GM to pull out of South Africa completely and discontinue Chevrolet sales in India by end of 2017

GM to pull out of South Africa completely and discontinue Chevrolet sales in India by end of 2017

General Motors has announced it is quitting South Africa entirely and will be discontinuing Chevrolet sales in India, both by the end of 2017.

In South Africa, the company will cease sales of Chevrolet brand vehicles and transition its manufacturing operations to Isuzu Motors, selling its Struandale plant in Port Elizabeth as well as its remaining 30% shareholding in the Isuzu Truck South Africa joint venture to Isuzu.

The Japanese company will also purchase GM’s vehicle conversion and distribution centre along with its parts distribution centre. The Chevrolet brand sells the Spark, Cruze, Captiva, Trailblazer and Utility in South Africa.

For the Indian market, the company will refocus its manufacturing operations on producing vehicles only for export, the facility at Talegaon continuing as an export hub for Mexico and Central and South American markets. Though it is stopping sales, it said existing Chevrolet customers will continue to be supported in the market.

The automaker also announced its plans for its other international operations. It will be withdrawing from East Africa, also by the end of this year, and will sell its 57.7% stake in GM East Africa to Isuzu.

It added that its regional headquarters office in Singapore will be streamlined and will be responsible for handling its remaining markets in Australia, New Zealand, India, Korea and Southeast Asia. The automaker said the restructuring of its international operations will result in annual savings of approximately US$100 million.

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Comments

  • melaka800 on May 19, 2017 at 10:17 am

    Proton did not export there luckily..

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  • Matchy on May 19, 2017 at 10:47 am

    I won’t be surprise if they quit Malaysia too.

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  • arowana on May 19, 2017 at 11:43 am

    Malaysia bila lagi?

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  • C.P. MOHAN on May 19, 2017 at 12:20 pm

    To be honest I never considered any American car as an ideal replacement.

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  • Semi-Value (Member) on May 19, 2017 at 12:26 pm

    people want opels…not stupid daewoos

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  • Chevy owner on May 19, 2017 at 12:29 pm

    If the regional headquarters office in Singapore could be relocated to malaysia, staffed by local talents, minus the expats, and be made rsponsible for handling its remaining markets in Australia, New Zealand, India, Korea and Southeast Asia, surely the savings could be at least USD150million as opposed to the projected USD100m…. our rent is cheaper, salary after conversion is lower, talent is plenty….just make sure get good talents not those from the existing distributor’s.

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  • Even kariland knows Chevy in Asia not from trumpland but from kimchi

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  • Captivian on May 19, 2017 at 4:03 pm

    I owned Captiva 2.0 VCDi since 2009 and has clocked 230k km. It is a great car and has never failed me. It handles well, consume less fuel, easy and cheap to maintain, parts last longer. My family loves it.

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  • What does it mean by “Singapore will be streamlined and will be responsible for handling its remaining markets in Australia, New Zealand, India, Korea and Southeast Asia”?

    GM is a big player in Australia and New Zealand through Holden. Why would they need Singapore?

    And didn’t GM take over Daewoo to become GM Korea? Again, Why Singapore?

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