In a joint venture with General Motors, mildly restyled versions of the front-wheel drive AE82 sedan and liftback were locally manufactured and sold in the United States as the Chevrolet Nova.

[6] The three- and five-door hatchbacks resembled the Corolla sedan with a truncated rear deck and trunk.

Although there was a five-door liftback model of the longer Corolla sedan, the shorter FX hatchback was sold alongside it.

[8] The FX hatchback lineup was considered a semi-separate line and received a different nose and different equipment levels than its sedan and liftback counterparts.

Victories included a class win in the 1985 Rally Portugal (its first), with Jorge Ortigão driving and J. Batista navigating.

[13] The car continued to be raced as late as the 1993 Acropolis Rally, with its best finish a third overall in the 1989 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire (with Adolphe Choteau/Jean-Pierre Claverie).

[15] John Smith won the 1986 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship driving a Corolla GT AE86.