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* On the lines of Volt (230mpg), GM India is planning a battery car for India
* GM India’s battery car if found feasible will hit the market by 2012
* GM Chevrolet is working on an all new Tavera to take on the likes of Toyota Innova, Mahindra Xylo and upcoming Tata Indicruz.
* The new Tavera will come with all new suspension setup. Remember Tavera is using the obsolete leaf spring suspension and GM would use the new all independent suspension
* The new Tavera would have an all new styling both inside and outside. The flat surface will be shown the door instead contemporary curved surfaces will be used
* New tavera will get the 2.5L Common Rail Diesel engine (Chevrolet’s TCDi) engine developing 116PS of max power
* The upcoming Bharat IV emission will put an end to Tavera’s taxi journey in metros till the new tavera hits the market
* GM India will first launch the Cruze with an 2.0L diesel engine in October. Impact of the success of optra diesel variant (optra magnum) over petrol optra
* The diesel version of Cruze uses the same engine that powers the Captiva
* GM Chevrolet would launch the Cruze petrol with 1.8L gasoline engine by December
* The new small car that GM developed on the Beat platform will be christened new Matiz.
* GM wants to ride on the iconic “Matiz” that is well known among buyers
* Chevrolet’s new matiz will be launched at the auto expo with an 1.2L petrol engine
* GM Chevrolet has already started working on the LPG variant of the new Matiz which would be out in few months after the matiz gasoline launch
* GM Chevrolet will launch the new Matiz diesel by mid or end of 2010