GM Uzbekistan (Uzbek: JM O‘zbеkiston, Russian: Джи Эм Узбекистан) is a joint venture between the Uzbek OJSC UzAvtosanoat (75%) and the American General Motors Company (25%) for the manufacturing of automobiles, and is located in Asaka, Uzbekistan In 2010, about 5,000 employees were employed at the GM Uzbekistan assembly plant. In 2011, GM Uzbekistan sold 121,584 vehicles locally, making the country the eighth-largest market for Chevrolet and produced more than 225,000 vehicles. In 2012, the Chevrolet Cobalt was added to the production line.