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Pontiac Wave
The Daewoo Kalos is
a subcompact automobile built by GM Daewoo,
a South Korean subsidiary of General Motors.
It is rebadged for export markets under a
variety of names, the most common being the
Chevrolet Kalos, Chevrolet Aveo and Holden
Barina.
The
Kalos is based on the "Daewoo Flex"
concept previewed at Frankfurt 2001. It
replaced the discontinued Daewoo Lanos and
was also styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro. The
car started production in 2002; it originally
came in two versions, a 4-door sedan and
a 5-door hatchback. A 3-door hatchback was
added for the European market from 2005.
Most Kalos/Aveos are assembled in the Pupyong
plant in South Korea. In Ukraine, Russia
and Venezuela, local versions of the Aveo
are assembled from CKD.
2007 Chevrolet Aveo
sedanFor 2006, the new Daewoo Gentra, designed
in cooperation with PATAC, appeared. The sedan
version was shown at the Shanghai Auto Show;
the car first hit the Korean market in September
2005. Three-door and five-door hatchback versions
will arrive by fall 2006. These vehicles will
replace the Kalos/Aveo, but the Aveo name
will continue to be used in most global markets.
The
2007 Chevrolet Aveo sedan debuted in January
at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show. Sales
will commence in North America in the summer.
Future designs for this market segment will
be integrated with the GM Gamma platform,
sharing components with similar models developed
by Opel.
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