Editing Chevrolet (section)

==== Argentina ====
[[File:Chevrolet 400 1962.jpg|thumb|right|[[Chevrolet 400]], made in Argentina from 1962 to 1974]]

In 1924, [[General Motors de Argentina]], the local GM [[subsidiary]], started importing Chevrolet Double Phaeton models which were welcomed with great demand. In 1925, in order to reduce costs in the Argentine market, General Motors decided to manufacture in Argentina and started producing a sedan, a roadster, a truck chassis and the Chevrolet Double Phaeton, now called "Especial Argentino", a model exclusively designed for the Argentine market. Sales increased and soon the [[Oldsmobile]], [[Oakland Motor Car Company|Oakland]] and [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] units were incorporated to the assembly line.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

When the [[World War II|Second World War]] broke out the operations were complicated. In 1941 the Chevrolet number 250,000 was made, but the shortage of products made car production impossible.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} The last Chevrolet went out of the plant in August 1942.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} In order to avoid the total stoppage, the company made electrical and portable refrigerators and car accessories amongst other items.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} After the war, GM started producing the Oldsmobile and Pontiac lines and later Chevrolet was added.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

In 1959, manufacturing plants are enlarged and set up to produce cars, pick-ups and trucks. On January 25, 1960, the first Argentine Chevrolet pick-up was introduced. The following year the national government approves the investment plan for 45&nbsp;million dollars which included a plant of 12,000 m<sup>2</sup>. On March 12, 1962, the first [[Chevrolet 400]] was made based on the North American [[Chevrolet Chevy II / Nova|Chevy II]]. The original plan considered a national integration of 50% during the first year of production; this amount had to be 90% in 1964 with a production of 15,000 units. By 1969, the Chevy line, derived from the American Chevy Nova, was presented.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

In the middle of the seventies, General Motors [[market share]] was reduced sharply from 9% in 1976 to 2% in 1978. Losses exceeded $30 million and the head company in the USA decided to halt production activities in Argentina.

The Chevrolet trademark reappeared in 1985 for the production of the pick-up in its versions [[Chevrolet C/K|C-20]] and [[Chevrolet D-20|D-20]]. In 1995, a plan for the manufacturing destined for export specially to Brazil and other countries of [[Mercosur]] materialized with the building of a new facility near [[Rosario]], Santa Fe, for the production of the Opel-based [[Chevrolet Corsa]] and the Suzuki-based [[Chevrolet Grand Vitara]] 4x4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://automoveisclassicos.net/html/historia_chevrolet_3.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707172017/http://automoveisclassicos.net/html/historia_chevrolet_3.html|url-status=dead|title=Automóveis Clássicos - Marcas Históricas, Modelos Eternos, Modelos Futuros!|access-date=June 28, 2014|archive-date=July 7, 2012}}</ref>

By 2010, the range was based on a variety of [[GM Korea]] based cars, together with the Brazilian [[Chevrolet Celta|Chevrolet Prisma]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.just-auto.com/news/chevrolet-prism-sales-starting_id113410.aspx |title=Just Auto 3 August 2011 |publisher=Just-auto.com |date=August 3, 2011 |access-date=November 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814194210/http://www.just-auto.com/news/chevrolet-prism-sales-starting_id113410.aspx |archive-date=August 14, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>