Chevrolet

Chevrolet
	Chevrolet dealership in Wallingford, Connecticut, June 2014
Formerly	Chevrolet Motor Company; Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Company; ;
Company type	Private (1911–18); Division (1918–present)
Industry	Automotive
Founded	November 3, 1911
Founder	Arthur Chevrolet and Louis Chevrolet; William C. Durant
Fate	Acquired by General Motors in 1918[1]
Headquarters	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Area served	Americas; Australasia; China (excl. Hong Kong and Macau); Europe (excl. Russia and Belarus); Japan; Middle East; Philippines; South Korea;
Key people	Alan Batey, senior vice president[2]
Products	Automobiles; Commercial vehicles; Trucks
Services	Vehicle financing; Insurance; Maintenance; Repairs; Sales;
Parent	General Motors
Website	chevrolet.com

Chevrolet, also known as Chevy, and formally the Chevrolet Division of the General Motors Company, is a car company owned by General Motors. Chevrolet is known for producing popular, affordable cars. Chevrolet produces the Corvette, one of the most famous sports cars in the world. 1911

Louis Chevrolet racing in 1910

Chevrolet was created in 1911 by Louis Chevrolet. Louis was a racing car driver. Chevrolet started using its "bow-tie" logo in 1913. It could have come from a wallpaper Chevrolet saw in a hotel. It could also be a version of the cross on the Swiss flag, due to Chevrolet having been born in Switzerland.

In 1917, Chevrolet combined with General Motors. In 2002, GM acquired the recently bankrupt Daewoo Motors company of South Korea, and in 2011, the brand was folded into Chevrolet making the marque global except for Australasia.

Models

Current

Some of these vehicles also come, or used to come in, hybrid-electric versions.

Avalanche
Aveo/Sonic
Camaro
Caprice PPV
Chevrolet City Express (a rebadged Nissan transit van)
Corvette
Cruze
Colorado
Equinox
Express Commercial Van
Malibu and Malibu Hybrid
Silverado
Spark
Suburban
Tahoe
TrailBlazer (not sold in North America)
Trax/Tracker
Traverse
Volt, a plug-in hybrid
Bolt EV, a battery-electric vehicle

Discontinued

Caprice
Prizm
Metro
Tracker
Uplander
Impala
Lumina
Chevrolet Astro
Chevrolet Cobalt
Chevrolet Optra
Chevrolet S10 Blazer
K5 Blazer
Chevrolet Evanda/Epica
Chevrolet Rezzo
Chevrolet Orlando

References

Corporate Officers (January 15, 2014). "Alan Batey – GM Corporate Officers". GM.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.

Other websites

Official Chevrolet Site
Chevrolet in Canada Archived 2007-04-28 at the Wayback Machine

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[2] Corporate Officers (January 15, 2014). "Alan Batey – GM Corporate Officers". GM.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.