Daewoo Matiz / Chevrolet Spark
Manufacturer	GM Daewoo FSO
Also called	Chevrolet Matiz Chevrolet Spark Chevrolet Joy Pontiac Matiz G2 Pontiac Matiz Pontiac G2 Chevrolet Exclusive FSO Matiz Chevrolet Taxi 7:24 Chronos UZ Daewoo Matiz
Production	1998-present
Predecessor	Daewoo Tico
Class	City car
Body style(s)	3 and 5-door hatchback
Engine(s)	0. The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles GM Daewoo Auto & Technology ( GM Daewoo or GMDAT) was first established as National Motor in 1937 in Bupyeong-gu Incheon, South Korea. Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych ( FSO) (literally translated as Factory of Passenger Cars) is a Polish automobile manufacturer located in Warsaw The Daewoo Tico was a City car produced by the Korean automaker GM Daewoo from 1991 to 2001 Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories or do not fit well into any A city car (or urban car) is a small moderately powered Automobile intended for use in Urban areas It is comparable in size and features to a Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. Some are still in production while others are of historical interest only Hatchback is a term designating an Automobile design containing a passenger cabin with an integrated Cargo space accessed from behind the vehicle by a single 8 three-cylinder petrol 50 bhp (UK), 1. 0 four-cylinder petrol 64 bhp (UK)
Curb weight	847 kg (1867 lb)
Designer	Italdesign Giugiaro

The Daewoo Matiz is a city car produced by the South Korean automaker GM Daewoo that has been marketed worldwide since 1998. Curb weight is the total Weight of a Vehicle with standard equipment all necessary operating Consumables (e Italdesign-Giugiaro SpA (commonly called Italdesign) is an Automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy. A city car (or urban car) is a small moderately powered Automobile intended for use in Urban areas It is comparable in size and features to a GM Daewoo Auto & Technology ( GM Daewoo or GMDAT) was first established as National Motor in 1937 in Bupyeong-gu Incheon, South Korea. Available solely as a five-door hatchback with two engine configurations, and replacing the Daewoo Tico, the Matiz was originally designed by Italdesign Giugiaro and has been facelifted twice. The Daewoo Tico was a City car produced by the Korean automaker GM Daewoo from 1991 to 2001 Italdesign-Giugiaro SpA (commonly called Italdesign) is an Automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy.

Notably, the Matiz was at the center of a 2006 international intellectual property rights controversy, its design allegedly copied outright by a Chinese manufacturer. Intellectual property ( IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical literary and artistic works inventions and symbols names

Design

Conception

The Daewoo Matiz started production in 1998 and sold in South Korea and many European markets with the code name M100. The exterior design is based on the Lucciola, a Fiat Cinquecento concept by Italdesign Giugiaro which had been rejected by Fiat. "Cinquecento" (500 may also refer to the earlier Fiat 500 "Topolino", Fiat 500 or the modern Fiat Nuova 500. Italdesign-Giugiaro SpA (commonly called Italdesign) is an Automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy. Fiat SpA (an Acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer The 0. 8-litre gasoline engine and the transmission were carryovers from the Daewoo Tico. The Daewoo Tico was a City car produced by the Korean automaker GM Daewoo from 1991 to 2001 The car became the best selling Daewoo model in Europe for the next four years.

Body styles

The Matiz is available in one body style: a five-door hatchback.

Engine configurations

The Matiz was originally launched with just a 0. 8l 3-cylinder engine, however with the 2001 model-year revisions a 1. 0 4-cylinder was added to the upper models of the range. In 2008 the 0. 8l was revised to fall below the 120g/km level, thus qualifying for the UK's £35 road tax band and no London Congestion Charge.

Facelifts

Chevrolet Matiz in Belgium

Centrally mounted dashboard console in the new Chevrolet Spark as sold in India

A facelifted model (codenamed M150) was introduced in South Korea in late 2000, and exported from 2001. Following Daewoo's takeover by General Motors in 2002, the engine range was updated with a 1. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. 0-litre S-Tec unit. S-TEC is a low-displacement engine range codeveloped by Suzuki and Daewoo Motors for use in micro- and subcompact cars

In 2005 the Matiz received a facelift (M200), based on the Chevrolet M3X concept car shown at 2004 Paris Motor Show. The S-Tec engines were updated and the car's drag coefficient was lowered, resulting in better fuel economy. The drag coefficient ( Cd, Cx or Cw) is a Dimensionless quantity that describes how streamlined an Fuel economy in automobiles is the amount of Fuel required to move the Automobile over a given Distance. One notable feature of this car is its centre-mounted instrument cluster.

The aging Alto platform will be replaced with a new city car platform developed by GM Daewoo engineers and based on GM Gamma platform. GM Daewoo Auto & Technology ( GM Daewoo or GMDAT) was first established as National Motor in 1937 in Bupyeong-gu Incheon, South Korea. Gamma is General Motors ' new subcompact Front-wheel drive Automobile platform.

