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Chevrolet Agile Sedan spied in China-

The Agile stemmed in Brazil and quietly is making in roads in Asia. The sedan version of the Agile (probably the Aveo U-VA in the future) once again was caught testing in Chinese streets. When it was spied the first time, we even went to the extent of making Chevrolet Agile sedan rendering.

While we don’t know if these are the U-VA and Aveo replacements, the low-cost platform nonetheless is being put to good use. This car will be sold as the next generation Chevrolet Sail in China.

Codenamed Sail NB NGS, NB stands for notchback and NGS for New Global Car, it is a cheaper version of the Aveo sedan.

Interesting, the Spark is stationed below the existing Aveo in India. Now that the next generation Spark is ready, we assume it will be priced around the Aveo’s range (4.5 lakh and upward).

If GM India brings the Agile in, where would they position it? I don’t think positioning it around the Jazz-i20 range would bring them any fortunes (at least not on the long run) since the Agile looks very plain and no-frills to me.

I have a gut feeling the Aveo and U-VA will be taken out and the Agile and Agile sedan will take up the task.

Chevrolet Agile official teasers -

Meanwhile in Argentina, General Motors has release two images of the Chevrolet Agile with full camouflage. Twenty models were used for several crash tests and over 150 prototypes clocked a million miles to determine reliability, the press release read.

The drama surrounding the Chevrolet Agile has died down, but is bound to resume soon after it is out on the market. The new car will be the Aveo replacement in the U.S and is likely to travel to BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) countries in the coming years to take up the same assignment.

The Agile is based on the company’s Delta platform. The car was developed in Brazil and test mules have been spotted in the past. The Agile will not stay as just a hatchback. Sedan and MPV variants are expected in the coming years.

We appreciate our friend’s effort from South Africa, Shaun Malambo, who spent a considerable time in removing the camouflage from the Chevrolet Sail that was spotted testing in China. It was then passed on to our photoshop expert SRK who touched it up and this is the final result.

Is the Chevrolet Sail an Agile with a boot? Some claim so.

Codenamed Sail NB NGS, NB stands for notchback and NGS for New Global Car, it is a cheaper version of the Aveo sedan. No information is available on the new car for now, but we’ll keep a close watch on it.