Chevrolet Cruze to hit China market in March 2009

Shanghai, October 16, 2008: (Gasgoo.com) GM has announced that its all-new compact sedan Chevrolet Cruze that debuted at the 2008 Paris Motor Show will enter the China market for sale simultaneously with its European launch. Shanghai GM confirmed that Chevy Cruze will come to the Guangzhou auto show next month and go on sale in China as a locally made car early next year, said Chinese media today.
According to GM, the Chevy Cruze "was developed by a global design and engineering team and will be built in multiple locations around the world" and is underpinned by the GM Delta II platform. Cruze features a dramatic re-interpretation of the traditional sedan featuring Chevrolet's new global design language that is becoming a signature on all new products carrying the gold bowtie.
The Chevrolet Cruze will have enhanced interior space and cargo capacity of five passengers. The Chevrolet Cruze comes with compact dimensions featuring bold styling cues, an arching roofline, sloping rear pillars that give it a lean profile and a neatly styled rear deck. The road test of Cruze was going smoothly in China while the sedan was shining at the Paris show.

In Europe, the Cruze will be fitted with 1.6-liter and 1.8-liter gasoline engines, and a 2.0-liter turbo-diesel engine. Transmission choices are a five-speed manual or six-speed automatic. The Cruze model to be made in China should be the 1.8-liter gasoline version, but the 1.6-liter edition is also possible, said Ding Lei, Shanghai GM President.

The Chevrolet Cruze, which is to rival the Ford Focus, will start to sell in Europe and China in March 2009, followed by other global markets. The arrival of the new compact vehicle spearheads a roll-out of new products for the Chevrolet brand, which is expected to grow in the Chinese and global A-Class segment.

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