GM India to display six Production and Concept Vehicles at the Auto Expo, 2010

New Delhi: General Motors India will display six production and concept vehicles at the Auto Expo to be held at Pragati Maidan between 5th & 11th of January, 2010. The vehicles on display will include the much awaited Hybrid Option Volt, the Sports Car Chevrolet Camaro, WTCC Cruze, Captiva Extreme, Spark Electric and Aveo CNG. In addition, GM India's latest entry to the Indian market Chevrolet Beat and existing much sought after models like Chevrolet Cruze, Captiva, Tavera, Optra, Aveo U-VA and the Spark will also be on display.

Commenting on the display of vehicles, Mr. P. Balendran, Vice Preisident, General Motors India said "The Auto Expo in Delhi is the most ideal platform in India to highlight our new product range that will showcase GM’s technological advancement and innovation. The theme of our stall entitled "Inspiration to advance" will have Chevrolet brand of vehicles displayed under three categories like Performance series, Mini series and the Green series.

The recently launched Chevrolet Cruze, Optra Magnum, alongside a special preview of the Captiva Extreme will set the tone, with their inspirational technology, which has been modified to suit the Indian roads. The World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) Cruze will also be something to look forward to. The research and the technical knowhow exhibited through the demonstration of Cruze and beat engines at the stall alongside the vehicles will connote the brands promise to deliver world class service inspired by technology.

Making the green statement will be the Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Spark- LPG, all new Aveo CNG and Spark Electric prototype which is scheduled to make its commercial launch later this year. The Chevrolet Volt is an electric vehicle with extended-range capability. It is designed to drive up to 40 miles on electricity without using gasoline or producing tail-pipe emissions. Also on display would be the fun, efficient and the 21st century sports car- The Chevrolet Camaro, which has recently been launched globally.

With the growing importance of small car segment in the Indian Automotive industry, the expo will see General Motors India display its three cars in this segment, the Chevrolet Spark and its LPG variant, the Chevrolet Aveo U-VA and the soon to be launched Chevrolet Beat. The new addition to the company’s product portfolio - Chevrolet Beat will further consolidate GM's position in the small car segment, Mr. Balendran added.

General Motors currently manufactures the Chevrolet Spark, Chevrolet U-Va, Chevrolet Aveo, Chevrolet SRV, Chevrolet Optra Magnum, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Tavera and Chevrolet Captiva at its two state of the art facilities in Halol and Talegaon. It also operates R&D, Engineering & Design Centres in Bangalore. Its engine plant is also fast coming up at the Talegaon site and will be commissioned by the end of next year.

Source: gmindia.com

Chevrolet Optra Magnum wins TNS Voice of the Customer award

Delhi: General Motors announced that the Chevrolet Optra Magnum has won the TNS Voice of the Customer Award as the ‘Best Performing Model’ in the Diesel Midsize segment, scoring 99 out of 100 in the TNS Automotive Four-Wheeler Total Customer Satisfaction (2008) Study.

Receiving the award, Mr Karl Slym, President and Managing Director, General Motors India said, “The TNS Voice of the Customer Award for the Chevrolet Optra Magnum, is the result of GM India’s single-minded focus on our valuable consumers. We will continue to offer vehicles and services which are best-in-class and continually improve to exceed our customers’ expectations.” He also said “The award is extremely significant, as it was won in a very competitive segment where the bar has been raised repeatedly in the past couple of years. Indeed, the Chevrolet Optra Magnum has gone the extra mile this year, improving its 2007 score of 93 by six points to a near-perfect 99 out of 100.”

This is the second consecutive year that General Motors India has won a prestigious award in the TNS Automotive Total Customer Satisfaction study. It may be recalled that the Chevrolet Aveo U-VA was ranked No.1 in the Upper Premium Compact Car segment in 2007. The 2008 study was the seventh conducted by TNS Automotive, honoring the best performing cars with a ‘Voice of the Customer’ award.

Providing a holistic measure of customer satisfaction, the TNS Automotive 2008 study was conducted amongst approximately 8,000 passenger car owners spread across 28 centres. The TCS (Total Customer Satisfaction) study rankings are done at the vehicle segment level to enable comparison among similar groups of vehicles.

It may also be recalled that in the JD Power India Initial Quality Study, the Chevrolet Spark has topped its segment rankings for two years in a row in 2008 and 2007, while the Chevrolet Aveo U-VA also recorded the same distinction in its segment for 2008.

General Motors India is a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors Corporation and has two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities at Halol in Gujarat and Talegaon in Maharashtra. General Motors India manufactures the Chevrolet Optra Magnum, Chevrolet Aveo, Chevrolet SRV, Chevrolet Aveo U-VA, Chevrolet Spark, Chevrolet Tavera and Chevrolet Captiva for the Indian market.

Source:www.gm.com/