cpcrampton
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As title says im in rio just got back from the rig and wanted to spend a couple days to chill and have a look around. every car that should be a vauxhall has a chevrolet badge on.!
Anyone know why?
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Daveskater
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Because Chevrolet are owned by GM who own Vaux/Opel and they sell Vaux cars under Chevrolet over there.
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Kurt
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a little company called GM
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cpcrampton
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but why would they do that, and not just roll them out as vauxhalls
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Sam
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quote:
Originally posted by cpcrampton
but why would they do that, and not just roll them out as vauxhalls
Vauxhall Motors is a British company that was bought by GM in the early 20th century. Same with Opel in Europe and other parts of the world.
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AndyKent
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Vauxhall is a british brand. They don't use it across the world as those markets don't recognise it.
Same with Chevrolet over here. Vauxhall don't have the most amazing rep, but Chevy is even worse despite all being the same running gear.
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Adam_B
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Everyone over there will have heard of Chevy, no one will have heard of Vauxhall. This will effect sales.
[Edited on 01-08-2010 by Adam_B]
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Daveskater
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Because Vauxhall is a British company that were bought by Opel many moons ago.
It's basically the same as how Europe have Opel when we have Vauxhall.
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Plus cars that you think are Vauxhall probably weren't designed by them.
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Brett
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Someone's never left the UK before 
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am4nf
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iirc its branded as vauxhall, opel, saturn, holden, chevrolet, one from india and another in aus/new zel
[Edited on 01-08-2010 by am4nf]
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N3CRO
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Some of the new ones are badged as Saturn's iirc.
I know the newer Astra's were.
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am4nf
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quote:
Originally posted by TheNobleOne
Some of the new ones are badged as Saturn's iirc.
I know the newer Astra's were.
In USA
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N3CRO
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quote:
Originally posted by am4nf
quote:
Originally posted by TheNobleOne
Some of the new ones are badged as Saturn's iirc.
I know the newer Astra's were.
In USA
Yeah, its somewhere, I know that much
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cpcrampton
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quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
Someone's never left the UK before
im never in the uk, but never been to brazil. im frequently working in the middle east, algeria, ukraine 
im only ever in the uk for a maximum of 90 days per year to avoid paying tax my friend.
[Edited on 01-08-2010 by cpcrampton]
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