra/Avante Minorchange
Secon Half 2009 : Veracruz Minorchange, New Model Small car
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Kia
9 January 2008 : Borrego/mohave
First Half 2008: Morning/Picanto Minorchange, Soul crossover(AM codename), Pride/Rio Minochange, Successor of Cerato (TD codename), Lotze minorchange
First half 2009 : Next gen Sorento (XM codename), VG (Grandeur badge)
Second Half 2009 : Successor of Opirus (CH Codename share with Hyundai BH), XK coupe (Hyundai BK brother model), SL Suv
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GM Daewoo
First half 2008 : Tosca/Epica minorchange, L4X (stateman replacement)
Second half 2008 :Nubira/Lacetti/Optra (J300 codename),Matiz/Spark (M300 codename)
2009 : New model
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Renault-Samsung
November 2007 : QMX suv (H45 codename share with renault kaleos model)
First half 2008 : SM7 minorchange
First half 2009 : MPV
Second half 2009 : Large SUV (H49 codename), new SM3, new SM5
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Ssangyong
early 2008 : W200 large sedan
lately 2009 : C200 small suv, Y300 suv
November 11th, 2007 — GM, chevrolet
November 7th, 2007 — chevrolet
Chevrolet has officially launched its new Colorado pickup truck model, stressing luxury features and styling to set it apart from the competition. The 2008 Colorado is available in S-Cab, X-Cab and C-Cab packages with a total of 28 models. Each package either a 2.5-litre or 3.0-litre engine, two- or four-wheel drive, and automatic or four-speed manual transmission. Pricing will remain the same as for existing models until the end of December.
