General Motors announced today that its Chevrolet brand sold 2.35 million vehicles globally during the first six months of 2011 – the best half-year in Chevrolet’s 100-year history. “Founded in the United States by a Swiss émigré, Chevrolet was created with a global focus,” said Joel Ewanick, GM global chief marketing officer. “One hundred years [...]
In a PR move designed to appeal the inner-child, Chevrolet has created a life-size Play-Doh version of its Orlando in London, and parked it curbside. Play-Doh was the vehicle of choice (pun intended) to construct the model, as research showed it to be the most beloved toy of yesteryear. In another story, a US artists [...]
Chevrolet will be taking its first step into the European MPV/family minivan segment with the new 2011 Chevrolet Orlando, which will make its world debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show on Sept. 30th. Based on the Chevrolet Orlando Concept, which was unveiled in Paris two years ago, the production model keeps most of the [...]
According to General Motors’ Vice Chairman Tom Stephens, Chevrolet has plans to launch a family minivan in several global regions very soon. Stephens made comments about the upcoming minivan today while showing analysts GM’s future product plans. Stephens said that GM will base the new minivan on a global compact-car architecture and showed analysts a [...]
General Motors has dropped plans to bring the seven-seater Chevrolet Orlando crossover to the United States and said it will concentrate on existing models for the brand. The decision to cancel plans to bring the Orlando to the United States was made by Mark Reuss, GM”s president for North America. The model, which is based [...]
During a pre-auto show event yesterday in Detroit, GM gave the press a sneak peek of what they can expect at next month’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show. On hand will be the new Chevy Aveo, which will be more of a concept version rather than the final production model that will hit dealerships later next [...]
Last time we heard anything about the Chevrolet Orlando, it was reported that the production version of the concept had been put on hold. Internally known as the MPV7, a front-wheel-drive Delta architecture vehicle, the Orlando was scheduled to be produced at GM”s Detroit-Hamtramck plant later this year. Well, it looks like the production version of [...]
George McGregor, president of UAW Local 22, said that GM’s plat management told the Michigan local that it has put plans to build a compact Chevrolet and Opel minivan on hold. The program, known internally as the MPV7, is based on the Chevrolet Orlando concept. McGregor said that GM has yet to install any tooling [...]
While General Motors prepares for the launch of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt for Nov. 2010, the automaker is already studying where else it could apply the hybrid-electric technology in its product lineup. According to Jon Lauckner, GM’s vice president of global program management, one place might be the new Chevrolet Orlando seven-passenger crossover. Lauckner said that [...]
General Motors previously said that the Chevrolet Spark (the production version of the Chevy Beat) and the Chevrolet Orlando would not come to the U.S. However, as consumer demand shifts to more compact and fuel-efficient cars, GM has changed its mind. The 2010 Chevrolet Spark and the 2010 Chevrolet Orlando will both come to the U.S. [...]
