Chevrolet (), also known as Chevy (), is an American brand of vehicle produced by General Motors ( GM ).

In North America, Chevrolet sells and produces a wide variety of automobiles, from subcompact cars to medium-duty commercial trucks, whereas in Europe, the brand name is used mainly for automobiles produced in Korea by General Motors.

In 2005, General Motors re-launched the Chevrolet marque in Europe, using rebadged versions of the Daewoo cars produced by GM Korea.

At that time, each General Motors division produced its own V8 engines, and in 1977, Oldsmobile, Chevrolet, Pontiac and Buick each produced a unique 350-cubic-inch displacement V8.

* Corvette ( referring to a car produced by the company Chevrolet ) is not a proper name: it can be pluralized ( French and English Corvettes ); and it can take a definite article or other determiner or modifier: " the Corvette ", " la Corvette "; " my Corvette ", " ma Corvette "; " another new Corvette ", " une autre nouvelle Corvette ".

The Norwood Plant produced 90 % of the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird " muscle cars " of the 1980s.

The Norwood facility produced its last vehicle August 26, 1987 – a Chevrolet Camaro.

Chevrolet later produced a heavy-duty ' off-road ' block with thicker walls to better withstand the racing application, but by that time Cosworth had moved on.

Chevrolet produced the 1964 – 1965 Chevelle 300 series two-door station wagon.

The largest modern passenger-car straight-sixes are the 4. 2 L powerplants found in several Jaguars and AMCs, the 4. 3 L Hemi Six, the 4. 0 TVR Speed Six, the 4. 0 Ford Barra, the 4. 1 Chevrolet 250, the 4. 2 Chevrolet Vortec 4200, 4. 2 L Toyota Land Cruiser ( Diesel ), 4. 9 Ford, 4. 5 and 4. 8 Nissan, 4. 8 Chevrolet, and the 5. 0L of Hudson H-145 ( produced until 1957 ).

The Vega-derived Chevrolet Monza 2 + 2, Buick Skyhawk, and Oldsmobile Starfire introduced for the 1975 model year, were produced exclusively as hatchbacks with the Pontiac Sunbird hatchback introduced for the 1977 model year.

The third generation Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird produced for the 1982 – 1992 model years, featured a curved glass hatchback liftgate.

The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car by the Chevrolet division of General Motors ( GM ) that has been produced in six generations.

In 1962, the Chevrolet Small-Block was enlarged to and produced a maximum of making it the fastest of the C1 generation.

A version of the Viva HC, called the Chevrolet Firenza, was produced in South Africa, where it offered the British 1. 3 or a Opel 1. 9 L engine.

In 1957, Virgil Exner's new Forward Look design theme, advertised by Plymouth with the tagline " Suddenly, it's 1960 ", produced cars with much more advanced styling than Chevrolet or Ford.

As the UAW studied its target it discovered that GM had only two factories that produced the dies from which car body components were stamped: one in Flint that produced the parts for Buicks, Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles and another in Cleveland that produced Chevrolet parts.

Hudson produced the Essex in 1919 that, by 1925, had propelled the company to third in total sales behind Ford and Chevrolet.

The Chevrolet Chevelle was a mid-sized automobile produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors in three generations for the 1964 through 1977 model years.

The Chevrolet Astro, the last surviving rear-wheel-drive mid-size van, was popular for towing applications because of its available 4. 3-liter V6, and some owners even installed their own V8 engines.

Depending on the vehicle type, Chevrolet V-8s are built in displacements from 4. 3 to 9. 4 litres with outputs ranging from to as installed at the factory.

The superior power-to-weight ratio of the gas turbine and its fixed speed gearbox, allows for a much lighter prime mover than those in such hybrids as the Toyota Prius ( which utilised a 1. 8 litre petrol engine ) or the Chevrolet Volt ( which utilises a 1. 4 litre petrol engine ).

With the recent relocation of Parsons Chevrolet, " on that crazy corner " just above the village, there is some suspicion that this widening of Route 4 will come sooner rather than later.

He appeared on the programme again on 4 June 2006, and set a time in the Chevrolet Lacetti of 1: 50. 3, a significant improvement on his previous time of 1: 55.

In mid 2003, Cosworth provided the 3. 5 L V8 XG badged as a Chevrolet Gen 4 engine to IRL IndyCar Series teams after the proprietary Chevrolet Gen 3 engine proved inadequate against rival Hondas and Toyotas during the 2003 season.

