GM officially begins Chevrolet Joy production in Colombia On March 15, GM’s subsidiary in Colombia held the official ceremony for the Chevrolet Joy‘s start of regular production at the GM Colmotores plant in the city of Bogotá.The Joy, produced in both a five-door hatchback and a four-door sedan body style, is a renamed and repackaged variant of the first-generation Chevrolet Onix, the brand’s entry-level vehicle in select South American c...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/28

Chevrolet ends production of Joy in São Caetano do Sul before transfer to Colombia At the end of October, General Motors do Brasil will complete production of the final volumes for export of the Chevrolet Joy, thus bringing to an end to production of the compact at the São Caetano do Sul plant.The Joy was discontinued in the local Brazilian market in 2021, but continued sales in Argentina and Colombia. Beginning in 2023, the Joy will be assembl...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/29

Chevrolet launches 2022 Joy subcompact in Ecuador On May 17, GM officially launched the 2022 Chevrolet Joy in Ecuador, where it will become the brand‘s most affordable model and will seek to become a leader in its segment.Initially, the Joy arrives in Ecuador imported from Brazil, but starting in 2023, it will be manufactured at the GM Colmotores plant, located in Bogotá, Colombia.Now is the first time GM has offered the Chevrolet Joy in Ecuad...

News  Updated at: 2022/05/21

GM invests USD 50 million to move Chevrolet Joy production to Colombia On April 19, General Motors announced it is investing USD 50 million to modernize its Colmotores plant in Bogotá, Colombia to manufacture the Chevrolet Joy.The manufacturing announcement formalizes the Joy’s production end at the Sao Caetano do Sul plant in Brazil and the transfer of the tooling to the Colmotores plant, which will supply the domestic Colombian market and ex...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/23

GM resumes production at São Caetano, prepares for Montana pickup production On January 17, General Motors resumed production at the São Caetano do Sul plant after a collective vacation period, and until a planned break for the Carnival holiday. The plant will operate again in two shifts to assemble the Chevrolet Spin and Tracker models. The compact Joy, which will be discontinued in the Brazilian market at the end of January, will continue to...

News  Updated at: 2022/01/20

Chevrolet discontinues Joy sales in Brazil, though export production continues On January 3, GM confirmed that it will discontinue sales of the Chevrolet Joy hatchback and Joy Plus sedan this month in Brazil, although it will continue to manufacture the two models at the Sao Caetano do Sul plant exclusively for export markets, such as Argentina and Colombia, where the Joy remains a popular choice in both body styles.The Chevrolet Joy is a rebadg...

News  Updated at: 2022/01/05

GM hires workers in Joinville engine plant as production restarts in Gravataí, Brazil On July 21, GM announced plans to the local metallurgists union to hire 115 employees for the Joinville engine plant to meet production demands, expected to be high with the return of the Chevrolet Onix to the production lines in Gravataí in the second half of August.GM is hiring also to rebuild the staff of the Joinville plant, many of whom resigned when layo...

News  Updated at: 2021/07/24

GM begins, extends plant stoppages in Brazil as semiconductor shortage persists On June 21, General Motors’ plant in São Caetano do Sul, Brazil, which produces the Tracker, Onix Joy and Spin, began a six-week suspension of production not only because of the lack of semiconductor components, but also the need to make adjustments to the plant, which from 2022 will produce a new medium-sized pickup truck.At its Gravataí plant, GM informed employ...

News  Updated at: 2021/06/25

GM employees in Sao Jose dos Campos approve voluntary dismissal, layoff extension plan On August 25, General Motors workers at its Sao Jose dos Campos plant in Brazil approved the company's proposal to open a voluntary dismissal program (POS) at the plant and extend the layoff of 1,000 of the plant's 3,500 employees for about two months until November. The Sao Jose dos Campos plant produces the Chevrolet S10 pickup and Trailblazer SUV, in additio...

News  Updated at: 2020/08/27

GM restarts production in Gravatai, Sao Jose dos Campos; all Brazilian plants now open On June 15, GM’s Gravatai plant in Brazil restarted operations to produce the Onix and Onix Plus.On June 16, Chevrolet S10 and Trailblazer production restarted at the Sao Jose dos Campos plant.As a result, all five GM production plants in the country returned to work after almost three months of stoppage, but with only one shift and with the adoption of heal...

News  Updated at: 2020/06/19

GM ends production of Chevrolet Cobalt in Brazil in just over eight years General Motors has stopped producing the Chevrolet Cobalt in São Caetano do Sul as consumers have migrated to the newer Onix Plus sedan, making room for production of the new Tracker SUV.The Cobalt was launched in November 2011, and assembled alongside the Spin minivan, Montana pickup and Joy and Joy Plus.While a restyling was done in late 2015, Cobalt’s best year for sa...

News  Updated at: 2020/03/04

Chevrolet Joy Plus entry-level sedan arrives in Brazil On October 14, Chevrolet do Brasil announced the debut of its entry-level sedan with new features, including an updated look, adoption of additional convenience contents, and a new name, Joy Plus, as the company retires the Prisma nameplate.On the outside, Joy Plus focuses on the front and rear of the sedan, including the hood, grille, headlights, trunk lid, taillights and bumpers. Chevrolet'...

News  Updated at: 2019/10/17

Chevrolet Novo Onix Plus production in Gravataí, Brazil doubles in October On October 1, General Motors do Brasil announced that sales of Chevrolet’s Novo Onix Plus, launched in mid-September at dealerships across the country, have reached a historical record.The first month of full production has already been booked in just two weeks, with reservations concentrated on high-end models, equipped with turbo engines and Wi-Fi. “Demand for the N...

News  Updated at: 2019/10/10

zil. According to the president of the Brazilian subsidiary, Marco Silva, the new Versa model will probably be imported from Mexico in 2020. Silva also confirmed that the new Versa will coexist with the current, simpler generation produced in Resende, Brazil, which will continue to compete with the Chevrolet Prisma Joy, VW Voyage and Ford Ka sedan.The new, more sophisticated generation will face the VW Virtus, Toyota Yaris, Honda City and Fiat Cr...

News  Updated at: 2019/07/24