Although China and North America are GM’s primary markets, the firm also sells its cars in a wide range of other nations, including Uzbekistan. GM Uzbekistan produces and sells the Chevy Lacetti, which is one of these models that is still in demand in Uzbekistan and other former Soviet states.
As of right now, the base price of the Chevy Lacetti, a four-door sedan, is 169,118,000 Uzbekistani Sums (about $13,650 given the current exchange rate) in Uzbekistan.
The Lacetti’s equipment list includes a number of characteristics that are presumably more important in the local market but are typically seen as so commonplace in the North American market as to be ignored. These consist of child seat compatibility, air conditioning, rear cabin heating, and front air bags for the driver and passenger.
A motorised sunroof and a leather-wrapped steering wheel are two more expensive extras. Interior lighting can be adjusted by the passengers in the vehicle. The Lacetti’s external style, on the other hand, includes almond-shaped headlamps, eight exterior paint colour options, and design cues that GM Uzbekistan claims give it “Italian elegance.”
In 2002, the Daewoo Lacetti, the ancestor of the Chevy Lacetti, was introduced in South Korea. Its name is thought to have come from the adjective “lacertus,” which means “powerfully muscular” in Classical Latin. The vehicle was built as a sedan, five-door hatchback, and waggon. When it underwent a redesign in 2007, the hatchback contributed the majority of the style cues currently present in the sedan.
Before the Lacetti became one of the few models manufactured and sold by GM Uzbekistan, it was made by a number of companies, including the Uzbek company Ravon, as a result of a convoluted series of buyouts and production agreements.
Chevy Lacetti variants even made a fleeting appearance in the North American market. For the 2004–2007 model years, a version of the Lacetti was offered for sale in Canada under the Chevy Optra name. Between 2004 and 2008, the car was also sold in the United States as the Suzuki Forenza and Suzuki Reno, two distinct names.
The Lacetti made brief appearances under various names in many other countries, but it has been most successful—and continues to be—in Uzbekistan and other CIS countries.