Unlike the contemporary Chevrolet Corvette, which used fiberglass for only exterior bodywork, the Elite also used this glass-reinforced plastic material for the entire load-bearing structure of the car, though the front of the monocoque incorporated a steel subframe supporting the engine and front suspension, and there was a hoop at the windscreen for mounting door hinges and jacking the car up.

Chevrolet marketed the Chevette Scooter model with a MSRP of $ 2, 899, without a rear seat or glovebox door.

* The passenger-side airbag, steering column, and exterior and interior door handles are from the Delta-based Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G5

Four door sedan ( silver 1962 Chevrolet ) and four door hardtop ( teal 1963 Chevrolet Impala ).

In 1996 Geo Tracker was dropped, and back 1998 from Canada as Chevrolet Tracker 3 door soft top or 5 door hard top available in 2wd or 4wd automatic or manual.

In 2000 arrive new gen Chevrolet Tracker available as 3 door soft top or 5 door hard top 2wd or 4wd, manual or automatic, in 2001 the soft top was dropped.

* Chevrolet Cobalt: turbocharged Ecotec LNF I4 producing 2008-2010 ( 4 door, 2009 only )

The Park Lane name had first been used for a 1956 Ford two door station wagon model that was supposed to compete with the Chevrolet Nomad.

The basic Chevrolet small-block V-8 design has remained in continuous production since its debut in 1955, longer than any other mass-produced engine in the world, although current versions share few if any parts interchangeable with the original.

GM launched hybrid versions of its full-size Chevrolet Suburban | GMC Yukon ( pictured ) and Chevrolet Tahoe SUVs for 2008

The Chevrolet Camaro is an automobile manufactured by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand, classified as a pony car and some versions also as a muscle car.

The TS Astra was similar to the Chevrolet Astra of the South American market, although only the latter received the sharper facelift — the European and Australian versions retained the softer curves of the original body.

Before the Volkswagen Rabbit, the North American version of the Golf, was introduced in GTI form in September 1982 with, American manufacturers already offered sporting versions of their own hatchbacks including the 1981 1 / 2 Dodge Charger 2. 2 with and in the 1983 Shelby Charger, and the 1980 Chevrolet Citation X-11 originally with.

This Cutlass was lighter than earlier versions at around, and it could be ordered with any of several engines built by GM's different divisions ; a Buick 231 V6, Oldsmobile 260 V8, Pontiac 301 V8 or Chevrolet 305 V8s with either 2 or 4 barrel carburetors.

The Marcos TSO was launched in 2004 with a Chevrolet V8 engine in either or versions.

Around 1. 6 million units were built in Brazil, with the Corsa replacing the Junior and the Chevrolet Kadett / Ipanema replacing the bigger engined versions.

Previous versions of the Renault Trafic have been sold by Chevrolet and the original generation is now sold in India by Tata Motors.

Re-engineered versions were manufactured in Australia since 1997 and marketed as the Holden Commodore or Holden Calais, which were also exported to South America as the Chevrolet Omega from 1998.

Up until 1973, the HQ Monaro GTS did not wear any body stripe ornamentation and the 350 cubic inch ( 5. 74 L ) Chevrolet Small-Block V8 engine was a little less potent than in previous HT / HG versions, especially with the optional Turbo-hydramatic 3-speed automatic transmission.

In 1997, the Century and the Regal once again became versions of the same car, only offered as a four-door sedan, and sitting on a revised W platform that was shared with the Oldsmobile Intrigue, the Pontiac Grand Prix, and the Chevrolet Lumina and Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

The " Flat Deck " design of the sedan versions was reportedly inspired by the Chevrolet Corvair .< ref name = toymuseum >< rb ></ rb ></ ref > Private car versions received foglights in the grille as well as more chrome trim.

Over many years, there have been rebadged versions of the Corolla, sold by General Motors, including the 1980s ' Holden Nova of Australia, and the Sprinter-based Chevrolet Nova, Chevrolet Prizm, and Geo Prizm ( in the United States ).

Lower priced versions of the Chevrolet Monza were introduced for 1978 and rebadged variants of the discontinued Vega were also added to the Monza line-the Monza wagon using the Vega Kammback body was sold for the 1978-79 model years, and the Monza S hatchback, a price leader model using the Vega Hatchback body, was also offered for the 1978 model year.

The Saturn Curve and the Chevrolet Nomad concept cars were built on " modified " versions of the Kappa platform, and exhibited 12 in longer wheelbases, and 2 + 2 seating.

The body style was thought to be making a comeback, as concept versions of the Dodge Challenger and Chevrolet Camaro shown in 2006 were both two-door hardtops, however, the production versions of both included a blacked out B Pillar and fixed rear side glass.