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2006-12-07 Chevrolet exceeds 300,000 sales target already in November
With 31,296* vehicles sold in November, Chevrolet increased its sales compared to November of last year by 32 percent, an increase of 7,603 units, capturing a market share of 1.8 percent in total Europe ...
2006-12-05 Powerful and economical: First Ever Diesel in a Compact Class Chevrolet
Zurich. Chevrolet is rapidly expanding its diesel range Following the diesel debut in the Captiva SUV and the smooth first appearance in the Epica mid-size sedan ...
2006-12-04 Chevrolet to build Lacetti in Russia
Kaliningrad -- General Motors and Avtotor in Kaliningrad signed an agreement today to begin local assembly of the Chevrolet Lacetti here ...
2006-11-30 CHEVROLET STARTS BUSIEST WINTER TEST PROGRAMME YET
WELLINGBOROUGH-ZÜRICH - Chevrolet Europe is about to start its busiest winter test programme yet, with a number of multi-day, multi-car test sessions scheduled in December and January before the cars are shipped to Brazil in mid-February ...
2006-11-28 Chevrolet to start production in the European Union
Starting in fall 2007, the Aveo, Chevrolet's small four-door sedan, will be built at a production facility in Warsaw in Poland for sale throughout Europe ...
2006-11-19 HUFF (9th) AND MENU (10th) BRING HOME TWO FINISHES
MACAU, 19 November 2006 - It was written somewhere that this was not going to be Chevrolet's year in Macau ...
2006-11-17 CHEVROLET BETS ON SUNDAY !
Macau, 17 November 2006 - The reputation of being one of the most treacherous circuits in the world that the Macau urban track enjoys was confirmed once again in today's qualifying for the last two races of the 2006 WTCC ...
2006-11-16 CHEVROLET STORMS FIRST TESTING IN MACAU
MACAU, 16th November 2006 - The last event of the 2006 WTCC could not have a more promising start for Chevrolet, as the three Lacettis WTC were in the top eight of the testing practice, with Larini and Menu sharing the virtual first row! ...
2006-11-15 Now, everyone can drive the Chevrolet WTCC race car
The official WTCC computer game, RACE, will be launched on November 18, featuring all the cars and circuits from the 2006 World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) ...
2006-11-08 CHEVROLET DRIVERS LOOKING FOR WIN IN WTCC FINALE
WELLINGBOROUGH-ZÜRICH, 8 November 2006 - After a six-week break, the 2006 World Touring Car Championship will reach its conclusion in the streets of Macau in the People's Republic of China. ...
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 ...
2006-11-02 Chevrolet WTCC Ultra Concept Car Tested at Estoril Racetrack
The exciting Chevrolet WTCC Ultra racecar study was revealed at the 2006 Paris Motor Show in late September. Immediately after the show ...
2006-10-30 The making of the Chevrolet WTCC Ultra: Teamwork without borders
The exciting Chevrolet WTCC Ultra racecar study was one of the stars at the 2006 Paris Motor Show, which ended on October 15 ...
2006-10-29 ALAIN MENU AND MATIAS ROSSI WIN BUENOS AIRES TC2000 CLASSIC
BUENOS AIRES, 29 October 2006 - Swiss Chevrolet WTCC driver, Alain Menu, and co Matias Rossi, have won the Buenos Aires 200 Kilometres ...
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 ...
2006-10-21 ALL THREE WTCC DRIVERS TO STAR IN MAIN ARGENTINE TC2000 EVENT
BUENOS AIRES-ZÜRICH, 20 October 2006 - What do Chevrolet's WTCC drivers do when they have a weekend off? ...
2006-10-08 THREE IN A ROW: NICOLA LARINI VISITS PODIUM AGAIN
VALENCIA, 8 October 2006 - Chevrolet made it three WTCC podiums in a row in Valencia today. Nicola Larini finished third in race 1 and fourth in race 2 ...
