Chevrolet Sonic
| Chevrolet Aveo | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | General Motors |
| Production | 2002–2011 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Subcompact car |
| Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
Chevrolet Metro Daewoo Lanos |
| First generation (T200) | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Chevrolet Kalos Chevrolet Lova Chevrolet Nexia Daewoo Gentra Daewoo Kalos Holden Barina (TK) Pontiac G3 Pontiac G3 Wave Pontiac Wave Ravon Nexia R3 Suzuki Swift+ ZAZ Vida |
| Production | 2002–2011 (South Korea) 2002–present (under license) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback 4-door sedan |
| Second generation (T300) | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Chevrolet Sonic Holden Barina (Australia) |
| Production | 2011–present |
| Model years | 2012–present |
| Assembly |
Yantai, Shandong, China (Shanghai GM Dongyue Plant) Ramos Arizpe, Mexico Bupyeong-gu, Incheon (GM Korea) Rayong, Thailand Orion Township, Michigan, United States Bogotá, Colombia (GM Colombia) Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (since 2013) |
| Designer | Ondrej Koromhaz (2008) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 5-door hatchback 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive |
| Platform | GM Gamma II platform |
| Related | Chevrolet Trax |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 99.4 in (2,525 mm) |
| Length | 173.1 in (4,397 mm) (4-door) 159 in (4,039 mm) (5-door) |
| Width | 68.3 in (1,735 mm) |
| Height | 59.7 in (1,516 mm) |
The Chevrolet Aveo (/əˈveɪ.oʊ/ ə-VAY-oh) is a subcompact car manufactured 2002-2011, by Daewoo, marketed worldwide in 120 countries under seven brands (Chevrolet, Daewoo, Holden, Pontiac, Ravon, and Suzuki).
The word "" translates from the Latin "I desire".
GM Daewoo introduced the "Daewoo Kalos" in September 2002, based on a then-new T200 platform, replacing the Daewoo Lanos (T100). Under development before Daewoo's bankruptcy, the Kalos was the company's first new model introduction following its subsequent takeover by General Motors. Manufacture of the Kalos began in early March 2002, with pre-production prototypes shown at the Geneva Auto Show in April 2002. The nameplate Kalos derives from the Greek word καλός (kalós) for "beautiful" and "good".
Originally designed by Italdesign, the Kalos derives directly from the "Kalos Dream" concept vehicle first presented at the 2000 Paris Motor Show and subsequent developmental concepts at the 2001 Frankfurt Motor Show, 2002 Geneva Auto Show, and 2003 at the Geneva Show. During this three-year development period Daewoo was struggling financially, with the ultimate fate of the company and the concept vehicle remaining uncertain.
The Kalos was sold in three and four available body styles: a 4-door sedan and 5-door hatchback from the beginning of production in 2002, and a 3-door hatchback available in certain European markets beginning in 2005. Two different T200 front-end styling designs were sold. When released in 2002, the T200 headlamps were detached from the horizontal amber turn signal strip, located directly below. This detached style, used primarily in South Korea and North America, was used in conjunction with a semi-elliptical grille. When sales in Europe began in 2003, the headlights were an integrated unit that slanted upwards from the "V-shaped" grille towards the front fenders. In Australia, when the Daewoo Kalos was introduced in 2003, the hatchback featured the integrated lighting arrangement, with the detached style used to differentiate the sedans. In South Korea, where the detached lights were used at first, the integrated design was later utilized as a facelift.
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