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Spark Sales Surpass 1 Million Globally


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G. David Felt
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Spark Sales Surpass 1 Million Globally

 

http://www.gm.com/article.content_pages_news_us_en_2014_oct_1009-spark.html

 

GM announced that starting with the spark labeled the Beat in India, they have surpassed 1 million auto sales of this sporty subcompact car. Sales started in 2009 in India and now the Spark is sold in 71 countries around the globe. GM went on to state that sales are up 10% year over year for the spark and 60% of buyers have never owned a Chevy before.

 

The Spark is attracting the youngest buyers to Chevy with 9% of the spark sales to people under the age of 35. IIHS top safety pick was granted to the spark beating all other competition. This Spark connects everyone to features such as 4G LTE, MyLink, Navigation, WiFi hot spot, Siri and the whole iPhone universe as well as Android phones.

 

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For what it is, they aren't penalty boxes.  I would only ask for an option for a bit more power and another gear in the gearbox.... literally my only change requests. Everything else is fine as is.

 

If Chevy could do a 1.0T like the Ford Fiesta, that would be bomb.

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For what it is, they aren't penalty boxes.  I would only ask for an option for a bit more power and another gear in the gearbox.... literally my only change requests. Everything else is fine as is.

 

If Chevy could do a 1.0T like the Ford Fiesta, that would be bomb.

 

I wasn't going to say that for sounding like a broken record.

 

But a car needs a Weight to Power ratio of ~15-20 : 1 to be more fun without sacrificing efficiency. To me that is the sweet spot.

 

The Beat chassis has tolerance to handle more power. I was thoroughly impressed by it when I flogged it in streets of Mumbai; too bad it only had 80hp.

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