2006-10-07 CHEVROLET ON SONG IN SPAIN
VALENCIA, 7 October 2006 - The Chevrolet WTCC team confirmed its continuing improvement of form in today's qualifying session at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain. All three drivers set very competitive times at the same track where the team had its best qualifying result of the season in last year's championship. Alain Menu set fourth ...
2006-10-06 Chevrolet sells over 32,000 vehicles in September
Chevrolet had another strong month, selling 32,004 vehicles compared to 30,158 in September 2005. The 6.10-percent growth was mainly driven by the Eastern European ...
2006-10-02 FIVE CHEVROLETS TO START IN LAST EUROPEAN ROUND OF 2006 WTCC
WELLINGBOROUGH-ZÜRICH, 2 October 2006 - Fresh from a second consecutive podium finish in Istanbul ...
2006-09-28 Chevrolet WTCC Ultra: Exciting Driveable Race car Concept
Paris. "It's a wild thing" The Chevrolet WTCC Ultra has got what it takes to be the star of the Paris Motor Show - and not just because its rear spoiler shoots so brashly up to-wards the heavens. ...
2006-09-28 Captiva: New SUV with strong sporty design
Shortly before the new Chevrolet Captiva reaches European showrooms in the autumn, it will celebrate its French premiere at the Paris Motor Show ...
2006-09-28 Chevrolet's 2007 Model Range
2006-09-28 Epica: New diesel unit extends the range of engines for the sedan
Already much praised in the new Captiva, the latest diesel engine from Chevrolet Europe is now to be built into other model series, too From spring 2007, the two-litre common rail unit will also be available for the midsize Epica sedan ...
2006-09-24 CHEVROLET CONTINUES PODIUM FINISH STREAK
ISTANBUL - Chevrolet driver, Nicola Larini joined his team mates as a WTCC podium finisher by finishing third in the second of the Istanbul races, today ...
2006-09-23 LARINI QUALIFIES SIXTH BEFORE RAIN BRINGS END TO FAST RUNS
ISTANBUL - Chevrolet driver Nicola Larini made the best use of a light car at the Istanbul Park circuit today by qualifying in sixth position ...
2006-09-18 CHEVROLET LOOKING FOR MORE POINTS IN ISTANBUL
WELLINGBOROUGH-ZÜRICH, 18 September 2006 - Fresh from a second 2006 WTCC win in Brno two weeks ago, the Chevrolet team had the pleasure of actually having its racing cars back in the workshops in Wellingborough for the first time since... Oschersleben in June. ...
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 ...
2006-09-06 Exciting Chevrolet study WTCC Ultra celebrates world premiere
Zurich/Paris. An athlete takes centre stage The exciting racecar study WTCC Ultra will be the highlight of the Chevrolet Europe presentation at the Paris Motor Show ...
2006-09-03 ROB HUFF AND CHEVROLET REIGN SUPREME
BRNO, 3 September 2006 - Chevrolet driver Rob Huff scored his maiden WTCC win in Brno, today, having started in 24th position on the grid. Never before in the history of the World Touring Car Championship did a winning driver start further back ...
2006-09-02 BEST EVER QUALIFYING PERFORMANCE FOR CHEVROLET
BRNO, 2 September 2006 - The Chevrolet WTCC team managed its best ever qualifying performance in Brno, today, when Rob Huff set the fourth fastest time of the session, just 0.157 seconds from pole position ...
2006-09-01 Chevrolet In Good Spirits On First Visit To Czech Republic
BRNO, The Chevrolet team was in good mood after this Friday afternoon's free practice session in Brno, in the Czech Republic ...
2006-08-29 WORLD TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP GOES EAST
WELLINGBOROUGH-ZÜRICH, 25 August 2006 - With the next round of the 2006 World Touring Car Championship taking place in Brno in the Czech Republic, the Chevrolet team visits its third new track in succession, after Curitiba in Brazil and a revised Puebla in Mexico. ...
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. ...
2006-08-10 GM Will Build an All-New Chevrolet Camaro
Traverse City, Michigan/Zurich - GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner announced today that GM will build an all-new version of the Chevrolet Camaro sport coupe ...
