GM's South Korean Plant First to Produce New Chevy Aveo

General Motor's South Korean Daewoo unit announced today that it will handle initial production of the new Chevrolet Aveo at its local Bupyeong plant in Incheon. The new Aveo will make its debut under the Daewoo brandname in the South Korean market in the first half of 2011 before a global rollout as a Chevrolet.

"GM Daewoo is proud to be the first member of the GM family to produce and sell GM's next-generation global small car," said GM Daewoo President and CEO Mike Arcamone. "With demand for small cars on the rise worldwide, this is great news not only for GM Daewoo and our suppliers, but for Korean consumers as well."

The Detroit automaker has previously stated the North American market Aveo will be built at its Orion Assembly in Orion Township, Mich., in 2011, a move that is said to restore around 1,200 jobs to Southeast Michigan.

The production version of the new Aveo hatchback was given its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show last week.

In European guise, Chevrolet will offer the Aveo with four petrol engines, including two 1.2-liter units delivering 70HP and 86HP, a 100HP 1.4-liter and a 115HP 1.6-liter powerplant, plus a 1.3-liter turbo diesel engine featuring Start/Stop technology that will be available with either 75HP or 90HP.

Chevrolet is also planning to introduce a four-door sedan version of the Aveo, which will most likely make its debut either in LA this November or in Detroit in early January 2011.

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Paris Show: Chevrolet Aveo 5-door, Sedan Coming Soon [With Live Pics]

The Aveo is finally here and in the metal, and Chevy says it's aimed at younger buyers interested in a hot-hatch "looking every bit as good as the Aveo RS show car concept". Points for trying, guys, but not really...

Set to hit Europe in the summer of 2011, the Aveo 5-door will be powered by a variety of small-displacement gasoline and diesel engines (ranging from 70 to 115 horsepower) and even be available with a 6-speed stick. For all the specs on available engines and the like, check out our previous post.

The sea of black plastic has seeped out from the interior and found itself all over the exterior of the car, as evidenced by the front and rear light housings and former rear quarter window. Also, whatever was once attractive from the rear 3/4 view (like the C-pillar kink and rear end treatment) seems to have been watered down a notch.

And if the hatchback doesn't do it for you, Chevrolet should be presenting a sedan version of the car either in LA in November or in Detroit in January 2011. Anyone interested in a 180-horsepower SS version?

By Phil Alex

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Car Modification

Car Modification

Type of car : Chevrolet Aveo 1.5L M/T tahun 2003 Owner : Irwan Body art : body kit cus­tom, wide body plat galvanis 0,8mm, shave door custom, sunroof Webasto & Volanti, custom pilar B, spion F1 carbon, cat Sikkens candy tone, cutting sticker custom

Soundstyle : head unit Pioneer DVH-P5650MP & Pioneer DEH-P765OMP, speaker 3 way depan & belakang MB Quart (ukuran 6 inchi), 3 buah subwoofer Planet Audio Z-12 (12 inchi), power Harman Kardon, power Denon, power Audioline, power Revo monoblok, kapasitor bank Critical Mass (2 buah). 3 buah monitor lvio (ukuran 7 inchi), fuse box digital EFX, audio meter Caras, accu Varta 70A Interior : interior custom full leather & fiberglass, steer Momo, shift knob Momo, pedal set Momo, handbrake Momo. engine cut off custom, jok racing replica Sparco, tachometer Engine : fuel pressure regulator SARD, kabel busi Blue Thunder, oil catch tank GReddy, filter udara Blue Thunder, oil HKS, radiator cap GReddy, muffler Aerospeed, Rolling stock : velg replica Lowenhart LD1 20^*8.5". ban Sumitomo 245/35R20 & 255/35R20, per custom potong 2 ulir Modifikator : Sejahtera Autocar, Selamat Ban, Autostage, Z-One, Delima