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Chevrolet is one of America's best-known and best-selling automotive brands. With the largest dealer network in the United States, Chevy is the leader in full-size trucks and the leader in sales of vehicles priced US$35,000 and above. Chevy delivers expressive design, spirited performance and great value with standard features usually found only on more expensive vehicles. In the first nine months of 2007, sales of Chevrolet models around the world were up 3.2 percent. The Chevrolet brand grew by 17.3 percent in Asia-Pacific, 31.6 percent in Europe and 24 percent n Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. Chevrolet vehicles are sold in 133 countries.
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The 1953 Chevrolet was advertised as "Entirely New Through and Through," due to the restyled body panels, front and rear ends. However, essentially these Chevys had the same frame and mechanicals as the 1949-52 cars. The Bel Air series featured a wide chrome strip of molding from the rear fender bulge, to the rear bumper. The inside of this stripe was painted a coordinating color with the outside body color, and "Bel Air" scripts were added inside the strip. Lesser models had no model designation anywhere on the car, only having a Chevy crest on the hood and trunk. Bel Air interiors for 1953 had a massive expanse of chrome across the lower part of the dashboard, along with a de luxe Bel Air steering wheel with full chrome horn ring.
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Joe Nemechek, in his Nemco Motorsports No. 87 Chevrolet, topped the morning NASCAR Busch Series test session at Daytona International Speedway today. Nemechek posted a lap of 182.901. Hendrick Motorsports Kyle Busch was second fastest with a lap of 182.882 mph. He ... earned the third-fastest time in his team's second car. Robert Yates Racing's Stephen Leicht and Roush Racing's David Ragan followed to round out the top five. The rest of the top 10 followed with Richard Childress Racing's Timothy Peters, Joe Gibbs Racing's Aric Almirola, Roush Racing's Todd Kluever, Michael Waltrip Racing's David Reutimann and Braun Racing's Dave Blaney. Testing for teams in the odd-numbered points positions from 2006 continues through Sunday.
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Receiving an extreme makeover for 2008, the Chevrolet Malibu now looks more like a luxury sedan than a fleet car. And along with the upscale styling is a much-improved cabin in terms of materials and build quality. Two-tone interior schemes, even on base models, further the effect. The Malibu is based on the long-wheelbase version of GM's front-drive Epsilon platform and offers competitive power with a choice of a 169-horsepower 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine or a 3.6-liter 252-hp V6. The inline-4 comes paired to a four-speed automatic, while the V6 boasts a six-speed automatic. The six-speed is expected to be offered with the smaller engine at a later date.
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[T]hese were replaced by Opel models like the Rekord, Commodore, and Senator, and in 1982 the Chevrolet brand name was dropped in favour of Opel. Because of the political climate at the time, GM decided to disinvest from South Africa in 1986, and a local group eventually bought out GM's South African operations (including the Port Elizabeth plant) and renamed the company as the Delta Motor Corporation, which concentrated on Opels, Isuzus, and Suzukis, built under licence.
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The pickup truck has long been a mainstay of American byways and highways, and Chevrolet has been there from day one. Originally used and respected by farmers, construction workers and small-business owners, Chevrolet's hauler was a basic workhorse known for its reliability and longevity. More recent times have seen Chevy's full-size truck adopt the name Silverado, which was previously an upscale trim level.
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