2006-08-07 Chevrolet grows July sales by 9.5 percent
Chevrolet sales across Europe increased by 9.5 percent in July 2006 over July 2005. Car sales reached record levels of 29,236 units versus 26,705 units in the same month last year. ...
2006-07-31 ROB HUFF OKAY AFTER MASSIVE SHUNT AT START OF RACE 1
AMOZOC, 30 July 2006 - The Mexican round of the 2006 World Touring Car Championship was a character building exercise for the Chevrolet team, with highs and lows ...
2006-07-29 ROB HUFF QUICKEST CHEVROLET ON RESURFACED TRACK But Will Drop Ten Places Due To Engine Change
AMOZOC, 29 July 2006 - It was an eventful day at the Autodromo Miguel E Abed in the Pueblan suburb of Amozoc, today. First there were the track issues which called for the cancellation of one free practice session ...
2006-07-28 NICOLA LARINI SEVENTH FASTEST ON REVISED PUEBLA TRACK
AMOZOC, 28 July 2006 - After the previous round in Brazil, the World Touring Car Championship has set up camp in Mexico for round 6 of the 2006 championship, the second and last stop on the American continents ...
2006-07-19 CHEVROLET HEADS TO MEXICO AFTER INTENSIVE TESTS
ZÜRICH / WELLINGBOROUGH, July 19th, 2006 - The 2006 World Touring Car Championship will start the second half of the season in Puebla ...
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) ...
2006-07-02 ONE MORE POINT FOR CHEVROLET AFTER INTENSE BATTLE IN BRAZIL
CURITIBA, 2nd July 2006 - Chevrolet put two cars in the top ten and scored one more point in the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) thanks to a brilliant eighth place secured by Rob Huff in the second race of the HSBC Race of Brazil. The fifth round of the season, which took place on the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba, has probably been the most competitive event so far, with ...
2006-07-01 CHEVROLET ONE SECOND FROM POLE BUT ON SECOND HALF OF GRID
CURITIBA, 1st July 2006 - It is definitely 'football time' in Brazil today! Shortly after the qualifying session for the HSBC Race of Brazil, the fifth round of the 2006 World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) finished, the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba got empty in a matter of seconds, as virtually the entire country and its 188 million souls watched the quarter-final of the soccer World Cup opposing the Seleção to France. Football is almost a religion ...
2006-06-30 BRAZILIAN WINTER AND SOCCER FEVER WELCOME WTCC
CURITIBA, 30 June 2006 - The World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) circus has put up its tents in Curitiba, where the fifth event of the season, the HSBC Race of Brazil, will take place this week-end. It is winter time in the Southern hemisphere and... it feels like it! The weather in Curitiba, located some 900 metres above sea level in the State of Paraná, ...
2006-06-23 INTERACTIVE LIVE WEB CONFERENCE FROM CURITIBA
ZÜRICH / WELLINGBOROUGH, June 23rd, 2006 - When the 2006 World Touring Car Championship visits the Brazilian race track of Curitiba for the first time next weekend ...
2006-06-08 Chevrolet Sells 131,220 Vehicles in First Five Months 2006
From January to May 2006, Chevrolet sold a total of 131,220 vehicles, including vehicles produced by GM Avtovaz for the Russian market and U.S.-produced vehicles ...
2006-06-04 CHEVROLET TO FOCUS ON TEST PROGRAMME
OSCHERSLEBEN, June 4th, 2006 - After conquering their first victory in the World Touring Car Championship in Brands Hatch two weeks ago, the Chevrolet WTCC team lived a disappointing weekend in the Race of Germany, the fourth two-race event of the season, which proves once again that motor racing is an ever-evolving business and that races may be very different one from the other. ...
