Press Releases

2008-10-01 Fritz Henderson and Ed Welburn Reveal Chevrolet Premieres in Paris
GM President and Chief Operating Officer Fritz Henderson and Ed Welburn, GM vice president of Global Design revealed two world and two European premieres on the eve of this year's Paris Motor Show ...

2008-10-01 Chevrolet Hostesses in Paris Wear Winning Outfit of "Young? Creative? Chevrolet! 2008" Contest
In 2008, Chevrolet Europe conducted the second edition of "Young? Creative? Chevrolet!", a pan-European contest aimed at students of applied arts schools ...

2008-05-19 Spotlight: Chevrolet in Poland: a long and varied history
By starting production of the Aveo in Warsaw, Chevrolet has re-established a link to its successful pre-war history in Poland ...
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2008-05-19 Success story: A global brand is booming – not only in Eastern Europe
How the world has changed. Not even twenty years ago, private car dealerships were still illegal behind the so-called Iron Curtain ...
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2008-05-19 Eastern Europe as an economic area: From a drab planned economy to a colorful market
Traffic on the circular roads around the historic city center is already bumper to bumper in the early morning ...
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2008-04-09 GM Europe first quarter 2008 sales reach all-time record
Zurich. In the first quarter of 2008, General Motors (GM) Europe sales reached an all-time record of 572,137 vehicles*, an increase of 18,111 units compared to Q1 ...

2008-03-17 Chevrolet Germany Supports "Autogas Forest" Environmental Initiative
The German LPG Association (DVFG) has just launched an initiative called "Autogas Forest". This initiative is aimed at raising awareness of the environmental advantages of vehicles ...

2008-03-03 Chevrolet Hostesses in Geneva to Wear Winning Outfit of "Young? Creative? Chevrolet!" Contest
One year ago, the Geneva Motor Show saw the official birth of "Young? Creative? Chevrolet!" the pan-European contest aimed at students of applied arts schools organized by Chevrolet Europe ...

2008-03-03 Clean and economical - many ways to a common goal
Chevrolet Europe's environmental strategy is based on versatility. Customers already have a choice of vehicles that can run on various alternative fuels ...

2008-02-26 Republic of Uzbekistan President Visits GM's Korea Operations
Incheon, Korea - General Motors Corp. and UzAvtoSanoat of Uzbekistan signed a series of agreements today at GM Daewoo Auto & Technology ...

2008-02-12 World premiere of new dynamically styled three-door Aveo
Zurich/Geneva. The highlight of this year's Chevrolet Europe presentation at the Geneva Motor Show is the new three-door Aveo, which will be shown to the public for the very first ...

2008-01-09 Chevrolet closes 2007 with a new sales record
Chevrolet Europe posted another sales record in 2007: Sales accumulated to 457,000 vehicles, a growth rate of 33.6 percent over last year's record sales ...

2007-12-01 Chevrolet Europe to Launch the 2008 Pan-European Contest for Young Artists
The 2008 edition of "Young? Creative? - Chevrolet!", the pan-European contest aimed at young artists, will open on December 1 ...

2007-10-08 Chevrolet becomes a major player in Europe
Zurich. With 112,800 cars sold in the third quarter of this year, constituting a growth of 28 percent, ...

2007-09-10 Record after record
Frankfurt/Zurich. Chevrolet is chalking up success after success in Europe. The company had record sales of around 215,000 units in the first half of 2007, achieving a market share ...

2007-07-09 Chevrolet reaches all-time records for sales volume and market share
Chevrolet again achieved great sales performance, breaking record after record. Brand volume in the January-June period was at an all-time record of 217,679 units ...

2007-04-24 Three Chevrolet Models to be Assembled in Kazakhstan
Astana. The first Chevrolets assembled by General Motors' partner, Azia Avto, in Ust-Kamenogorsk, go on show in the Kazakh capital, Astana, today. ...

