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Indian Automobile company
Chevrolet Sales India Pvt Ltd was a division of General Motors India which in turn was a joint venture of the US multinational corporation General Motors. Chevrolet was the 5th largest car maker in India after Maruti-Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata and Mahindra. General Motors stopped selling cars in India by the end of 2017. However, it continues to provide support for existing customers.

History
Chevrolet came to India in 1993. An office was set up in Bombay with an assembly plant constructed in Sewree. General Motors was the first automobile company to open an assembly plant in India. Vehicle Production started in 1928 with the National Series AB Touring. In 1952-53 the ‘socialist’ Indian Government forced General Motors India to shut shop, along with other foreign car companies. However, in 2003 Chevrolet Sales India was established and the Chevrolet brand was re-launched in India. It replaced Opel as the only brand offering by General Motors India Private Limited.

Manufacturing Facilities
Until 2017, CSIPL operated vehicle manufacturing plants in Halol, Gujarat and Talegaon Dabhade, Maharashtra, It still maintains headquarters in Halol and Gurgaon and a large technical center in Bangalore. Its Halol and Talegaon manufacturing plants had a combined production capacity of 385,000 vehicles annually.

Models

Many of CSIPL's vehicles sold in India were imported from GMDAT either as completely built units (CBU), or assembled with varying degree of localized manufacturing (CKD and SKD). CSIPL sold three hatchbacks, three sedans, one MPV and One SUV.

Discontinued models produced between 2003 and 2017

Hatchback

Sedan

SUV

MPV

Sales and service network

At the time of its closure, CSIPL had 205 dealerships and more than 200 service centres in 178 cities across India.

Sales performance

In the year 2010 (January to December), Chevrolet Sales India Private Limited sold 110,804 vehicles against 69,579 vehicles sold during the year 2009 (January to December) and reported an increase of 59% in sales