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New Delhi, March 14, 2005:
Chevrolet, the American legend that has
caught the fancy of discerning auto lovers
in India is celebrating the second anniversary
of its arrival in India in style with a
series of Chevrolet Mileage rallies across
the country starting with one in the national
capital on Sunday. It will be followed by
another rally in Mumbai next Sunday.
Mr. P. Balendran, Vice President-
Corporate Affairs General Motors India gave
away the prizes to the winners of the competitive
"Best Mileage Car" section of
the rally. Selected through a draw of lots
from Chevrolet customers in the National
Capital Region, 50 proud Chevy owners in
their magnificent machines participated
in the rally from Delhi to Wet-N-Wild resort,
Manesar on NH-8 on Sunday.
“Looking at the success of the Chevrolet
in India, I am confident it will substantiate
GMs impetus to consolidate its presence
in the Indian market and the Asian region.
True to GM’s vision, we intend to make Chevrolet
the most admired and preferred automotive
brand in India,” said Mr. Chaba
The winners were:
| R.K.Sharma |
26.53 kmpl |
Tavera |
| Tarun Gupta |
24.46 kmpl |
Optra 1.6 |
| Sukhbir Singh |
23.19 kmpl |
Optra 1.8 |
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Flagged off on Sunday morning by Mr. Aditya
Vij, President and Managing Director General
Motors India, the Chevrolet rally has been
organized by GM India with support from
NCR dealers. GMI’s business associates like
ICICI Bank, BPCL, 3 M, ICI Paints, ELF,
Autocop and Bank of Punjab participated
as co-sponsors.
Introduced in India in 2003, under the
banner “For a Special Journey Called Life”,
the Chevrolet brand has been named "The
Best Automotive Brand Of The Year 2004"
by BS Motoring. While Chevrolet Tavera,
a new-generation premium multi-utility vehicle
(MUV) launched last year has won Overdrive’s
coveted "UV of the Year 2005"
Award, two other Chevy products Optra Luxury
sedan and Forester SUV have between them
already won seven awards earlier.
GM India also plans to launch an exciting
range of vehicles specifically designed
for the Indian market under the Chevrolet
brand which complements its brand portfolio
in India by offering superior value exceeding
the expectations of the customers in terms
of product performance, styling and quality.
GM India is a wholly owned subsidiary of
General Motors Corporation. Besides the
Chevrolet Optra, GM India manufactures the
Chevrolet Tavera, Opel Corsa, Opel Corsa
Sail and Opel Swing at its facility in Halol,
Gujarat. GM India also sells the imported
Opel Vectra and Chevrolet Forester.
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