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General Motors chose this year's Geneva Motor Show to unveil the all-new Chevrolet Spark supermini that will go on sale in Europe later this year followed by the USA, India and other core international markets. Derived from the Beat concept car, the most popular of a trio of Chevy mini concepts that toured international motor shows in 2007, the five-door Spark is powered by a choice of 1.0 and 1.2-litre petrol engines developing 66 and 78HP respectively.

Both engines are mated to a five-speed manual gearbox and are expected to offer a combined cycle fuel economy of below 5.0L/100 km (over 47mpg US), together with CO2 emissions of less than 120 gr/km. Chevrolet said that the 1.2-liter engine is expected to deliver zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration in 12.4 seconds.

Packing a 2,375 mm wheelbase into its 3,640mm long body, the Spark offers 170-liter trunk volume, which can be increased to 994 liters by lowering the 60/40 split-fold rear seat-back.

Dave Lyon, director of GM Design, walks us around the all-new Chevrolet Spark minicar that makes its world premiere at the Geneva Auto show in March 2009. When the Spark hits European showrooms later this year replacing the Matiz in Chevy's range, it will be offered with 1.0-liter and 1.2-liter petrol engines. Sales in the U.S. and other major markets will follow in 2011. Click here for more photos and details or hit the jump to watch the video.

Next month's Geneva Show will see the world debut of the 2010 Chevrolet Spark which is set to go on sale in Europe towards the end of the year with the U.S.A and other core international markets following suite in 2011. Due to replace the Matiz in the 'Old Continent', the Spark was inspired by the Chevy Beat 3d concept, the most popular of a trio of mini-car concepts that were revealed back in 2007.

The production version of the 2007 New York Auto Show Chevrolet Beat concept car is here and it's called the Spark. Officially, the wraps will be taken off at tomorrow's Detroit Auto Show, but this photo that was leaked into the net, gives us a first look at GM's new global minicar. The Spark is expected to go on sale by 2010 in several markets, include North America and Europe.

General Motors may have officially kept a lid on the Chevy Beat up until now, but the firm's Chief Designer Ed Welburn not only confirmed that the new minicar will make its world debut at this week's 2009 Detroit auto show, but he also gave us an 'up-skirt' view of the model during a live interview with Matt Lauer from NBC's Today Show. The Beat was previewed in concept form along with two more prototypes at the 2007 New York Auto Show. Watch the video right after the jump.

Via: Jalopnik , Source: MSNBC

A dedicated Hyundai blog has posted this picture depicting what seems to be the Daewoo version of the forthcoming Chevrolet Beat minicar. However, we must say that the image seems to have been photoshoped, so we aren’t at all sure about its authenticity. Either way, the production version of the Beat concept that made its debut at the 2007 New York Auto Show is expected in late-2009 or early 2010 with GM initially planning to target markets outside the United States and Canada.

Via: Jalopnik , Source: Hyundai-blog