1. Chevrolet or the Chevy as it is popularly known was
founded by Louis Chevrolet. The company has manufactured over 200 million
trucks and cars since the year 1921.
2. If you lined up all of the Chevrolets purchased in 2010
bumper-to-bumper, the line would stretch 12,909 miles – 51% of the
circumference of the earth.
3. 1913 was the year in which the famous bowtie Chevrolet
emblem was first used. One of the oldest stories states that Durant picked up
the idea from a wallpaper design that he had seen in France. Some others claim
that is a stylized Swiss cross.
4. Eight of top 10 –selling markets for Chevrolet 2010 are
emerging markets – Brazil, China, Uzbekistan, Mexico, Russia, India, Argentina
and Colombia.
5. In Europe the Chevrolet brand name is mainly used for
cars that have been manufactured by General Motors in Korea.
6. In January 2011, Chevrolet was the top selling automotive
brand in the United States.
7. The Chevrolet V8 design was first launched in 1955 and
has been produced uninterrupted ever since. The current-day models are updated
versions of the original engine.
Stop by Champ Hinton
today and test drive a Chevrolet!
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