I see strange Chevrolets.

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I like how they have that midget step on the side of it.... like someone needs help to reach in the bed :dunno:

It's just a design trend started by GM and now followed by VW. Ford already does the same in their african small pickup, badged there as Bantam and in the south-american and mexican markets as Courier.
 

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I like the VW version sold down there.

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This is the Saveiro, based in the Gol, an econobox very popular in Brazil. The older Fox sold in the U.S. and Canada were based in the first Gol.
 

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I bet it's some Opel variant.

Exactly. It's based in the 3rd-gen Opel Corsa. Made in Brazil where some Opel vehicles are badged as Chevrolet. Even the brazilian S10 and Blazer use Opel-based engines instead of that OHV 2.2L.
 
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I didnt read this whole thread....but that chevy in the OP looks like GM's version of the ridgeline :dunno:
 

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Here's one from Peru.

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This is a rebadged Isuzu D-Max, replaced the Chevrolet LUV (already another rebadged Isuzu) and the S-10 in some markets. It's the same model sold in Asia and Middle East as Chevrolet Colorado.



S-10 is still made in Brazil with this controversial facelift. I must confess I like this blue one.



Opel Combo: this is another Corsa-based light cargo vehicle, just like the Chevrolet Tornado sold in Mexico (known in Brazil as Chevrolet Montana).



Chevy Spark: just like the 1st-gen Aveo, essentially a rebadged Daewoo.



Chevrolet Celta: based in 2nd-gen Opel Corsa, this econobox is currently made in Gravataí, a few miles away from my hometown, Porto Alegre. It's sold in Brazil with a flexfuel 1.0L engine, and in Uruguay and Argentina (badged as Suzuki Fun in Argentina) with a 85hp 8-valve 1.4 gasser. Before this facelift it had also been offered in Guatemala with the same 1.0L used in Brazil at the time (a 60hp gasser).
 

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Here's one from Peru.

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This one is made in China and assemblied in Colombia and Ecuador from CKD kits. I must confess I like it, wouldn't be so bad to replace the aging 1st-gen Opel Meriva. Due to its RWD layout it wouldn't be so bad in hilly terrain...
 

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Not trying to thread-jack...but when I was in Seychelles, I saw a crew cab Ranger:

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It's actually a rebadged Mazda B-series, that was sold as Ranger in some caribbean, european, african and asian/middle-eastern markets. But there is also a real double-cab Ranger made in Argentina for south-american and mexican markets.
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BTW the double-cab S-10 that had been offered also in the U.S. market was intended to the south-american market. Extended-cabs are not so popular here...
 

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