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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian Automobile company}}<br />
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{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Chevrolet Sales India <br />Private Limited<br />
| logo = Chevrolet logo text.png <br />
| logo_size = 250<br />
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]<br />
| foundation = 2003<br />
| founder =<br />
| dissolved = {{End date and age|df=yes|2017}}<br />
| location = [[Halol]] <small>(Registered Office)</small> <br />[[Gurgaon]] <small>(Marketing Office)</small> <br /> Halol, Talegaon <small>(Production Plant)</small><br />
| key_people = Mr. Lowell Paddock, [[President (corporate title)|President]] and [[Managing Director|MD]]<br />
| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]<br />
| services =<br />
| products = [[Automobile]]s<br />
| subsid =<br />
| revenue =<br />
| net_income =<br />
| parent = [[General Motors India|GM India]]<br />
| slogan =<br />
| homepage = {{url|https://www.chevrolet.co.in/|chevrolet.co.in}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Chevrolet Sales India Pvt Ltd''' was a [[division (business)|division]] of [[General Motors India]] which in turn was a [[joint venture]] of the US [[multinational corporation]] [[General Motors]]. Chevrolet was the 5th largest car maker in [[India]] after [[Maruti Suzuki|Maruti-Suzuki]], [[Hyundai Motor India Limited|Hyundai]], [[Tata Motors|Tata]] and [[Mahindra & Mahindra Limited|Mahindra]]. General Motors stopped selling cars in India by the end of 2017. However, it continues to provide support for existing customers.<br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Chevrolet Optra (first generation) (front), Serdang.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Daewoo Lacetti]] was sold as the Chevrolet Optra in India from 2004-2013.]]<br />
[[File:2004IndiaTavera279.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Isuzu Panther]] was sold as the Chevrolet Tavera in India from 2004-2017.]]<br />
[[File:2nd Chevrolet Aveo.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Daewoo Kalos]] sedan was sold as the Chevrolet Aveo in India from 2006-2012.]]<br />
[[File:Chevrolet Kalos front.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Daewoo Kalos]] hatchback was sold as the Chevrolet Aveo U-VA in India from 2006-2012.]]<br />
[[Chevrolet]] came to India in 1903. An office was set up in [[Bombay]] with an [[Factory|assembly plant]] constructed in [[Sewree]]. [[General Motors]] was the first automobile company to open an assembly plant in [[India]]. Vehicle Production started in 1928 with the [[National Series AB Touring]]. In 1952-53 the ‘socialist’ Indian Government forced [[General Motors India Private Limited|General Motors India]] to shut shop, along with other foreign car companies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chevrolet.co.in/content_data/AP/IN/en/GBPIN/001/BRANDSITE/chevrolet-in-india.html |title=Chevrolet in India |publisher=Chevrolet.co.in |access-date=2011-04-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203190614/http://chevrolet.co.in/content_data/AP/IN/en/GBPIN/001/BRANDSITE/chevrolet-in-india.html |archive-date=3 February 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> However, in 2003 ''Chevrolet Sales India'' was established and the Chevrolet brand was re-launched in India. It replaced [[Opel India Private Limited|Opel]] as the only brand offering by [[General Motors India Private Limited]].<br />
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==Manufacturing Facilities==<br />
[[File:Chevroletspark.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Daewoo Matiz]] (M250) was sold as the Chevrolet Spark in India from 2007 to 2017.]]<br />
[[File:2006-2011 Chevrolet Captiva LS wagon (2015-12-28) 01.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Daewoo Winstorm]] was sold as the Chevrolet Captiva in India from 2008-2017.]]<br />
Until 2017, CSIPL operated vehicle manufacturing plants in [[Halol]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Talegaon Dabhade]], [[Maharashtra]], It still maintains headquarters in [[Halol]] and [[Gurgaon]] and a large technical center in [[Bangalore]]. Its Halol and Talegaon manufacturing plants had a combined production capacity of 385,000 vehicles annually.<ref name="GM India Confidence">{{cite web |url=http://www.chevrolet.co.in/content_data/AP/IN/en/GBPIN/001/BRANDSITE/GM-India-Confidence.html |title=GM India Confidence |publisher=Chevrolet.co.in |access-date=2011-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102082304/http://www.chevrolet.co.in/content_data/AP/IN/en/GBPIN/001/BRANDSITE/GM-India-Confidence.html |archive-date=2 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Models==<br />
Many of CSIPL's vehicles sold in India were imported from [[GMDAT]] either as completely built units (CBU), or assembled with varying degree of localized manufacturing (CKD and SKD). CSIPL sold three [[hatchback]]s, three [[Sedan (automobile)|sedan]]s, one [[Multi-purpose vehicle|MPV]] and One [[SUV]].<br />
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===Discontinued models produced between 2003 and 2017===<br />
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==== Hatchback ====<br />
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*[[Chevrolet Aveo U-VA]] <small>(2006–2012) a rebadged Daewoo Kalos</small><br />
*[[Chevrolet Beat]] <small>(2010–2017) a rebadged third generation Daewoo Matiz/Chevrolet Spark (M300)</small><br />
*[[Chevrolet Optra SRV]] <small>(2006–2009) a rebadged Daewoo Lacetti</small><br />
*[[Chevrolet Sail|Chevrolet Sail U-VA]] <small>(2012–2017) a rebadged Buick Sail</small><br />
*[[Chevrolet Spark]] <small>(2007–2017) a rebadged Daewoo Matiz (M250)</small><br />
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==== Sedan ====<br />
*[[Chevrolet Aveo]] <small>(2006–2012) a rebadged Daewoo Kalos</small><br />
*[[Chevrolet Cruze]] <small>(2009–2017)</small><br />
*[[Chevrolet Optra]] <small>(2004–2013) a rebadged Daewoo Lacetti (J200)</small><br />
*[[Chevrolet Sail]] <small>(2013–2017) a rebadged Buick Sail</small><br />
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==== SUV ====<br />
*[[Chevrolet Captiva]] <small>(2008-2017)</small><br />
*[[Chevrolet Trailblazer (Mid-size SUV)|Chevrolet Trailblazer]] <small>(2015-2017)</small><br />
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==== MPV ====<br />
*[[Chevrolet Enjoy]] <small>(2013-2017) a rebadged Wuling Hongguang S</small><br />
*[[Chevrolet Tavera]] <small>(2004-2017) a rebadged Isuzu Panther</small><br />
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==Sales and service network==<br />
At the time of its closure, CSIPL had 205 dealerships and more than 200 service centres in 178 cities across [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chevrolet.co.in/content_data/AP/IN/en/GBPIN/001/coo-service-network.html |title=Over 200 service centers equipped with trained technicians & equipments |publisher=Chevrolet.co.in |access-date=2011-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210133104/http://www.chevrolet.co.in/content_data/AP/IN/en/GBPIN/001/coo-service-network.html |archive-date=10 December 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Sales performance==<br />
In the year 2010 (January to December), ''Chevrolet Sales India Private Limited'' sold 110,804 vehicles against 69,579 vehicles sold during the year 2009 (January to December) and reported an increase of 59% in sales<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.gm.com/content/media/in/en/news/news_detail.brand_gm.html/content/Pages/news/in/en/2011/0103_sales |title=General Motors India’s sales grow by 59% in 2010 |publisher=Media.gm.com |date=2011-01-02 |access-date=2011-04-18 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Chevrolet]]<br />
*[[General Motors]]<br />
*[[Automobile industry in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{official|https://www.chevrolet.co.in/}}<br />
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