New Delhi, Oct 13: General Motors India (GMI) today launched the automatic version of its premium mid-size car 'Chevrolet Optra' and said it would double production to 50,000 units by the end of 2004 due to growing sales. The car will be available in two variants, '1.8 LS at' and '1.8 LT at', which have been priced at Rs 9.09 lakhs and Rs 10.28 lakhs (ex-showroom Delhi) respectively, GMI president and managing director Aditya Vij told a news conference.

He said the new vehicle has been launched in response to customer feedback after the introduction of the manual transmission of the 'Optra' over two months back.
Vij said plans are afoot to launch a multi-utility-vehicle and other models but declined to give a specific time frame. Bureau Report