There are some friends with whom you develop an instant bondage and feel like you have with them for several years. The same happens with cars too. Chevrolet cars from General Motors has been in India for only five years, but the company feels as though it has integrated with Indian business as well known as Maruti already.

Yes, GM’s presence in India can easily be described as fantastic. All the fives years have been eventful, after they entered India in 2003. Chevrolet celebrated its 5th anniversary celebration in March this year. The celebrations were presided by President and Managing Director of General Motors Mr Karl Slym and popular actor and brand ambassador of the car Saif Ali Khan.

Since its introduction to India, GM has offered one Chevrolet car every year. This includes the Chevrolet Optra in July 2003, Tavera in May 2004, Aveo and Optra SRV in 2006 and Aveo-U-VA in December 2006. It launched Spark in 2007 and Captiva in 2008.  The Chevy products have the widest range of prices. The cost of products range from Rs 2.9 lakh to Rs 17.74 lakh. General Motors has set up a facility in Halol Gujarat and now is on verge of opening its second plant in Talegaon near Pune. Both these facilities have been built to international standards.

Commenting the success of the brand, Mr Slym said “Chevrolet has quickly become one of the most admired and preferred car brands in India. The brand and the product have exceeded our expectation. They have met customer demand for performance, attractiveness and quality, which has been supplemented with quality after sale services.

If you look at the last five eventful years, the future does look very bright. I am confident that Chevrolet will continue to drive GM’s success in India.”