CHEVROLET. CHEVROLET in COLOMBIA

General Motors Colmotores, Av. Boyaca (Calle 56-A Sur) No. 33-53, Bogota,

D. C. Colombia,

tel. +571/7400111, fax +571/2040314,

http://www.chevrolet.com.co

CHEVROLET CORSA

CHEVROLET OPTRA

CHEVROLET JIMNY

Models produced in Colombia: Corsa (hatchback, sedan), Optra, Jimny, Super Carry (minivan, pick-up), LUV pick-up (Doble Cab, Single Cab); models produced in Ecuador: Corsa Evolution (hatchback, sedan), Vitara, Grand Vitara, LUV D-MAX pick-up; models produced in Venezuela: Aveo, Astra; models produced in Korea: Spark, Epica.

Assembly volume in 2003 -15,894 passenger vehicles and 238 pick-ups. Established in 1956, Colmotores started to assemble British Austins in 1957. In 1965 Chrysler took over 60% of the company shares and changed its name to Chrysler Colmotores. In the years 1966-79 the company manufactured Dodge cars and in the years 1969-79 -Simca. In 1979 GM took over 77.4% of the shares (since 1997 GM has owned 83.7%) and in 1981 changed the company’s name to GM Colmotores. Since 1980 the company has been manufacturing Chevrolet utility vehicles, since 1982 Chevrolet passenger cars, since 1986, Suzuki under the Chevrolet brand name and since 1988 - Isuzu under the Chevrolet brand name. In 1996 it launched the production of the 3/4/5-door Corsa models with the following selection of engines: a 1.4-liter 84 hp unit and, only in the sedan version, a 1.6-liter 91 hp unit or a diesel 1.7-liter 60 hp unit (the old Brazilian Corsa 1994-2002). In 2004 the public saw the premiere of the sedan Optra, identical to the Daewoo Lacetti, with the following powerplants: a 1.4-liter 89 hp engine or a 1.8-liter 121 hp unit. In 1999 the selection of models expanded with the introduction of the Jimny with a 1.3-liter 80 hp power unit (= Suzuki Jimny). The minivan Super Carry (1.0-liter 44 hp) is an export version of the Suzuki model with an identical name, manufactured in Japan in the years 1985-98. Since 1989 the company has been producing LUV pick-ups (2.2-liter 115 hp; V6 3.2-liter 192 hp; D 2.5-liter 79 hp or D 2.8-liter 99 hp), based on the old Isuzu Pickup TFR / TFS. In the years 1986-2004 the company manufactured the Sprint, in 1991-2004 - the Swift / Chevy Taxi, in 1990-2001 the Samurai, in 1996-2003 the Esteem, in 1998- 2001 the Wagon R+ and in 2000-03 the Alto.