Safety

The 2005 Chevrolet Matiz scored three stars (with one strike through) in the EuroNCAP crash test: "The final adult occupant protection star is struck through because there was an unacceptably high risk of life-threatening injury to the chest in side impact. The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP is a European Car safety performance assessment programme founded in 1997 by the Transport Research " test: "Overall this is a creditable performance from a car without a side airbag. "[1] By contrast, the pre-2005 Daewoo Matiz was awarded 72% in the side impact Euro NCAP

In Europe, the Matiz is equipped with front seatbelt pretensioners, front seatbelt load limiters, driver and passenger frontal airbags and ISOFIX rear anchorages. Isofix is an international standard for attachment points for Child safety seats in cars

Chinese copy controversy

Also marketed in China as the Chevrolet Spark, the Matiz has been at the center of an industrial rights controversy ever since a very similar car, the Chery QQ, had been introduced by local manufacturer Chery Automobile. The Chery QQ (codename S11) is a City car produced by the Chinese manufacturer Chery Automobile since 2003 Chery Automobile (English pronunciation) ( is an Automobile manufacturer in China.

GM sued Chery, alleging piracy of the Spark design,^[1] and proving the extent of the copy in that the doors of the Chery car and Chevrolet Spark were completely interchangeable. ^[2]

• GM China Group indicated the two vehicles "shared remarkably identical body structure, exterior design, interior design and key components. " ^[1]
• MotorAuthority. com called the QQ a "carbon copy. Carbon copying, often abbreviated to cc, is the technique of using Carbon paper to produce one or more copies simultaneously during the creation of paper documents " ^[3]
• The International Herald Tribune in a 2005 article, referred to the QQ as a clone. The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international Newspaper Molecular cloning refers to the procedure of isolating a defined DNA sequence and obtaining multiple copies of it In vivo. ^[4]

Putting the controversy in important context, the Detroit News reported that "the dispute reflects the confusion, risks and ambitions in China's new auto industry, where global carmakers are battling pugnacious upstarts for a piece of what may become the world's largest auto market. "^[5]

Global marketing and manufacture

Asia

In 1999, the Matiz sold in Japan dropped the Chevrolet badge, stopped being distributed and marketed by Suzuki Motor Corporation and took the Daewoo marque. is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles a full range of Motorcycles All-Terrain

• In India, it was launched in 1999 as the Daewoo Matiz. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country General Motors India relaunched it as the Chevrolet Spark in 2007.

• In Pakistan, the car was initially introduced as Chevrolet Exclusive in 2003. It is currently manufactured by Nexus Automotive under the name Chevrolet Joy.

Europe

• Currently, the Matiz name is used in Western Europe and Asia, and the Chevrolet Spark appears in markets covered directly by General Motors. Western Europe at its most general meaning means 'all the countries in the West of Europe '

• In 2005, the Matiz sold in Europe dropped the Daewoo badge and took the Chevrolet marque, as well as the other South Korean models of General Motors.

• Since 2000, CKD kits have been supplied UzDaewooAuto and FSO, to be built and sold in Uzbekistan and Poland respectively. For other uses of the abbreviation see CKD Complete knock down (CKD, is a complete kit needed to assemble a vehicle UzDaewooAvto was set up as a joint venture between Daewoo and the Uzbek government located in Asaka city Andijan, Uzbekistan. Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych ( FSO) (literally translated as Factory of Passenger Cars) is a Polish automobile manufacturer located in Warsaw Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland At the beginning of 2005, the Polish Matiz started to be sold under the marque FSO (FSO Matiz), which obtained autonomy. New models of Matiz are sold as Chevrolet Spark.

Latin America

• In Mexico, the Matiz was introduced to the market in 2003. The 2006 model was renamed to Pontiac Matiz G2. It was also sold as Pontiac Matiz and Pontiac G2.

• In Colombia, the Matiz was imported by Daewoo distributors between 2002 and 2005 and then GM Colmotores began to assemble and sell it branded as Chevrolet Spark. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. In 2006, a taxi version called 7/24 was launched.

• In Ecuador, it is sold as the Chevrolet Spark.

• In Paraguay, it was initially sold as Daewoo Matiz, but from 2008 it is sold through Chevrolet dealers. With 1. 0 L engine and LT trim level, the Spark is priced there at US$10 500. For scale models of automobiles see Model car. A car model is a particular brand of vehicle sold under a Marque. Ironically, the Chery QQ 0. 8 L was also briefly imported into the Paraguayan market, during 2007. It was marketed as the cheapest new car in the country, at US$ 6990.

References

External links

• Club Matiz Hungary
• Daewoo Matiz Owners' Club
• GM Daewoo Europe Homepage
• Chevrolet Matiz italian site
• Pontiac Matiz G2 from GM de Mexico
• Chery QQ versus Daewoo Matiz crash test
• Performance data about the Daewoo Matiz
• Chevrolet Spark India Site