1909
William Durant, asked Louis Chevrolet, a well known race car driver, to help design a car.

1911
The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. enters the automobile market on Nov. 3.
Durant chose to name the company after Louis Chevrolet, because he likes the sound of the name.

1912
Chevrole hits the streets
with the "Classic Six"
Its 299-cubis-inch, 6-cylinder engine.
Production of 2,999 for Chevrolet and little's.

1913
First Chevrolets to wear the famous "Bow Tie" emblem.
Model year production reaches 5,987  (Although separate from Chevrolet, Little Motor Cars production totals are total together.  By year's end the cars were badged as Chevrolets.

1914
It was during 1914 that Willian Durant and Louis Chevrolet parted ways. Chevrolet was incensed at Duranr's introduction of the inexpensive little cars. He considered unworthy of his name.
According to legend, the hot-tempered  Chevrolet stormed into  Durant office and tossed his Chevrolet stock on Durant's desk.
After Years of one failed venture after another.
Louis ending his days as a assembly-line mechanic in a plant bearing his name.
If he had only kept those stock certificates, he would have been a wealthy man.
Total production all models 5,005.

1916
Durant regains control of General Motors by trading Chevrolet stock for GM stock.
70,721 Chevrolet Produced for the model year.

1917

Electric starter and lights now standard.
V-8 Debuts as a 1918 model
125,882 cars place Chevrolet fourth in sales standings.

1918
Chevrolet becomes part of General Motors.
Fifst commercial vehicles offered.
Production down to 95,660 (the war)

Series D (V-8) production by the year.
1917 was 511 at $1,385
1918 was 2,199
1919 was 71

1919
Series D  V-8 Discontinued at midyear.
Durant purchase 60%  of Fisher body.
General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) founded.
Total production 149,904

1920
Durant leaves Chevrolet and GM.
Pierre duPont new GM president.
Production 150,226

1921
Chevrolet drops from third in sales to fifth. (due to recession)
Advisors viewed the Chevrolet Div. as hopeless, and recommended its liquidation.
Production 76,370

1922
Sales triple, Chevrolet once again in second place.
Radio offered as an option.
Production  243,479.

1923
"copper-cooled" (air -cooled) engine stop after 500 built (because it overheated)

production 480,737

1924
Total producion 307,775

1925
Chevrolet two-millionth car produced during 1925.
Production for the year  519,229.