GM has also exited from four other international markets, including Russia and Europe.
Around 625 workers have been fasting since Monday; no disruption of production at the plant
Green vehicle set to hit Indian roads next year.
The components would cater to GM facilities worldwide, said Karl Slym, president and managing director, GM India.
The facelift now begins at Rs 399,000.
The visually different car now gets a redesigned grille, an all-new front bumper, and more.
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.
Floods in Gujarat caused a Rs 30 crore (Rs 300 million) loss to General Motors India and the company said it expected sales performance to be hit, for the second consecutive month, in July.\n\n
In a second attempt to challenge the dominant position of Maruti Swift, GM India will launch a cheaper variant of Sail U-VA that will cost Rs 529,000.
General Motors India on Wednesday launched the new look Opel Corsa and said the company was working on new programmes to introduce more special editions of its cars in 2005 to boost sales.
It's cheaper than Ertiga and Innova and features more legroom than the two.
Slym doesn't face such an epic challenge - after all, his company is profitable, has a trustworthy brand, deep pockets and a vast distribution.
GM president and managing director Lowell C Paddock said the company is bullish on passenger vehicles with some commercial applications and is open to opportunities in the space.
Car maker General Motors India is planning to launch up to eight new models over the next five-six years in the country as it looks to increase its share in the domestic auto market.
The $100-billion SAIC would have a dedicated manufacturing facility in India, and would be the first Chinese automaker to do so.
GM India said customers will be able to book the Trailblazer on Amazon.in only from October 21-25, at a reservation deposit of Rs 25,000.
After a six-week tussle, the strike at General Motors India's Halol factory, 35 km from Vadodara, has finally been called off, with the workers and management reaching an understanding.
Contrary to the General Motors India's expectations of starting work at its beleaguered Halol plant from Monday, the deadlock over wage revision seems far from over.
Workers resorted to strike at the Halol facility in Gujarat that has an installed capacity of 85,000 units a year.
Scientists at the Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute are working on a project to develop frost-tolerant varieties of bio-fuel bearing Jatropha plant for large-scale plantation in the US.
The GM-SAIC tie up follows GM India-Reva collaboration to launch electric vehicles in the market.
The company wants to exploit the space further as the online medium is the most cost-efficient advertising option compared to print and television.
The offer would help enable General Motors India to increase sales of its all models including the recently launched Chevrolet Beat.
While emerging markets have traditionally been recipients of the older cast-offs from the developed markets, in India it is completely different.
The vehicle would be the electric version of General Motors' small car 'Spark'. Reva would provide battery technology for the E-Spark.
The new models will debut in India for the first time and will consist of hatchbacks, sedans, multi-utility vehicles and passenger vans under the Chevrolet and GM-SAIC-Wuling banner.
The version is GM India's first clean-burning liquefied natural gas car in India, built at company's plant at Talegaon in Maharashtra.
GM India is working on launching a BS-IV variant of the car, but is in no hurry.
In a chat with Sohini Das, GM India president and managing director Karl Slym says, with the launch of the new compact car, Beat, and a positive response to the Cruze, GM plans to cross the 100,000-unit mark this year in sales.
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The Chevrolet Aveo is available in the Indian market with a starting price of Rs 597,000.
The contractual workers at Halol were severed by 2016 as the contracts were not renewed, while the permanent workers were offered a separation package in the form of a voluntary retirement scheme
Company officials have maintained that the closure is a routine exercise and is not a fallout of the ongoing global meltdown. "There will be no production at the company's Halol unit for about two weeks," said P Balendran, vice-president, GM India. The company has shut production from December 13 to December 30.
GM India is banking on the growing used car market in the country to bring incremental revenues amidst sagging sales of passenger cars in the aftermath of economic recession. General Motors clocked a sales volume of 65,702 units in the India market in 2008 as against its targeted sales of 85,000-90,000 units. The auto major had not set any sales target for 2009-10 but expected sales to be flat.
Toyota has capacity to manufacture 310,000 vehicles at its two plants located near Bengaluru
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.
The research firm ranked small car Chevrolet Spark as the leader in terms of quality in the compact car segment with a score of 127, mid-size sedan Chevrolet Aveo topped the midsize segment with a score of 109 while Chevrolet Optra (97) was ranked highest in the premium midsize segment, GM India said in a statement.
GM India presently sources engines for its products from its other global plants. Apart from multi-utility vehicle Tavera, which is 97 per cent localised, the company's other products run on sourced engines. The company is in talks with more than one state governments to set up the proposed plant, but has not zeroed down on one particular location as yet.
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.
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