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Where can I find information on the 1936 Chevrolets imported to Germany, IE how many, what was different from US models or required by the German government etc?

I do not believe that there were any exports to Germany. In 1929 GM purchased Opel and with millions of dollars and assembly line knowhow, GM produced 40% of all vehicles in Germany and 60% of the exports, all of which I believe were Opels,. Alferd Sloan, GM president and James Mooney were in bed with Hitler. GM made millions and the Germans did not want any forigen products allowed in the country. In fact GM tried hard to hide the fact that the company was forigen owned. Google 1936 chevy exports to Germany, then scroll down to Hitler's Carmakers. You won't believe what you read.

Charlie

I have a 1936 Standard sales brochure in German which lists "Kophenhagen" as headquarters for General Motors International A.S.. The cars displayed show semaphore turn signals and parking lights on the front fenders. Otherwise, the cars are identical to the US production.