«Chevrolet»: The American brand

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Chevrolet or Chevy is an American brand of vehicle manufactured by General Motors (GM). It was founded by Swiss race car driver and automotive engineer Louis Chevrolet and GM founder William C. Durant on the 3rd of November 1911. The brand was acquired by General Motors in 1918 and Chevrolet was positioned to sell a lineup of mainstream vehicles to directly compete against Henry Ford's Model T in the 1920s. Chevrolet sells and produces a wide variety of automobiles, from subcompact cars to medium-duty commercial trucks in North America. In Europe, the brand name is used on automobiles produced in Korea by General Motors...