Over 400,000 Shanghai-made Chevrolet cars sold in 40 months

Shanghai, May 14 (Gasgoo.com) In the past 40 months since it moved into China, the Chevrolet brand of Shanghai GM has sold 413,274 units. It has achieved the remarkable glory of selling 10,000 units on average each month, as a top brand to be deep-rooted in the Chinese market. China sales of imported and locally made Chevrolet vehicles through the end of April totaled 519,110 units.

The Chevrolet brand was launched into the Chinese market on January 18, 2005 and sold nearly 80,000 units that year, more than 100,000 units in 2006, and 160,000 units in 2007, an increase of 52% year on year. The sales growth of the increasingly popular Chevrolet brand has been gaining momentum each month.

Chevrolet Lova

As an important growth model of the Chevrolet brand, the "premium family sedan" Chevrolet Lova got off to a good start in the first month of 2008 by selling 11,299 units and creating a monthly sales record of Chinese joint venture sedan models. In 2007, the Chevrolet Lova and Chevrolet Aveo cars sold a total of 98,486 units, up 83% over 2006 (y/y), and the two models also sold 47,075 units in the first four months of 2008, increasing more than 80% year on year, highly above the average sales growth in the sedan segment.

Chevrolet Aveo

The all-new Chevrolet Aveo is a premium sedan that was launched at the end of March 2008. Its 1.2-liter S-TEC II engine, which is new to the Aveo family, generates the highest power (53.1 kW/l) and yet has the lowest fuel consumption (4.7 liters of fuel per 100 km at a constant speed of 90 km/h) of any vehicle in its class. The engine fully complies with China's new National IV emission standard and is designed to operate at a higher compression ratio, producing greater power than many similar-size engines.

The Chevrolet Epica, a new-generation mid-class sedan of the Chevrolet brand, also exceeded its sales goal in 2007 by selling 41,702 units in the year, up 66% over 2006. From Juanry to April, the upgraded Chevrolet Epica sold a total of 17,501 units, up 58.3% year on year, further strengthening this Chevrolet car's leading position in the mid-class vehicle market.