The Chevrolet Chevette was introduced in September, 1975 and manufactured for model years 1976-1987 based on GM

General Motors

General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...

's worldwide T platform

GM T platform

The General Motors T-car was an automobile platform designation for subcompact cars. It was the 1970s' most prolific world car program. The original T-cars were all rear-wheel drive unibody cars....

 and superseding the Vega

Chevrolet Vega

The Chevrolet Vega is a subcompact, two-door automobile that was produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors for the 1971-1977 model years. Named after the star Vega, the car was powered by a lightweight aluminum-block inline four-cylinder engine...

 as Chevrolet's entry-level subcompact. The Chevette was the best-selling small car in America for 1979 and 1980, and was popular in South America as well.
The T-car was first launched in Brazil under the Chevette name in 1973, as a two-door sedan; the Brazilian Chevette line eventually included a four-door sedan, a two-door hatchback

Hatchback

A Hatchback is a car body style incorporating a shared passenger and cargo volume, with rearmost accessibility via a rear third or fifth door, typically a top-hinged liftgate—and features such as fold-down rear seats to enable flexibility within the shared passenger/cargo volume. As a two-box...

, and a two-door station wagon

Station wagon

A station wagon is a body style variant of a sedan/saloon with its roof extended rearward over a shared passenger/cargo volume with access at the back via a third or fifth door , instead of a trunk lid...

 (named Marajó

Chevrolet Marajó

The Chevrolet Marajó was the station wagon version of the Chevrolet Chevette, launched in Brazil. It was produced from 1980 to 1989 with 1.4- and 1.6-liter engines and gasoline and alcohol versions....

), as well as a pickup

Pickup truck

A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area .-Definition:...

 (named the Chevy 500

Chevrolet Chevy 500

The Chevrolet Chevy 500 was the pickup version of the Brazilian Chevrolet Chevette, launched in 1983, and a precursor to the Classic/Corsa/Montana lineup of today....

), and was produced until 1994.