2007-03-23 Elizabeth Moscato Appointed Director, Brand & Marketing, Chevrolet Europe
Effective, May 1, 2007, Elizabeth Moscato has been appointed Director, Brand & Marketing ...

2007-02-08 Strong Start for Chevrolet in 2007
Zürich. Chevrolet continued its strong sales momentum in January 2007 after closing out 2006 with record sales of over 340,000 units (plus 15.6 percent versus 2005) ...

2007-01-09 Chevrolet with Record Sales in Europe in 2006
Zurich. Chevrolet sales in Europe exceeded 340,000 units in 2006 - reaching a market share of 1.6 percent ...

2006-11-08 Chevrolet gains European market share and grows 13 percent in the first ten months 2006
Zürich. With 31,109* vehicles sold in October, an increase of 7,976 cars or a sales gain of 34.5 percent, Chevrolet reached a record market share of 1.8 percent in total ...

2006-10-23 Peter Sommer Appointed Managing Director for Chevrolet Germany
Peter Sommer, currently Director Business Development, Chevrolet Europe, will succeed Günther Sommerlad as Managing Director, Chevrolet Germany, effective January 31, 2007 ...

2006-09-08 Chevrolet set new European market share record
Chevrolet had another strong month, selling 27,131 vehicles compared to 22,284 in August 2005 ...

2006-08-28 Eric Wepierre Appointed Managing Director, Chevrolet France
Effective September 1, 2006, Eric Wepierre, is appointed Managing Director, Chevrolet France. In this position, he will be based in Paris, France, and report to Wayne Brannon, Executive Director Chevrolet Europe. ...

2006-07-07 Chevrolet shows strong growth in Southern and Eastern Europe
Chevrolet continued its strong growth across Europe in the first half of the year, with record sales of 160,732* vehicles, an 11.2 percent increase over the same period a year earlier (144,517 vehicles) ...

2006-04-24 Chevrolet brings full line-up to Belarus
Chevrolet today began selling a comprehensive line-up of small, compact and mid-size cars in Belarus ...

2006-03-10 Chevrolet Maintains Sales Momentum in February 2006
Zurich. Chevrolet Europe posted strong rising sales in the first two months of 2006. In February, Chevrolet sold 19,660 cars versus 16,040 in February 2005 ...

2005-10-12 Wayne Brannon New Head of Chevrolet Europe
Effective January 1, 2006, Erhard "Hardy" L. Spranger (62), Executive Director Chevrolet Europe, will retire from General Motors Europe, after a long and successful career with the company ...

2005-10-10 Chevrolet Europe Ends Third Quarter with Sales up 27 % and a 1.14% Market Share
Zurich. For the third quarter in a row, Chevrolet Europe announces a remarkable overall sales growth. ...

2005-07-11 Chevrolet Continues Solid Growth in Europe
Zurich. In the first six months of 2005, Chevrolet Europe increased vehicle sales across Europe by 25 percent over the same period last year. From January to June ...

2005-05-25 GM-AVTOVAZ builds 100,000th Chevrolet
GM-AVTOVAZ today celebrated the production of the 100,000th car, a Chevrolet Viva, built at its manufacturing plant in Togliatti, Russia ...

2005-04-07 Chevrolet Europe Sales up 33.6 Percent in First Quarter
Zurich. Chevrolet Europe posted continually rising sales in the first quarter of 2005. The sales increase over the first three months of 2004 was over 33 percent - from 43,000 vehicles in the first quarter of 2004 to over 57,000 ...

2005-01-06 Chevrolet and Daewoo Car Sales up 42 Percent in 2004
Zurich. Chevrolet Europe, known as GM Daewoo Europe up to the end of December 2004, again posted continually rising sales in 2004. ...

2005-01-03 The Trend towards the 'Value Brand'
A famous couturier who designs an affordable fashion collection for a major clothes retailer? A furniture company, which, with its friendly, colourful design and cost-saving ...

2004-09-16 CHEVROLET CONTINUES GLOBAL GROWTH STRATEGY


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