2006-06-03 CHEVROLET NOT REWARDED IN HECTIC QUALIFYING
OSCHERSLEBEN, June 3rd, 2006 - Two weeks after the memorable weekend of Brands Hatch, where Alain Menu conquered the first victory of a Chevrolet Lacetti in the World Touring Car Championship, the Chevrolet Racing has experienced a less happy start ...
2006-05-26 BACK TO WORK AFTER HISTORIC VICTORY CELEBRATIONS
ZÜRICH / WELLINGBOROUGH, May 26th, 2006 - After the historic first WTCC win for Chevrolet at the last round in Brands Hatch, team and drivers are eager to prove that the bad British weather was a factor they mastered rather than a factor that helped them win ...
2006-05-21 CHEVROLET SCORES HISTORIC FIRST WIN
BRANDS HATCH, May 21st, 2006 - The Chevrolet WTCC Racing lived a historic day at Brands Hatch as Alain Menu scored the first victory of a Chevrolet Lacetti in the World Touring Car Championship. Less than a year and a half since the debut in the world's top competition for touring cars, Chevrolet has managed to climb on the highest spot of the podium, ...
2006-05-20 CHEVROLET'S BEST EVER QUALIFYING PERFORMANCE
BRANDS HATCH, May 20th, 2006 - Rob Huff and Alain Menu will start from the third and fifth position on the grid respectively in tomorrow's first race of the Brands Hatch round of the World Touring Car Championship, after achieving for the Chevrolet WTCC team the best performance ever so far in a qualifying session. Nicola Larini, in his first appearance in the legendary and difficult Kentish circuit, completed the good day for the Chevrolet Lacettis. ...
2006-05-15 Louis Chevrolet Stars in Swiss-American Exhibition
Zurich. Louis Chevrolet, who gave his name to one of the world's most successful car brands, is among the most famous Swiss emigrants to the United States of America. ...
2006-05-08 Chevrolet Sells 103,214 Cars in First Four Months 2006
Zurich. From January to April 2006, Chevrolet Europe sold a total of 103,214 cars, thereby increasing sales volume by 8.9 percent over the same period last year ...
2006-04-30 Nicola Larini Saves One Point; Huff And Menu Unlucky
MAGNY COURS, April 30th, 2006 - Nicola Larini scored a single point for Chevrolet in today's third and fourth rounds of the 2006 World Touring Car Championship in Magny Cours. Rob Huff looked set to finish in the points in race two, but gearbox woes decided otherwise, while Alain Menu became the innocent victim of other drivers' accidents, despite having a perfect car.As predicted yesterday, all three Chevrolets drove strongest in the second half of the first race, but ...
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 ...
2006-04-21 CHEVROLET LOOKING FOR STRATEGIC POINTS IN FRANCE
ZÜRICH / WELLINGBOROUGH, April 21st, 2006 - The four weeks since Monza have been used by the Chevrolet WTCC team to ready themselves for the next rounds at Magny Cours ...
2006-04-08 Chevrolet sells 75,490 vehicles in first quarter of 2006
Chevrolet increased sales in the first quarter of 2006 to 75,490 vehicles in total Europe, compared to 68,650 vehicles sold in the same period a year ago, setting another record for the brand. ...
2006-04-05 Chevrolet to assemble four models for Russian market in Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad, 5 April 2006 -- General Motors and Avtotor today announced the start of pi-lot production of four Chevrolet models at the Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad, Russia. ...
2006-04-02 CHEVROLET SCORES FIRST PODIUM FINISH IN MONZA
MONZA, April 2nd, 2006 - The Chevrolet WTCC team started their 2006 season in the best possible way by having Alain Menu on the podium and Nicola Larini finishing in the points, while Rob Huff showed ...
2006-04-01 CHEVROLET SHOWS COMPETITIVE FORM IN MONZA
MONZA, April 1st, 2006 - The Chevrolet WTCC team kicked off their 2006 World Touring Car Championship campaign with a solid result in today's qualifying session. ...
2006-03-28 CHEVROLET ANXIOUS TO GET TO ROUND 1 IN MONZA
ZÜRICH / WELLINGBOROUGH, March 27th, 2006 - The Chevrolet WTCC team is looking forward to start its second season in the World Touring Car Championship in Monza ...
