GM launches upgraded Chevrolet Aveo U-VA

08 December 2008

GM India has launched an upgraded version of the Chevrolet Aveo U-VA in India.

The U-VA had recently won an award in the Automotive Initial Quality Study announced by J D Power Asia Pacific 2008 for the best car in the premium compact segment.

Apart from this GM Chevrolet Spark also won the J D Power Asia Pacific 2008 award for the best car in the compact car segment.

Chevrolet Aveo U-VA competes against Maruti Swift and Hyundai Getz in India.

The company is also working on launching a new small car in the market next year.

GM president and managing director Karl Slym said the company was planning to turn its engineering centre in Bangalore in to a 'power train hub' for the entire Asia Pacific operations of the company.