US carmaker General Motors on Tuesday said it has won J D Power Asia Pacific 2008 award for its two cars Chevrolet Spark and Aveo U-VA produced by its Indian subsidiary.
Auto major General Motors India on Friday launched its premium hatchback car, the 1.2 litre petrol Chevrolet Aveo U-VA at Rs 3.99 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
General Motors India on Wednesday said it was looking at phasing out some of its old models such as the Aveo and the Optra and replace these with new ones.
The mini car is likely to be based on the auto maker's Beat concept, showcased at the New York Auto Show two years ago. It would offer the option of diesel or petrol engines and will be the third small car in GM's offering in the country after Spark and Aveo U-VA. India would be the company's export hub for the mini car, said Karl Slym, president and managing director, General Motors India.
Carmakers seem to be driving in the right lane with their new models, with three of the new launches - Maruti Swift diesel and Mahindra Renault Logan as well as GM's Chevrolet Aveo U-VA - finishing on the top of their segments in a customer satisfaction survey.
Automobile manufacturer General Motors on Wednesday cut the price of its vehicles by up to Rs 30,500, following the government reducing excise duty.
Today, GMI has a brand new car factory, an existing one that runs on three shifts to produce 65,000 cars, two new small cars, a successful utility vehicle. . . looks like GMI is getting serious about India.
The sales comprise 1,504 units of hatchback Chevrolet Spark, 1,550 units of multi-utility vehicle Tavera, 1,227 units of Aveo/Aveo U-VA and 498 units of sedan Optra, it said.
General Motors India on Wednesday launched three new cars in the Indian markets
Chevrolet's India strategy for 2007 doesn't end with the Spark.
General Motors will invest Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) in its manufacturing facility at Halol in Gujarat, for penetrating into the Indian small car segment, company's Vice President P Balendran said on Friday.
General Motors on Saturday launched its new sedan, Chevrolet Aveo, positioned as an entry-level mid-sized car and said it is eyeing total sales of 50,000 vehicles in the Indian market this year.
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