Founded in 1911 by racing driver Louis Chevrolet and General Motors founder William C. Durant, and acquired outright by GM in 1918, Chevrolet has spent most of its history as GM’s high-volume, mainstream marque: the brand built to sell more cars than Ford, not to sit above Cadillac.[1] Its one enduring exception is the Corvette, a sports car Chevrolet has built continuously since 1953 and which General Motors has never let become anything other than a Chevrolet.
Brand
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Company
- Founded
- 1911
- Origin
- United States
- Nameplates
- 3
Identity
- Country of origin
- United States
- Founded
- 1911
Nameplates (3)
Computed from every entry that names this brand, never a hand-maintained list. Each nameplate is a hub over its own generations.
Cars (6)
Every generation and halo trim from this brand, with the figures each one carries. Sort by any column; a car we have not sourced a figure for sorts last rather than as a zero.
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Body style
Era
| Chevrolet Camaro (first generation) F-body (1st gen) | 1966–1969 | 280 kW | — | — | — |
| Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation) GM Alpha (6th gen) | 2015–2023 | 485 kW | — | — | 1,671 kg |
| Chevrolet Corvette (C1) C1 | 1953–1962 | 268 kW | — | — | — |
| Chevrolet Corvette (C8) C8 | 2020– | 500 kW | — | 314 km/h | 1,654 kg |
| Chevrolet Impala (first generation) GM B-body (1st gen) | 1957–1958 | 209 kW | — | — | — |
| Chevrolet Impala (tenth generation) GM Epsilon II LWB (10th gen) | 2013–2020 | 227 kW | — | — | — |
- Chevrolet Camaro (first generation) 1966–1969 Power 280 kW
- Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation) 2015–2023 Power 485 kWWeight 1,671 kg
- Chevrolet Corvette (C1) 1953–1962 Power 268 kW
- Chevrolet Corvette (C8) 2020– Power 500 kWTop speed 314 km/hWeight 1,654 kg
- Chevrolet Impala (first generation) 1957–1958 Power 209 kW
- Chevrolet Impala (tenth generation) 2013–2020 Power 227 kW
Sources & attribution
- Last verified
- 2026-09-24
- Origin axis
- United States
Logo: File:Chevrolet bowtie 2023.svg · Chevrolet. Displayed unmodified to identify this manufacturer's cars, editorially and without any suggestion of endorsement or affiliation. Commons records the file as public domain for copyright purposes with an explicit 'trademarked' restriction; the basis for display here is trademark nominative use, not a copyright licence.
Accent colour: Sampled from the single fill colour (#262626) used in the current bowtie emblem's own SVG source. This is a dark neutral rendering rather than Chevrolet's better-known gold, because no gold or yellow variant of the mark was found on Commons with clear licensing.
References
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Chevrolet. Wikipedia · revision 1368343268 · read 2026-09-24
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