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In recent years, with introduction of new models like the Cruze and Beat, GM India has been on a roll. They recently introduced a special engine exclusively developed for the Indian Market and that’s the sort of thing needed to improve an international product’ chances in India. Now, GM India is gearing up for the ‘Big Fight’. It plans to bring in a small car to rival the current kingpin  [ Read More ]

800cc Spark will serve as backup if the Beat and Spark fail to live up to expectations

The 800cc Chevrolet Spark is Plan B for GM India who days ago unveiled the Chevrolet Beat with a ridiculously low price tag. The Chevrolet Beat is roped with a task to do more volumes than the 1,000cc Spark and challenge the might of the i10 and others.

Question – But what happens if the Beat doesn’t click?

Answer – The 800cc Chevrolet Spark saves the day. Well hopefully.

P Balendran, vice-president of General Motors India -

The 800 cc Spark is on the drawing board

The low capacity version of this popular hatchback will not see production lines if its older siblings turn out to be market rattlers. GM is looking at certain number of cars for this year (around 100,000) and if it does not end up achieving it, the 800cc Spark will be out to boost numbers.

There are not many cars in India employing a sub-1000cc engine. The Nano, 800 and Alto come to mind. These are cars which are not fun to drive and serve the purpose of plainly transporting people from A to B.

During the launch of the new Chevrolet Tavera Neo-2 (Price Rs 9.58 lakh) today in Chennai, General Motors India announced that it will be introducing two car models by next year. General Motors India President and Managing Director Karl Slym said, “As of now we are working on it but we are expecting the cars to hit the market next year. Out of the two cars one may be in  [ Read More ]