General Motors India to Start Exporting Vehicles
Will initially export left-hand-drive Chevrolet Beat to Chile
New Delhi: General Motors India today announced that it will begin production
of export vehiclesat its Talegaon Plant in the second half of 2014, with sales
commencing in Chile in the first quarter of 2015.
Its first export
model will be the left-hand-drive version of the Chevrolet Beat. The
fuel-efficient smart city car is already built and sold in many markets around the world.
“The start of
Beat exports underlines GM’s commitment to India and demonstrates the
quality of the country’s growing supplier base,” said GM India President and
Managing Director Arvind Saxena. “The exports will create more employment
opportunities within GM India and the supplier community while
helping improve capacity utilization at the Talegaon Plant.”
Available with
gasoline and diesel engines, the Chevrolet Beat is India’s most fuel-efficient
hatchback and GM India’s best-selling model. Since its introduction in
India in 2010, it has received a number of coveted honors, including the Car
& Bike Design of the Year Award in 2010, NDTV Car & Bike India Green
Award in 2011, NDTV Car & Bike Automotive Technology of the YearAwardfor
its SMARTECH diesel engine in 2011, Bloomberg UTV Autocar Awardfor thediesel
variant in 2011 andCar & Bike India Variant of the YearAward in 2011.
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