General Motors will reduce the number of production models

One of the largest U.S. automakers, the company General Motors, is going to have to reduce the number of future blizhashem various mid-size models, sold under the brands Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick and Saturn. Now the model number of these companies are 15 different mid-size cars, but after a few years, according to Bloomberg, they will only have 10. For comparison, in 1997, General Motors issued 23 mid-size car, and only in the line of Chevrolet, there were five similar models. Such a decision management concern, according to experts, can help free up part of the industrial and financial resources, and build more flexible, individual sales strategy for each model. A similar approach is already used by companies Toyota and Honda, which has long occupied the top ranks of monthly sales of its models the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord. It is also worth noting that the medium-sized models take the production program of concern rather sizeable proportion. For example, last year at GM plants were produced about 1.2 million vehicles in this class in the amount of 18.7 billion dollars, representing about 18 percent of North American revenues.

Export version of the Chevrolet-Niva will be one year

Sale of export modification SUV Chevrolet-Niva (Chevrolet Niva), will not begin before spring 2004. This was announced by director general of JV GM-AvtoVAZ, John Mylonas at the informal meeting with representatives of Togliatti media. According to news agency Ladaonline, the first copies of the export version of the Chevrolet Niva will appear in October this year. However, it will only prototypes, which will go to trial and that will continue to adapt off-road vehicle for the needs of foreign buyers. And it will work as specialists Volga car, and another 13 employees of companies belonging to the concern General Motors. So the trade cars actually go on sale a year later. Without this aid, according to Mylonas, lapping the car would take about four years. Recall that the export version of the Chevrolet Niva SUV will be different from selling to our domestic market version of the existence of the new engine Opel, imported gear, new transfer case and some other parts and components. Little change, and finish the car. Meanwhile, the export version of the SUV will cost considerably more expensive. If the base Chevrolet Niva in Russia is worth 8000 dollars, that future innovation will be worth at least 2-2.5 thousand dollars more.

Chevrolet Niva may be available for sale as a model of Daewoo and Fiat

The new Chevrolet Niva SUV, production of which began September 23 at the facilities of the joint venture GM-AvtoVAZ, in some export markets could go on sale under the brands Daewoo and Fiat. About this in an interview seven miles the general director of Joint Venture John Milonas. According to him, in some Asian countries, the novelty may be sold as a model of Daewoo, and in Italy and possibly even some European countries - as a model of Fiat. However, it is worth recalling that in Europe the SUV will be presented under the name Chevrolet. Also, do not prevent the use for the export version of Chevrolet Niva car engines manufactured by the partner group General Motors. Presumably, it will be GM gasoline engine and new diesel concern Fiat. It is impossible not to note the fact that exports of the new SUV assembled in Russia, plans to guide the joint venture, held a year later - in October 2003. At the same time the novelty will be available in Europe, Asia and Latin America.