Monday 27 January 2014

Hidden In Plain Site The Chevy Moniker

By Jim Davlin


Chevrolet, one of the brands that truly amaze the public is celebrating its 100 years of success and excellence in marketing and automobile industry with their bowties and crossover features. However, the history of the Chevrolet's original bowtie is still confusing due to the different explanations of the co-founder and family.

The iconic logo of Chevrolet is designed by William C. Durant in 1913, the co-founder of Chevrolet's automobile company. His original features remained authentic over the years and as a fact; they are first used in Chevrolet H-2 Royal Mail and H-4 Baby Grand models. However, nearly 215 million Chevrolet vehicle units have been sold over the last century, while 60 million are still on numerous markets today. In 1936, the Chevrolet bow-tie appeared on all 1936 trucks and was upgraded into more modernized type of logo and font. Nevertheless, as the time passes by, innovations and discoveries are always constant to all automobile bowties, and Chevrolet is not exempted on these changes.

In 1947, the new version of bowtie has been introduced and first appeared on Fleetline, Stylemaster and Fleetmaster cars. There were no significant downfalls on sales though bowties were changed. Several bowtie improvements were created in 1955 while the Chevrolet Bel Air, 210, 150 and Nomad models were the recipient of the latest designs. The 1969 trademark features appeared on the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro whereas the Impala received the 1974 bowtie.

Though histories and explanations of the Chevrolet's bowtie were not addressed, the sales and marketing strategies of the company were truly amazing. To give us proof, the Chevrolet Company has provided a sum total of sales from 140 countries around the world such as the sales of Chevrolet car, crossover or truck in every 6.39 seconds, the release of 215 million Chevrolets over the last century and the record of 2.5 million automobiles released in the first six months of the previous year.

The ironic logo of 1913 was considered as the most precious and mysterious among the latter designs in the succeeding years. The first use of Chevrolet bowtie was noted in the October edition of the Washington post with the words "Look for this nameplate" above the ironic symbol. Founded in 1911, this automobile brand gained lots of praises, recommendations and feedback from the previous buyers. Annual sales of almost five million trucks and cars in the world was also noted.




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