Chevrolet is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941),Arthur Chevrolet (1884–1946) and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant (1861–1947) started the company on November 3,1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company. Durant used the Chevrolet Motor Car Company to acquire a controlling stake in General Motors with a reverse merger occurring on May 2,1918,and propelled himself back to the GM presidency. After Durant's second ousting in 1919,Alfred Sloan,with his maxim "a car for every purse and purpose",would pick the Chevrolet brand to become the volume leader in the General Motors family,selling mainstream vehicles to compete with Henry Ford's Model T in 1919 and overtaking Ford as the best-selling car in the United States by 1929 with the Chevrolet International.
Daewoo also known as the Daewoo Group,was a major South Korean chaebol and automobile manufacturer.
GM Korea Company is the South Korean subsidiary of multinational corporation General Motors and the third largest automobile manufacturer in South Korea. GM Korea's roots go back to the former Daewoo Motors vehicle brand,which was split from its parent company,Daewoo Group,in 2002. In addition to importing vehicles for sale into South Korea,the company also operates three manufacturing facilities producing vehicles for the domestic market and for export. The company also operates GM Technical Center Korea,a design,engineering,research &development facility for various GM products,primarily small-size cars.
Isuzu Motors Ltd.,commonly known as Isuzu,is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama,Kanagawa Prefecture. Its principal activity is the production,marketing and sale of Isuzu commercial vehicles and diesel engines.
Tata Motors Limited is an Indian Multinational automotive company,headquartered in Mumbai,and part of the Tata Group. The company produces cars,trucks,vans,and busses.
Daewoo Motors was a South Korean automotive company established in 1937 as "National Motors". The company changed its name several times until 1982 when it became "Daewoo Motors" following its acquisition by the Daewoo Group. After running into financial difficulties,it sold most of its assets in 2002 to General Motors at $1.2 billion,becoming a subsidiary of the American company. In 2011,the name "Daewoo" was definitively removed with the company being renamed GM Korea and the Daewoo brand replaced by the Chevrolet marque.
The Isuzu Elf is a medium duty truck produced by Isuzu since 1959. Outside Japan it is known as N series and Q Series. The range was originally mainly available in Japan and other Asian countries. Australia was another important market for the Elf and N series –to the extent that it was manufactured there from the 1970s using many local components. Since the early 1980s,it has also been sold and built in the United States,and also as the Isuzu N-Series. Only North America receives the wide-cab version.
General Motors New Zealand Limited,is a subsidiary of General Motors that distributes GM' motor vehicles,engines,components and parts in New Zealand.
The Isuzu Journey (kana:いすゞ・ジャーニー) is a minibus produced by the Japanese manufacturer Isuzu from 1970 to 2021. The range was primarily available as a city bus and a tourist coach.
The automotive industry in Pakistan is one of the smallest but fastest-growing industries in the country,growing by 171% between 2014 and 2018. It accounts for 3% of Pakistan's GDP and employed a workforce of over 3.5 million people as of 2018. Pakistan is the 23rd largest producer of automobiles. Its contribution to the national exchequer is nearly Rs. 50-billion. Pakistan's auto market is among the smallest but fastest growing in Asia. 269,792 cars were sold in 2018,but this number declined to 186,716 in 2019 due to austerity measures. In the 1990s and early 2000s,Pakistan had many Japanese cars. With the launch of the first Auto Policy in 2005,Pakistan launched its first indigenous car,Adam Revo. However,after the 2008 elections,the dollar started depreciating,and due to bad governance,many automakers began to halt production,with some exiting Pakistan. Currently,the auto market is dominated by Honda,Toyota,and Suzuki. However,on 19 March 2016,Pakistan passed a second "Auto Policy 2016-21," which offers tax incentives to new automakers to establish manufacturing plants in the country. In response,Renault,Nissan,Proton Holdings,Kia,SsangYong,Volkswagen,FAW,and Hyundai have expressed interest in entering the Pakistani market. MG JW Automobile Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Morris Garages (MG) Motor UK Limited,owned by SAIC Motor,to bring electric vehicles to Pakistan. NLC signed an agreement with Mercedes-Benz to manufacture Mercedes Actros trucks in Pakistan. Pakistan has not enforced any automotive safety standards or model upgrade policies. A few older vehicle models,including the Bolan and Ravi,continue to be sold by Suzuki. On 8 July 2021,Jolta Electric launched the production of electric motorcycles.
The Daewoo Maepsy is a compact car manufactured by Daewoo in South Korea from December 1977 to 1989. The Maepsy was a badge engineered version of the Opel Kadett C,or to be more precise,of the PF50 Isuzu Gemini. Originally the car was sold as the Saehan Gemini,but in February 1982 the car evolved to become the Saehan Maepsy. By 1983 it was called the Daewoo Maepsy after Saehan Motor was bought out by the Daewoo Group,and finally the Daewoo Maepsy-Na. The word "maepsy" means "beautiful" in Korean.
The Saehan Motor Company was a South Korean automobile manufacturer founded in 1976,which was born on the collaboration of Shinjin Industrial Company and General Motors to introduce their products on the South Korean market. Saehan was born on the former "General Motors Korea",which encountered difficulties when the South Korean market collapsed,following the first round of oil rises in 1973. This joint-venture,50-50 between GM and Shinjin,consisted on a car assembly plant in Bupyong,a truck assembly plant in Pusan and a foundry at Incheon. In November 1976,Shinjin Motors faced financial problems and sold its 50% stake in Saehan to the Korea Development Bank (KDB). In 1978,the Daewoo Group acquired the equity stake and management rights from KDB. The company was renamed Daewoo Motor Co. in January 1983.
Shinjin Motors or Sinjin Motors is a defunct South Korean car manufacturer.
The automotive industry in South Korea is the fifth-largest in the world as measured by automobile unit production and also the sixth-largest by automobile export volume.
Zyle Daewoo Bus,formerly "Zyle Daewoo Commercial Vehicle" is a South Korean manufacturer of buses and is majority owned by Young-An Hat Company,based in Busan. It was established in 2002 as a successor to previous merger,Daewoo Motor Company. These buses are primarily used for public transportation. Daewoo Bus has been in a partnership in 2006 with GM Daewoo.
The General Motors T-car was a platform designation for a worldwide series of rear-wheel drive,unibody subcompact cars. It was GM's first attempt to develop a small car to be sold internationally with engineering assistance from Isuzu Motors of Japan,and GM's Opel Division of Germany. GM's European Divisions Vauxhall and Opel,and Australian Division Holden were already producing small vehicles for their respective local markets,but subcompact car production wasn't being done by GM in North America until the introduction of the Vega earlier. Subcompacts from international divisions were being offered in North America as captive imports.
Before 1992,Uzbekistan had no automotive industry,being part of the Soviet Union. In post-Soviet times,UzDaewooAuto,SamKochAvto,GM Uzbekistan new auto producing plants were built with South Korean and American help. With production surpassing more than 200,000 per year,Uzbekistan exports automobiles to Russia and other CIS countries.
