Chevrolet Aveo Facts for Kids

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The Chevrolet Aveo was a small car, also known as a subcompact car. It was made by General Motors (GM). In North America, it was sold from 2002 to 2011.

The Aveo was first built by GM Korea, which used to be called Daewoo Motors. After 2011, the Aveo was replaced by the Chevrolet Sonic in North America. However, GM still makes the Aveo in many other parts of the world.

History of the Aveo
- Different Names for the Aveo
- From Aveo to Sonic
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History of the Aveo

The car first came out as the Daewoo Kalos. This was between 1999 and 2002. Later, General Motors bought Daewoo. Then, the car started to be sold as a Chevrolet model.

Chevrolet used the Aveo to replace another small car called the Metro. The Metro was based on a Suzuki car.

Different Names for the Aveo

The Aveo was sold under many different names around the world.

In 2004, it was sold by Pontiac, Chevrolet, Suzuki, and Holden.
Other names included the Chevrolet Kalos, Chevrolet Lova, ZAZ Vida, and Pontiac G3.

In 2005, a newer version of the sedan (a car with a separate trunk) was released. This version was made by Adam Opel AG, another company owned by GM. After that, a hatchback version (a car with a back door that swings up) was also introduced.

From Aveo to Sonic

In 2012, the second generation of the Aveo was renamed the Sonic. The Sonic has some new design changes.

The name Chevrolet Sonic is used in North America.
In Australasia (like Australia and New Zealand), the same car is sold as the Holden Barina.
But in other parts of the world, the car is still known as the Aveo.