Archive for the ‘Chevrolet China’ category

Chevrolet Malibu To Hit The Market in February

The Chevrolet Malibu is a hotly anticipated car for 2012, the mid size sedan has already been shown off at multiple auto shows in China including the Shanghai and Guangzhou Auto Shows last year and has already been given plenty of air time by the Chinese press which seems to have made consumers think the [...]

Chevrolet Captiva to launch in China as locally made vehicle and FWD only

The Captiva is a big car for the money, its on par with the best selling Honda CRV and already a strong selling SUV in its own right, however it is priced marginally higher than the locally built CRV as the Captiva is imported into Korea. A locally made Captiva will likely fall in price [...]

Chevrolet Camaro to come to China with Transformers edition

Perhaps the Chevrolet Cruze Transformers edition was just there to test the water ahead of the real Transformers edition rolling into town, rich Transformers fan boys will be able to lap up the city destroying fun in the new Transformers edition Camaro in the next few weeks. GM are planning to bring the special edition [...]

Chevrolet Epica not quite gone yet, 2012 update expected to arrive in Guangzhou

The Chevrolet Malibu maybe ready to launch in the Chinese market at the Guangzhou Auto Show, but it is the Epica that will be the brands main economy model over the next few years. It was widely thought that the Epica was going to be killed off with the introduction of the Malibu, a car [...]

Chevrolet Orlando confirmed for China via patent office leak

The Chevrolet Orlando has already launched in European markets earlier this year where it received praise from the automotive media for putting a different spin on an existing concept however the Orlando has yet to make it to China. The Orlando will likely launch in July this year according to media reports, however that does [...]

Chevrolet Aveo Launched in China

In US markets, the Aveo nameplate is held in such contempt that it had to renamed the Sonic for US consumers, but here in China the Aveo is well respected for being a economical and fairly solid small car. The latest generation of Aveo was unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show last month and is [...]

GM releases Chevrolet Aveo Sedan Official Pictures

Partnering with the blockbuster Transformer movie series is one of the best pieces of promotional activity that GM has ever carried out for its Chinese consumer base, Transformers was one of the first Western cartoons to be permitted to hit Chinese televisions in the 80′s and became a childhood classic for Chinese kids as it [...]

Chevrolet Aveo to possibly launch in May

The Chevrolet Aveo had its second airing in the Chinese market at the Shanghai Auto Show last month, the first being at the Guangzhou Auto Show in December 2010. Chevrolet are very eager to continue with the record sales that they achieved in 2010 – over 1 million Chevrolet cars hit the roads in China, [...]

Facelift Captiva shown in Shanghai, to launch in June

The Captiva has been a popular model for Chevrolet China, the model was introduced in 2008 and was sold with a 3.2L V6 engine for just 270,000rmb despite it being an import from Korea it did manage to offer value for money for those that wanted a big car and big power. For 2011 the [...]

Chevrolet Malibu revealed ahead of time

One of the big international car launches this year at the Shanghai Auto Show is the Chevrolet Malibu, the Malibu was GM’s economy fleet car but now it looks like the Malibu, or the Mai Rui Bo as it will be known in China is ready for the prime time. The Malibu rides on top [...]

Chevrolet Malibu confirmed for Chinese production

In the US of A the Chevrolet Malibu is a lowly work horse that usually finds its home at the rental counter, but you can bet that in China it will be a decent up market vehicle pushed to family users that don’t want any of the Japanese 3: the Camry, the Accord and the [...]

Chevrolet Malibu teaser revealed, to be known as Mai Rui Bao in China

The Chevrolet Malibu is shaping up to be an interesting car when it is revealed later this month ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show, previous generation Malibu’s have been largely targeted at fleet buyers in the US where they slipped into mediocrity behind even Hyundai’s or Kia sedans, the next generation Malibu looks set to [...]

Camaro SS testing in China…. to launch in April 2011

American Muscle never sold well in China, actually it never really sold in China officially, but there are plenty of gray market imports on Chinese roads.  The Camaro shot to fame in China as the character Bumblebee in the hit movie Transformers which took China by storm, especially with 80′s kid as it was the [...]

Chevrolet Cruze hatch sighted in China

The Chevrolet Cruze hatch has been one of GM’s biggest hits in the Peoples Republic of China, the Cruze alone was responsible for a substantial number of sales in 2010 and will continue to be in 2011. GM are planning to launch the hatchback version of the Cruze in China later this year with it [...]

Facelift Chevrolet Captiva spotted in China

The 2011 Chevrolet Captiva has only just been shown off at the Paris Auto Show but it is readying for a Chinese launch in the next few months. The Captiva is expected to launch in China in May alongside the Chevrolet Orlando which will get its first official airing in China at the same time. [...]

Chevrolet Camaro gets green car subsidy in China

The Chevrolet Camaro is set to officially launch in China in the first quarter of 2011, although since it jumped to fame as Bumblebee in the Transformer movie franchise plenty of yellow Camaro’s have been available in China through unofficial channels. The starting price for the 3.6L model is expected to be between 400,000 and [...]

Chevrolet Cruze hatch spotted in China

The Chevrolet Cruze has been one of GM’s great gains in the Chinese market, in 2010 188,000 units alone were cleared from Chevrolet dealerships across China – that works out an impresive 515 Cruze’s sold per day for GM. To improve on 2010′s sales statistics, Shanghai-GM are readying the Chevrolet Cruze hatchback variant into China, [...]

Dealers taking deposits for new Chevrolet Spark

The new Chevrolet Spark is already causing a storm in China, probably due to the Transformers affect, which took China by storm earlier this year. Prices for the Spark have already been announced – 77,800 to 88,700 depending on the gearbox which is either a 1.0L mated to an automatic or a manual gearbox. The [...]

Chevrolet Malibu to replace Epica in China

The rumor mill is in full swing again, and this time it is Chevrolet’s turn. The Epica is a rapidly aging sedan that Chevrolet have managed to successfully sell on as a bargain bin alternative to rival competitors models. Now the Epica is going to be replaced by the Chevrolet Malibu and will be based [...]

Chevrolet Cruze spotted out testing in China

The Chevrolet Cruze has been the major proponent behind Chevrolet China’s brand revival, Chevrolet was cursed to be Buick’s little brother was receiving Buick’s hand me down models rebadged as Chevrolet’s, but the Cruze changed this. Chevrolet suddenly went up market with the introduction of the Cruze and also the face lifted Aveo and Sail [...]