E-Spark was General Motors

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' proposed electric car

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 for the India

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n market. It was supposed to be an entry level hatch back based on its famous Chevy Spark.

E-Spark was to be a joint venture between GM and RECC (Reva Electric Car Corp.) with GM providing the Chevy Spark platform and RECC providing the electric motor-battery kit.Unveiled in Auto Expro 2010, New Delhi, this car was supposed to hit the Indian consumers in October.

But everything changed with Mahindra picking up 55.2% controlling stake in the Bangalore based Maini Group that owns RECC. It is most likely that the deal will not go through given the fact that Mahindra and GM are rival competitors in the Indian auto industry