Chevrolet Company

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy, is a brand of vehicles produced
by the American corporation General Motors (GM). Originally founded by
Louis Chevrolet and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant on
November 3, 1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company, it was acquired by
General Motors in 1918 and positioned by Alfred Sloan to sell mainstream
vehicles to compete with Henry Ford's Model T.

Chevrolet branded vehicles are sold in most automotive markets worldwide,
with the notable exception of Oceania, where GM is represented by their
Australian subsidiary, Holden. In 2005, Chevrolet was relaunched in Europe,
primarily selling vehicles manufactured by GM Korea and slotting in below
Opel.

In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from
subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the
prominence and name recognition of Chevrolet as one of General Motors' global
marques, Chevrolet, Chevy or Chev is used at times as a synonym for GM or its
products, one example being the GM LS1 engine, commonly known by the name
or a variant thereof of its progenitor, the Chevrolet small-block engine.