Editing Chevrolet (section)

=== Australia ===
Even though the Australian market of today mainly consists of Australia's own automotive companies alongside European and Asian automobile brands, Australia once had its fair share of American cars as well.

Bodies for the local assembly of Chevrolets were built in Australia as early as 1918<ref name="Darwin1983">{{cite book|author=Norm Darwin|title=The History of Holden Since 1917|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qwc-AAAACAAJ|access-date=August 18, 2014|year=1983|publisher=E.L. Ford|isbn=978-0-9592287-0-0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519121943/https://books.google.com/books?id=Qwc-AAAACAAJ|archive-date=May 19, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>{{rp|11}} and by 1926 the newly created General Motors (Australia) Pty Ltd had established assembly plants in five Australian states to produce Chevrolet and other GM vehicles using bodies supplied by [[Holden|Holden Motor Body Builders]].<ref>[http://media.gm.com/aus/holden/en/company/history/HH13Part1. The Holden Heritage – page 5]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved from media.gm.com on July 25, 2009</ref>
The merger of General Motors (Australia) Pty Ltd with the troubled Holden Motor Body Builders in 1931 saw the creation of [[General Motors-Holden]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicholdencars.com/holden-cars/|title=Holden Cars History|website=Classicholdencars.com|access-date=October 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007171136/http://www.classicholdencars.com/holden-cars/|archive-date=October 7, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the ongoing production of various GM products including Chevrolet. GMH departed from traditional US body styles with the release of the Chevrolet [[Coupe Utility]] in 1934<ref name="Darwin1983" />{{rp|4}} and the Chevrolet "Sloper" Coupe in 1935.<ref name="Darwin1983" />{{rp|5}} Post-war production recommenced in 1946.<ref>[http://media.gm.com/aus/holden/en/company/history/HH13Part1. The Holden Heritage – page 23]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved from media.gm.com on July 24, 2009</ref> From 1949 Australian Chevrolets were to be locally assembled from components imported from Chevrolet in Canada although local production of the Coupe Utility body continued until 1952.<ref>The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 84</ref> 1968 was the last full year of Chevrolet assembly in Australia.<ref>RHD versions of Chevrolet C20 and C50 cab chassis were also assembled by GMH up until 1981.[http://www.ozgm.com/Ozstory.htm The Australian Story – Chevrolet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723221256/http://www.ozgm.com/Ozstory.htm |date=July 23, 2008 }} Retrieved from www.ozgm.com on July 24, 2009</ref>

[[Classic car|Classic]] Chevrolet models such as [[Chevrolet Bel Air|Bel Air]], Biscayne, [[Chevrolet Impala|Impala]] etc., are still found in many states around Australia. From the early 1970s to the early 1980s the Chevrolet name was also used on various light commercials in Australia. These ranged from the LUV (a rebadged Isuzu KB) to the third-generation C-series trucks. From 1998 to 2001 the [[Chevrolet Suburban]] was sold in Australia as the Holden Suburban, which is expected to return under the Chevrolet badge with the twelfth generation models.

Chevrolet and Holden share a number of models and model names including Malibu, Caprice, Colorado, Volt, Spark/Barina Spark, Sonic/Barina, Cruze, Equinox, and VF Commodore/Chevrolet SS. The [[Holden VF Commodore]] was exported from Australia to the United States as the Chevrolet SS until Holden ended production in May 2017 during its transition to a distribution platform of vehicles that are sourced from GM's American and international plants that is expected to badge as Holden vehicles.<ref>[http://gmauthority.com/blog/2017/05/holden-produces-final-chevrolet-ss-sedan/ "Holden Produces Final Chevrolet SS Sedan"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530193756/http://gmauthority.com/blog/2017/05/holden-produces-final-chevrolet-ss-sedan |date=May 30, 2017 }} from GM Authority (May 25, 2017)</ref>

In 2018, the Chevrolet brand returned to Australia and New Zealand with the launch of the Camaro 2SS Coupe and the Silverado 2500HD/3500HD. These vehicles retained the Chevrolet badge and nameplate, and converted to RHD in Australia. In addition to the relaunch, [[Holden Special Vehicles]] added the Camaro and Silverado to their performance lineup.<ref>[http://gmauthority.com/blog/2017/12/official-chevrolet-camaro-heading-to-australia-via-hsv-in-july-2018/ “Official: Chevrolet Camaro Heading To Australia Via HSV In July 2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209215533/http://gmauthority.com/blog/2017/12/official-chevrolet-camaro-heading-to-australia-via-hsv-in-july-2018/ |date=December 9, 2017 }} from GM Authority (December 7, 2017)</ref>

With the Holden brand retired in 2021, GM continues to export Chevrolet models to the region under the "General Motors Specialty Vehicles" network, in order to expand more American models in that region.<ref>[https://www.caradvice.com.au/827459/holden-axed-in-australia-as-general-motors-gets-out-of-right-hand-drive-globally/ “Holden Axed In Australia as General Motors Gets Out Of Right Hand Drive Globally”] from Car Advice (February 17, 2020)</ref> The imported Silverado pickup trucks are re-manufactured as right-hand-drive vehicles in Australia before distribution. Chevrolet is also looking at making the Camaro part of the V8 Supercar Series in 2023, where it would succeed the Holden ZB Commodore after its contracts with both Holden and the teams involved with the series expire in 2022.<ref>[https://gmauthority.com/blog/2020/02/chevrolet-camaro-may-be-back-on-cards-for-australian-supercars-championship/ “Chevrolet Camaro May Be Back On Cards For Australian Supercars Championship”] from GM Authority (February 18, 2020)</ref>

In Australia and New Zealand Chevrolets are often called Chevs as well as Chevys.