Chevrolet (colloquially Chevy) is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors (GM). It is the top selling GM marque and the best known brand of GM worldwide, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM. Chevrolet is GM's largest brand, currently offering over 20 vehicles and many different enhanced versions in its home market. The brand's vehicles
Beat, Camaro, Classic Chevy, Cobalt, Colarado, Corvette, Coupe, Groove, HHR, S3X, Silverado, SSR, Trax, Ultra, Volt
range from subcompact cars to medium duty commercial trucks. Its number one sellers in the United States include the Silverado pickup, which is the second best-selling vehicle in the United States (after the Ford F-150) and the Impala, which is the number one selling car with a domestic nameplate in the United States.
The small block Chevrolet V-8 is used in current production model (2008) Impala sedans, a variety of light and medium duty Chevrolet trucks, and the current generation Corvette sports car. Depending on the vehicle type in which they're installed, they are built in diaplacements from 5.3 to 7 litres with outputs ranging from 303 to over 500 horsepower as installed at the factory. It will also be used as a performance option in the forthcoming (2009 model year) revival of the Chevrolet Camaro. The engine design has also been used over the years in GM products built and sold under the Pontiac. Oldsmobile, Buick, Opel (Germany) and Holden (Australia) nameplates. Recently, 6-litre, 400 horsepower versions of the small-block V-8 designed initially for the C-5 and C-6 Corvettes have been installed in factory-built high performance versions of the Cadillac CTS sedan known as the CTS-V.
The Chevrolet brand is currently undergoing a product restructuring in North America along with all other GM brands in order to fit into the parent company's turnaround efforts. The Monte Carlo personal luxury coupe, although popular over much of its life cycle since its initial 1970 introduction, went on production hiatus at the end of the 2007 model year. although GM has not announced permanent retirement of the Monte Carlo brand. Meanwhile, entirely new versions of the Malibu sedan have just been introduced for 2008 as a result of these efforts.
The upcoming designs are expected to have more intriguing features than current models. Chevrolet will also reintroduce its Camaro muscle car on its new Zeta platform designed in alliance with GM Holden Australia. GM announced in August 2006 that it would be on sale for the 2009 model year. Three subcompact concepts will debut on April 4, 2007 at the New York International Auto Show. The Trax, the Beat, and the Groove will be voted on to see which will be offered as a production model. As an iconic brand name, cars and trucks under the Chevrolet moniker have been referenced in a plethora of movies and songs too numerous to fully list.
List of Chevrolet Cars: 150 (1953-1957), 210 (1953-1957) ,3100 1/2 Ton Trucks. 3600 3/4 Ton Trucks. 3800 One Ton Trucks. 4100 1 1/2 Ton Short Wheelbase Trucks. 4400 1 1/2 Ton Long Wheelbase Trucks 5100 Cab-Over-Engine Short Wheelbase Trucks. 5400 Cab-Over-Engine Medium Wheelbase Trucks. 5700 Cab-Over-Engine Long Wheelbase Trucks. 6100 Two Ton Short Wheelbase Trucks. 6400 Two Ton Long Wheelbase Trucks. 6700 School Bus Chassis. C/K1500 pickup C/K2500 pickup C/K3500 pickup C/K1500 Suburban C/K2500 Suburban Apache (1958-1959) Astro (1985–2005) Avalanche (2002–present) Aveo (2003–2006, rebadged Daewoo Kalos) Aveo (2006–present, rebadged Daewoo Gentra) Beauville (1970-1995) Bel Air (1953-1975) Biscayne (1958-1972) Bison (1977–1988) Blazer (1969–2005) Bonaventure Brookwood (1958-1961, 1969–1972) Bruin (1978–1988) Camaro (1967–2002) (2009) Caprice (1965–1996, North American market) Captiva (2007–present) Cavalier (1982–2005) Celebrity {1982-1990} Chevelle (1964–1977) Chevy II (1962–1968) Citation (1980-1985) Cobalt (2005–present) Colorado (2004–present) Corsica (1987–1996) Corvair (1960–1969) Corvair Greenbrier (van) (1960–1965) Corvette (1953–present) El Camino (1959 - 1987) Equinox (2004–present) — Replaced Chevrolet Blazer and Chevrolet Tracker Express (1997–present) HHR (2006–present) Impala (1958–1985, 1994–1996, 2000–present) Kingswood (1959-1960, 1969-1972) Kingswood Estate (1969-1972) Kodiak (1980-present) Lacetti Lanos Lumina (1990–2001) Malibu (1964–1983, 1997—present) Metro (1998–2001) Montana Monte Carlo (1970–1988, 1995–2007) Monza (1975-1980) Nomad Nova (1962–1979, 1984-1988), Niva (2002–present) Nubira (2003-present) Prizm (1998–2002) Omega Optra (2003-present) (Available in Canada) Opala (1969-1992) (The first Brazilian Chevrolet) Silverado (1999–present) Sprint (1985–1988) SSR (2004–2006) Suburban (1936–present) S-10 (1982–2003) SS Tahoe (1994–present) Titan (1968–1988) Townsman (1953-1957, 1969-1972) TrailBlazer (2002–present) Replaced Chevrolet Blazer Tracker (1998–2004) Uplander (2005–2008)
Vectra Viva (2004-) Venture (1997–2005) Yeoman (1958).
