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Chevrolet (French origin), (colloquially Chevy) , is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors (GM). It is the top selling GM marque and the best known brand of GM worldwide, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM. Chevrolet is GM's largest brand, currently offering over 20 vehicles and many different enhanced versions in its home market. The brand's vehicles range from subcompact cars to medium duty commercial trucks. Its number one sellers in the United States include the Silverado pickup, which is the second best-selling vehicle in the United States (after the Ford F-150) and the Impala, which is the number one selling car with a domestic nameplate in the United States.

Chevrolet was co-founded by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant. Louis Chevrolet was a race-car driver, born on December 25, 1878, in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland. William Durant, founder of General Motors, had been forced out of GM in 1910 and wanted to use Louis Chevrolet's designs to rebuild his own reputation as a force in the automobile industry. As head of Buick Motor Company, prior to founding GM, Durant had hired Chevrolet to drive Buicks in promotional races.

On November 3, 1911, Chevrolet entered the automobile market to compete with the Ford Model T. A year later, the "Classic Six" was introduced. The Classic Six was a five-passenger touring sedan equipped with a 299 in3 (4.9 L), six-cylinder engine capable of taking the car to a top speed of 65 miles per hour (104 km/h).

Chevrolet first used its "bowtie"[1] logo in 1913. This logo is said to have been designed from wallpaper Durant once saw in a French hotel. Another theory of the design of the mark is from the Swiss cross, because Louis Chevrolet was from Switzerland.

In 1915, Durant made a trip to Toronto, Ontario to determine the possibility of setting up production facilities in Canada. After meeting with "Colonel Sam" McLaughlin, whose McLaughlin Motor Car Company manufactured the McLaughlin-Buick, it was agreed that the Chevrolet Motor Car Company of Canada, operated by McLaughlin, would be created to build Chevrolet cars in Canada. Three years later, the two Canadian companies were purchased by GM to become General Motors of Canada Ltd.

By 1916 Chevrolet was profitable enough to allow Durant to buy a majority of shares in GM. After the deal was completed in 1917, Durant was president of General Motors, and Chevrolet was merged into GM, becoming a separate division. In the 1918 model year Chevrolet introduced the Model D V-8 series 4-passenger roadster and 5 passenger touring. These cars had 288ci, 35 hp engines with Zenith carburetors and 3 speed transmissions.

In the 1955 model year Chevrolet introduced the most famous and versatile V8 engine ever produced. It came out with 265 cubic inches and was offered in three versions. The basic 265 had a two-barrel carburetor and was rated at 165 H.P. Horsepower was increased to 185 with the addition of a four-barrel carburetor, and an underrated 195 hp version, called the "power pack" had a high lift solid lifter cam, high compression heads, and dual exhaust. This engine became a hit with hot rodders and almost overnight became the engine of choice, replacing the flathead Ford engine as the hot rodder's preferred motor.

In 1955 the 265-cubic-inch engine was one of the smallest V8 engines offered by the big three U.S. automakers (see 264 Buick Nailhead, 241 Plymouth non-Hemi and 241 Dodge Hemi), however it gave similar-sized cars with far larger engines--like the 88-series Oldsmobile with its 324 cubic-inch "Rocket" engine 324 Oldsmobile--a run for their money. For example, a Chevy equipped with the power-pack engine and a three-speed manual shift transmission can achieve 60 miles per hour from a standstill in 8.4 seconds, an astonishing feat for the time. Because his engine was placed in production only 15 weeks after authorization was given by management, the engineers did not have the necessary time to do the proper dynamometer testing and rate its horsepower prior to release. The untested engine rated at 185 H.P. when released in 1955 but was rated at 205 H.P. in 1956 after dynamometer testing. Because of its exceptional breathing ability, a 225 H.P. option was available by adding two four-barrel carbs. The power-pack engine for 1956 also had two four-barrel carburetors and was rated at 245 H.P. In 1957 the engine was increased to 283 cubic inches. This engine also had heads with larger valves and ports, and the four-barrel carburetor engine was rated at 220 H.P. Two four-barrel's gave 245 H.P. A high-performance version, with a high-lift solid cam and fitted with heads that had even larger intake valves, called fuel-injection heads by enthusiasts, was rated at 270 H.P. Fuel injection was also offered that year. Rated at 283 H.P., this was the first engine offered by U.S. auto manufactures to produce 1 H.P. per cubic inch. This rating, however, was again incorrect due to delayed production schedules for the Rochester fuel injection unit. After proper dynamometer testing, it was rated at 290 H.P. in 1958. Enthusiasts affectionately called this engine the "fuelie."

