The recession did them in. But their new line of cars like the Beat and the Cruze have shown that General Motors have learnt from their mistakes and aren't repeating them. Need to get rid of dead wood like the U-VA and Aveo soon.

  • Beat

    Another smart new Chevy design. Tries hard to play city car and highway cruiser roles. Succeeds reasonably.

  • Captiva

    At long last, Chevy is adding new cars to Daewoo knock-offs. This seven seat SUV isn't a bad effort either.

  • Cruze

    This car can leave wet spot marks on the trousers of the Civic and the Corolla.

  • Enjoy

    A practical, budget MPV that's sourced from China, but perfected for India

  • Optra Magnum

    Facelifted Optra, now with a cracker of a diesel unit. Reasonably priced exec saloon. But the Cruze makes it a compromised buy

  • Sail

    It's the Sail U-VA with a boot.

  • Sail U-VA

    The U-VA gets a more powerful petrol option. And it just about matches the diesel’s value. Well, almost

  • Spark

    Cute, cheap runabout, but with the Beat around, the only reason GM's persisting with the Spark is for the LPG version

  • Tavera Neo 3

    Simple, spacious, easy to drive and efficient, but the quality's dodgy. And it's painfully old.