Goodbye Chevrolet

According to Hirado.hu, Chevrolet’s withdrawal from the region reached its final, administrative phase, the new models cannot be purchased in Hungary – Chevrolet Central and Eastern Europe Ltd. informed MTI.

General Motors announced in December 2014 that they would withdraw the Chevrolet brand from Europe by 2015. The decision was justified by the negative situation of the European automotive market and the unfulfilled business expectations. The objective is the cleaning of General Motor’s product range and the strengthening of Opel and Cadillac brands.

Gyorgy Megyeri, Managing Director of Chevrolet Central and Eastern Europe Ltd. said to MTI that in terms of car sales, withdrawal as a process had completed and he had no knowledge about new cars in the country and there were no Chevrolet dealerships either. Last year, 254 new cars were registered in Hungary – he added.

Earlier, the company announced that they had informed their clients about the most important information of the withdrawal and ensured that car servicing and the supply of original spare parts remained unaltered. The company is also able to hold warranties even after the terminal, Hirado.hu says.