2006-03-22 TEAM CONTINUES TO IMPROVE CAR AND LEARN NEW SLICK TYRES
MONZA, March 22nd, 2006 - Chevrolet and RML continued to improve their performance at the second day of the official FIA test session at the Autodromo of Monza in Italy, today. ...
2006-03-21 CHEVROLET LEADS IN THE RAIN IN FIRST GROUP TEST
MONZA, March 21st, 2006 - Chevrolet and RML joined all the other 2006 WTCC competitors for the first day ...
2006-03-13 CHEVROLET CONCLUDES WINTER TEST PROGRAMME IN FRANCE
MAGNY COURS, 10 March 2006 - The Chevrolet WTCC team finished its winter test programme in Magny Cours, France today ...
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 ...
2006-03-01 CHEVROLET TESTS LACETTI WTC IN ALBACETE
ALBACETE, 28 February 2006 - RML and Chevrolet continued their winter test programme at the Albacete track in Spain this week ...
2006-02-27 Captiva: The new Chevrolet SUV designed for Europe
First diesel powered compact Chevrolet SUV ...
2006-02-27 New in the mid-size category: Chevrolet Epica with a straight six
Dynamically styled notchback sedan celebrates its world premiere in Geneva... ...
2006-02-27 Chevrolet's 2006 Model Range
Matiz/Spark new generation of top seller in top form... ...
2006-02-21 CHEVROLET HAS SUCCESSFUL FIRST TEST AT BRANDS HATCH
BRANDS HATCH, 21 February 2006 - RML and Chevrolet had a successful first test with the new 2006 Chevrolet Lacetti WTC at Brands Hatch today. ...
2006-02-06 2006 CHEVROLET LACETTI TWC HAS SUCCESSFUL SHAKE DOWN
MILLBROOK, 8 February 2006 - Today's shake down of the first 2006-spec Chevrolet Lacetti WTC at Millbrook was a success ...
2006-02-06 New Chevrolet Epica: World Premiere at the Geneva Motor Show
Zurich. The new Chevrolet Epica is the company's first mid-size model to be launched in Europe with two refined, transversally mounted in-line six cylinder engines ...
2006-01-30 MAURER MOTORSPORT ENTERS TWO CHEVROLET LACETTI IN GERMANY
BRUSSELS, 30 January 2006 - Swiss team, Maurer Motorsport, is the first team to enter two privateer Chevrolet Lacetti WTC in 2006 ...
2006-01-16 New Chevrolet Captiva: Compact SUV debuts at Geneva
Zurich. With the all-new Captiva, its first diesel powered compact SUV, Chevrolet takes its European product offensive to a new level. ...
2006-01-11 CHEVROLET LAUNCHES 2006 WTCC LACETTI
VIENNA, 11 January 2006 - Chevrolet Europe has launched its 2006 World Touring Car Championship campaign in Vienna, Austria, today ...
2006-01-11 GMAC SPONSORS 2006 CHEVROLET WTCC CAMPAIGN
VIENNA, 11 January 2006 - General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC), the financial services arm of General Motors, will be the main sponsor of the Chevrolet's World Touring Car Championship team it has been officially announced at the Vienna Auto Show today ...
2006-01-11 2006 WORLD TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR
2006-01-10 Chevrolet with Record Sales in Europe in 2005
Zurich. Chevrolet sold just over 240,000 cars in Europe in 2005, 26 percent more than in 2004 when its predecessor, GM Daewoo, sold 190,000 Chevrolet and Daewoo vehicles. Market share went up from 0.9 percent to 1.15 percent. Similar to last year, December sales were especially strong They reached over 20,000 units, 5,000 more ...
2006-01-10 European Premiere of Chevrolet T2X Concept Car in Brussels
The Chevrolet T2X concept vehicle debuts in Europe at the Brussels Motor Show from January 10 to 22, 2006 ...