General Motors Corsa

The Corsa is a small car or subcompact produced by General Motors in Europe. The Corsa is sold under a large range of brand names in different countries:

• United Kingdom: Vauxhall Corsa
• Continental Europe & Republic of Ireland: Opel Corsa
• Latin America: Chevrolet Corsa, Chevrolet Celta, Chevrolet Chevy C2, Chevrolet Classic, Chevrolet Classic Furgão (box van)
• Asia: Chevrolet Corsa, Chevrolet Sail
• Middle East: Chevrolet Barina
• Australasia: Holden Barina (until 2005)
• China: Buick Sail and Sail S-RV (until 2005), Chevrolet Sail and S.RV (from 2005)
• Japan: Opel Vita (Toyota already had a model using the Corsa name)
• South Africa: Opel Corsa (The model introduced in 1996 is still sold in South Africa - in addition to the latest Corsa - as a "Corsa Lite" and is highly popular. Sales are about 1500 units per month in South Africa)

It is not sold in the United States or Canada.

The Corsa has been built at GM's plant in Figueruelas, a small city in the Spanish region of Aragón, and is also produced in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, India, and China.

Opel Corsa A

The front wheel drive Corsa was first launched in 1983 to replace the Vauxhall Chevette in Britain and to introduce a smaller model below Kadett in continental Europe. Built in Zaragoza, Spain, the first Corsas were three-door hatchback and two-door saloon models, with four-door and five-door versions arriving two years later. The basic model was called just Corsa which was followed by Corsa Luxus, Corsa Berlina and the sporty Corsa SR. Couple of years later Corsa received a face-lift, which included new front grille and bumper and some other minor changes. The models were called Corsa LS, Corsa GL, Corsa GLS and Corsa GT. It was known in the UK market as the Vauxhall Nova. The car became best known in the UK as a popular choice of car driving schools. Although many young British 'boy-racers' and 'Chavs' customised or 'souped up' their models (and continue to do so to this day), the Nova was usually seen as dull. Power came from 1.0L, 1.2L, 1.3L, and 1.4L petrol engines which were short on performance but strong on economy. The engines and most of the mechanical components were derived from those used in the Astra/Kadett.