Famous Chevy models include the large and luxurious Impala (1958) and the innovative air-cooled rear-engined Corvair (1960 - 1969). Chevrolet had a great influence on the American automobile market during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1963, one out of every ten cars sold in the United States was a Chevrolet.[2]
 

About Chevrolet cars:

[edit] Current models in the United States
Cars Aveo Cobalt Malibu Impala Corvette
Trucks Colorado Silverado Avalanche D102
SUVs HHR Equinox Trailblazer Tahoe Suburban
Vans Uplander Express
 

150 (1953-1957)
210 (1953-1957)
3100 1/2 Ton Trucks.
3600 3/4 Ton Trucks.
3800 One Ton Trucks.
4100 1 1/2 Ton Short Wheelbase Trucks.
4400 1 1/2 Ton Long Wheelbase Trucks
5100 Cab-Over-Engine Short Wheelbase Trucks.
5400 Cab-Over-Engine Medium Wheelbase Trucks.
5700 Cab-Over-Engine Long Wheelbase Trucks.
6100 Two Ton Short Wheelbase Trucks.
6400 Two Ton Long Wheelbase Trucks.
6700 School Bus Chassis.
C/K1500 pickup
C/K2500 pickup
C/K3500 pickup
C/K1500 Suburban
C/K2500 Suburban
Apache (1958-1959)
Astro (1985–2005)
Avalanche (2002–present)
Aveo (2003–2006, rebadged Daewoo Kalos)
Aveo (2006–present, rebadged Daewoo Gentra)
Beauville (1970-1995)
Bel Air (1953-1975)
Biscayne (1958-1972)
Bison (1977–1988)
Blazer (1969–2005)
Bonaventure
Brookwood (1958-1961, 1969–1972)
Bruin (1978–1988)
Camaro (1967–2002) (2009)
Caprice (1965–1996, North American market)
Captiva (2007–present)
Cavalier (1982–2005)
Celebrity {1982-1990}
Chevelle (1964–1977)
Chevy II (1962–1968)
Citation (1980-1985)
Cobalt (2005–present)
Colorado (2004–present)
Corsica (1987–1996)
Corvair (1960–1969)
Corvair Greenbrier (van) (1960–1965)
Corvette (1953–present)
El Camino (1959 - 1987)
Equinox (2004–present) — Replaced Chevrolet Blazer and Chevrolet Tracker
Express (1997–present)
HHR (2006–present)
Impala (1958–1985, 1994–1996, 2000–present)
Kingswood (1958-1961, 1969-1972)
Kingswood Estate (1969-1972)
Kodiak (1980-present)
Lacetti
Lanos
Lumina (1990–2001)
Malibu (1964–1983, 1997—present)
Metro (1998–2001)
Montana
Monte Carlo (1970–1988, 1995–2007)
Monza (1975-1980)
Nomad
Nova (1962–1979, 1984-1988)
Niva (2002–present)
Nubira (2003-present)
Prizm (1998–2002)
Omega
Optra (2003-present) (Available in Canada)
Opala (1969-1992) (The first Brazilian Chevrolet)
Silverado (1999–present)
Sprint (1985–1988)
SSR (2004–2006)
Suburban (1936–present)
S-10 (1982–2003)
SS
Tahoe (1994–present)
Titan (1968–1988)
Townsman (1953-1957, 1969-1972)
TrailBlazer (2002–present) — Replaced Chevrolet Blazer
Tracker (1998–2004)
Uplander (2005–present)
Vectra
Viva (2004-)
Venture (1997–2005)
Yeoman (1958)

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