Chevrolet Aveo News

Chevrolet Aveo is a GM compact car. Some small GM cars aimed at young buyers have been of poor quality.

General Motors could literally turn green as it readies itself for major management and cultural changes that will coincide with its escape from bankruptcy protection.

July 8, 2009: With sales up in Western Europe and down in line with reduced markets in Central and Eastern Europe, Chevrolet held its position with a stable share of 2.2 percent of the total European market in the first six months of 2009.

July 6, 2009: Great value for money and stylish design needn't be expensive, as thousands of new car buyers have found out by turning to Chevrolet - a brand which has completed a hat-trick of monthly sales increases.

'The G3 clearly isn't in line with the brand's sport-themed rep,' says Motor Trend.

Reporting from Bogota, Colombia, and Los Angeles -- For all its miscues at home, General Motors Corp.

Snide remarks regarding the sedan's styling are common, but reviewers are less critical of the new five-door. 'Chevrolet's entry-level car is available as a homely-looking sedan or an altogether more attractive five-door wagon,' says Car and Driver.

General Motors dealers in the United States delivered 176,571total vehicles in June, down 33.6 percent compared with a year ago.

Sales of locally made General Motors Corp. crossovers are on the rise and at least one analyst says the uptick could indicate the bankrupt automaker is poised for a rebound.

GM's sales fell 33.6% in June to 176,571, as sales of pickup trucks and SUVs continue to fall more sharply than passenger cars and crossover models.

Not all news about Fiat India Automobiles has been good lately. The sales of the Fiat Palio, a compact car has suffered resulting in production being halved.

In one of their more extreme car mods, Florida-based The Car Factory took a crappy little Chevrolet econobox, ripped the "skin" off and added their own.

The proximity of suppliers, a nearby stamping plant and tax abatements and incentives unmatched by Tennessee and Wisconsin enabled General Motors Corp.

SMALL is beautiful for car makers and dealers alike these days. If you don't have a city car in your range you are losing money as rivals with small cars welcome potential buyers with open arms and cheques from the Government under the current scrappage scheme.

Following weeks of speculation, General Motors finally made its decision official this afternoon.

The smallest Chevy, the 2009 Chevrolet Aveo , is a Korean design that's built in that country and exported to the United States.

General Motors Corp. said Friday that it had picked two Michigan plants to build a small, fuel-efficient car that it will begin making in 2011.

General Motors Corp has decided to build a new small car at a plant near Detroit in a move that will save jobs in Michigan but shutter plants in Wisconsin and Tennessee.

Orion Township, Michigan, beat Spring Hill, Tennessee and Janesville, Wisconsin as General Motors' choice to build the 2011 Chevy Aveo replacement, the Associated Press and WDET-FM in Detroit report.

Bob English Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2009 11:19PM EDT W hen you go to the grocery store these days, you're expected to take your own bags, preferably woven from something organic like hemp, as your small personal contribution to saving the planet from the impact of those nasty plastic disposables.