Chevrolet Car History

Chevrolet was founded by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant, in Detroit in 1911. Louis-Joseph Chevrolet was born December 25, 1878, in Switzerland. In 1912, the "Classic Six", a five-passenger touring sedan was introduced. In 1913, Chevrolet introduced its bowtie logo. In 1915, Louis Chevrolet sold Durant his share in the company.

In 1917, Chevrolet was merged into GM, as a separate division. William S. Knudsen becomes president of Chevrolet in 1924. In 1953, the Chevrolet Corvette is introduced. The big advance for Chevrolet came in 1954, with the introduction of the small block V8 engine.

In 1959, Chevrolet introduces the Corvair. The Chevrolet Cruze is launched in Japan in 2001.

The 50th anniversary of the Chevrolet Corvette is celebrsted with a parade of 5,000 Corvettes driven by their owners, converges at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green.



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