Chevrolet Beat

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Chevrolet Beat
Manufacturer	Chevrolet
Parent company	General Motors
Class	Subcompact
Body style(s)	3-door hatchback concept car
Layout	FWD
Engine(s)	1.2 L turbo
Transmission(s)	automatic
Related	Chevrolet Groove Chevrolet Trax Daewoo Kalos Daewoo Matiz

The Chevrolet Beat is one of three small car concepts introduced on 4 April 2007 at the 2007 New York International Auto Show ^[1] ^[2]. The Beat was built in India, while the Groove and Trax were fabricated at GM's Warren, Michigan, Tech center ^[3].

Completely designed by GM Daewoo in South Korea and powered by a 1.2 L turbocharged gasoline engine mated to an automatic transmission, ^[4] the Beat, Trax and Groove showcases a new style of small car from General Motors.

Derived from the Daewoo/Chevrolet Kalos/Aveo, the Chevrolet Beat, Chevrolet Trax and the Chevrolet Groove provide a vision for future designs in the GM subcompact segment. These three concepts were cast to a vote after their introduction on the website www.vote4chevrolet.com, ^[5] with the winner the only version considered likely at the time to be made available in the United States.

As of September 9, 2007, the Beat had received the most, nearly 50%, of the more than 1,807,000 votes cast. At the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show, General Motors announced the Beat will go into production for the world market, although not immediately in the United States ^[6]. The production car based on the Beat will be assembled in South Korea.