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==== Russia ==== [[GM-AvtoVAZ]] was a joint venture between GM and the Russian company [[AvtoVAZ]] established in 2001, which produced the [[Chevrolet Niva]], an SUV especially designed for the Russian market and conditions. The venture ended in December 2019, after AvtoVAZ acquired all General Motors' stake in it.<ref name=Russiaend/> General Motors also operated the [[GM Avto]] factory, located in [[Saint Petersburg]] and opened in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=General Motors Enters New Era in Russia|url=http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2012/Jun/0622_russia.html|publisher=GM News|access-date=December 8, 2013|date=June 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212072146/http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2012/Jun/0622_russia.html|archive-date=December 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was upgraded in 2012 and has produced the [[Opel Antara]] and [[Chevrolet Captiva]] SUVs, the [[Chevrolet Cruze]] from late 2009,<ref>{{cite web|title=GM opens USD300 million assembly plant in Russia|url=http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2008/11/07/224691.html|publisher=The Auto Channel|access-date=December 8, 2013|date=November 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213060236/http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2008/11/07/224691.html|archive-date=December 13, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Chevrolet Trailblazer (SUV)|TrailBlazer]] from semi-knocked down kits.<ref>{{cite web|title=GM Launches Chevrolet Trailblazer Assembly in Russia|url=http://wardsauto.com/plants-amp-production/gm-launches-chevrolet-trailblazer-assembly-russia|publisher=WardsAuto|access-date=December 8, 2013|date=April 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217192636/http://wardsauto.com/plants-amp-production/gm-launches-chevrolet-trailblazer-assembly-russia|archive-date=December 17, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> It ceased production in July 2015,<ref>{{cite web|title=GM car assembly plant in Petersburg ceases production|url=http://in.rbth.com/news/2015/07/01/gm_car_assembly_plant_in_petersburg_ceases_production_43987|publisher=Russia & India Report|access-date=March 17, 2016|date=July 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407045512/http://in.rbth.com/news/2015/07/01/gm_car_assembly_plant_in_petersburg_ceases_production_43987|archive-date=April 7, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> before Chevrolet's exit from the Russian market at the end of the year. In collaboration with the Russian company [[GAZ]], the second generation [[Chevrolet Aveo]] was produced at the plant in [[Nizhny Novgorod]] for the Russian market, starting from the beginning of 2013,<ref>{{cite web|title=First Chevrolet Aveo Comes Off Assembly Line at GAZ Auto Plant in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia|url=http://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/first-chevrolet-aveo-comes-off-assembly-line-at-gaz-auto-plant-in-nizhny-novgorod-russia/|publisher=Automotive World|access-date=December 8, 2013|date=February 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212171142/http://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/first-chevrolet-aveo-comes-off-assembly-line-at-gaz-auto-plant-in-nizhny-novgorod-russia/|archive-date=December 12, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> until 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=GM pulls assembly out of troubled Russian market; VW cuts back in Kaluga|url=http://automotivelogistics.media/news/gm-pulls-assembly-out-of-troubled-russian-market-vw-cuts-back-in-kaluga|publisher=Automotive Logistics|access-date=March 17, 2016|date=March 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324125205/http://automotivelogistics.media/news/gm-pulls-assembly-out-of-troubled-russian-market-vw-cuts-back-in-kaluga|archive-date=March 24, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Chevrolet vehicles were also produced at the [[Avtotor]] plant, located in [[Kaliningrad]]. The models produced here were the [[Chevrolet Lacetti|Lacetti]], [[Chevrolet Aveo|Aveo]], [[Chevrolet Epica|Epica]], [[Chevrolet Captiva|Captiva]], [[Chevrolet Orlando|Orlando]] and [[Chevrolet Tahoe|Tahoe]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ะะะะะ ะะะะะะ|url=http://www.avtotor.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=259&Itemid=635|publisher=ะะฒัะพัะพั|access-date=December 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213050559/http://www.avtotor.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=259&Itemid=635|archive-date=December 13, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of December 2017, the [[Chevrolet Tahoe]], [[Chevrolet Camaro]], [[Chevrolet Corvette]], and [[Chevrolet Niva]] were officially available for sale in Russia.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} In the first quarter of 2022, there were two distinct sales channels in Russia for Chevrolet vehicles. The first, operated by General Motors, sold the Tahoe and the Trailblazer. The second sales channel sold economical mass-market Chevrolet-branded vehicles assembled by [[UzAuto Motors]] in Uzbekistan.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} Both sales channels stopped selling Chevrolet vehicles in Russia in April 2022 due to U.S. and South Korean sanctions resulting from the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]].{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
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