Introduction:
Due to the prominence and name recognition of Chevrolet as one of General Motors' global marques, 'Chevrolet', 'Chevy' or 'Chev' is used at times as a synonym for General Motors or its products, one example being the GM LS1 engine, commonly known by the name or a variant thereof of its progenitor, the Chevrolet small-block engine.
In 2005, Chevrolet was relaunched in Europe, primarily selling vehicles built by GM Daewoo of South Korea with the tagline "Daewoo has grown up enough to become Chevrolet", a move rooted in General Motors' attempt to build a global brand around Chevrolet.
Chevrolet (SHEV-rə-LAY), colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM).
Driven by the spirit of American ingenuity, Chevrolet is dedicated to challenging the limits of what's possible in automotive design and engineering today, tomorrow, and for years to come. In other words, Chevrolet is always on a quest to Find New Roads. For information on GM's privacy policy, please visit http://www.gm.com/privacy-statement.html.
Key Facts:
- Parent Company Launch date: September 16, 1908; 113 years ago (1908-09-16) (original company)July 10, 2009; 12 years ago (2009-07-10) (present company)
- Product Launch: 1911
- Founder: William C. DurantCharles Stewart MottFrederic L. Smith
- Estimated Monthly Visitors: 10m-50m
- Telephone number: (701) 282-5522
- Domain name: chevrolet.com
- Owner: General Motors Company
- Company Type: Public
- Country of operation: Worldwide
- Number of Location: 396 facilities on six continents