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General Motors India (GMI) is looking to introduce smaller SUVs and pick-up trucks with an aim to attain domestic sales of 2,00,000 vehicles in the next five years. The company is planning to launch low-cost pick-up trucks and mini-vans from its Chinese partner Wuling Motors’ stable. GM To Launch Pick Up Trucks

General Motors India is considering hike in prices of its Chevorlet range of cars currently offered in the country, including its small car Spark. The market conditions are tough and the input costs continue to go up forcing the company to consider hike in prices. GM India May Hike Price

General Motors Corp reported an 11% drop in global sales in 2008, allowing rival Toyota Motor Corp to surpass it as the world’s largest automaker for the first time. GM, now struggling to restructure under a $13.4 billion US government bailout, had held the title as the global auto industry leader for 77 years and [...]

The Indian unit of General Motors Corp will raise its car prices by 1-2% from 9th January to cover rising costs, but does not expect the market to improve in the first half of 2009. The price rises were to cover input costs and the impact of the weakening of the rupee last year, P [...]

General Motors India has reported a 35.95% decline in its domestic sales at 4,041 units in December last year, against 6,309 units in the same month in 2007. The sales comprised 509 units of multi-utility vehicle Chevrolet Tavera, 867 units of sedan and hatchback Chevrolet Aveo and Aveo U-VA, 248 units of the luxury sedan [...]

Car sales have declined which has led to Toyota & Hyundai to cut production. Maruti might cut production too. Now General Motors India is cutting down production by up to 10 per cent from its two plants — at Halol in Gujarat and at Talegaon in Maharashtra. The two plants have been shut down from [...]

GM will also be launching a LPG version of the Spark and CNG version of the Aveo in April and June 2009, respectively. GM is also test running six of its different vehicles on bio-diesel. GM has been selling a CNG-version of the Optra in select cities. GM Going For Alternate Fuels

General Motors India will roll out its Best cars to own and drive used-car retail initiative on January 15 next year. Branded as ‘Chevrolet OK’, GM will initially open 10 outlets as part of existing Chevrolet dealers in metros like Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. GM To Launch Chevrolet OK

GM Chevrolet has announced price cut on its models. The price of spark has come down by Rs. 8,000 – Rs. 10,200. The price of Aveo U-VA has been cut between Rs. 12,000 – Rs. 16,000. The Aveo sedan is now cheaper by Rs. 16,700 – Rs. 21,000 and the Tavera becomes cheaper by Rs. [...]

General Motors India on Saturday reported a 5.31% rise in its domestic sales at 6,465 units in October, against 6,139 units in the same month a year ago. GM Sales Increase In October