Chevrolet Cruze News

  • 2012 Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback spy shots

    At the 2010 Paris Auto Show back in September Chevrolet rolled out a hatchback variant of the Cruze, which despite being called a concept is due for sale in Europe and the Asia-Pacific next year. The car is being engineered primarily by GM’s Holden division in Australia but unlike the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac G8, which were also honed Down Under, the new Cruze Hatchback won’t be sold in the U.S. anytime soon. We now have the first spy shots of an actual prototype for the new Cruze Hatchback, revealing a design almost identical to the concept car we saw back in Paris. Aside...

  • 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco Quick Drive and Live Photos
    2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Cruze Eco Live Photos, Quick Drive

    We took the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco sedan out for a spin in Los Angeles today, just a few blocks from the convention center where the show will open its doors tomorrow. Along with the brief stint behind the wheel, we snagged a few images. Here's the quick take. It's a real car. If you're worried...

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    GM May Revive High Performance Vehicle Operations

    In what we’re sure came as a major surprise to many, General Motors decided to disband its High Performance Vehicle Operations (HPVO) back in February 2009 in order to reduce costs and focus on mainstream products. If the HPVO doesn’t ring a bell, the go-fast center was basically a...

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    Forbidden Fruit: 2012 Chevrolet (Holden) Cruze Hatchback

    The hatchback envy color today is orange. GM's Australian arm Holden has just unveiled its very sleek new Cruze hatch. No, it won't be coming to the U.S. Yes, it's wearing the bowtie badges, but that's because it was released by Chevrolet Europe, where it will no doubt see significant sales. Aside...

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    2011 Chevrolet Cruze: 1.4T Isn't Quite An EcoBoost Rival

    Is GM pitching the new 1.4T with a performance angle, as Ford will no doubt do for that EcoBoost option? It appears not.

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    2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze RS And Cruze Eco

    The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze hasn’t even gone on sale in the U.S. but already the first variants are being revealed. At this week’s 2010 New York Auto Show two new Cruze models will make their debut: the sporty RS and the fuel efficient Eco, the latter delivering a fuel economy as high as...

  • 2011 Chevrolet Cruze

    With the death of Saturn and Pontiac, two of GM's best small, sporty cars are gone: the Solstice and Sky and their turbocharged GXP and Redline variants. The excellent Cobalt SS Sedan got the axe last year as well, leaving GM with only the Cobalt SS Coupe and HHR SS for its small-car, fun-to-drive segment. But the Cruze could step in to fill that gap. Only last week Chevrolet of Singapore showed off its own version of a Cruze SS and now a new report is claiming that a fully-fledged Cruze SS is under consideration along with a four-door coupe version. The new cars are looked at as a way to...

  • Chevrolet Cruze SS model from Singapore
    Chevrolet Singapore Shows Off Cruze SS...Body Kit

    The monstrosity you see here is not a true Cruze SS, despite the name.

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    2010 Detroit Auto Show: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Live Gallery

    The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan is already on sale in most parts of the globe but for Chevy’s most vital market the car’s launch is still several months away. At this week’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show, Chevrolet is continuing to tease us with its stylish new Civic and Corolla...

  • 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Los Angeles 2009
    2011 Chevrolet Cruze Live From The L.A. Show Floor

    The new Cruze will hit the floor on December 2.

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    GM Insiders Pushing For Chevrolet Cruze SS

    Talking with GM's social media team reveals a desire to get the SS back in GM's small car family.

  • Chinese-market Buick Excelle XT
    Chinese Buick Excelle XT Previews Cruze-Based Sedan For U.S.

    The next small addition to the Buick lineup was previewed with an unveiling in China last week.

  • 2012 Baby Buick Sedan

    Don’t hold your breath for the new Baby Buick as it isn’t expected to be launched until sometime in 2012, possibly as a 2013 model

  • 2011 Chevrolet Cruze-based Buick sedan spy shots
    GM Chairman wants to see models on sale ahead of schedule

    In a market where only about 10 million cars are expected to be sold annually - down from 16 million last year - every tenth of a percent of market share counts. That's why Board of Directors Chairman Ed Whitacre sees a strong need to act quickly to prevent further market share erosion. Despite the...

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    Holden designing Cruze-based hatch for global markets

    From the onset Chevrolet’s new Cruze compact sedan was designed as a global model. Today it’s already on sale in Asia, Europe and Australia and eventually it will be gracing showrooms here in the U.S., though there is still a wait of more than a year until that happens. As a global...

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    GM reveals plan to build new small car at idled assembly plant in U.S.

    In an atypically cryptic press release, General Motors today announced that it will be building a new small car at an unnamed idled UAW-staffed assembly plant here in the U.S. The new vehicle will be in addition to the already-planned 2011 Chevrolet Volt and Cruze, but it's not yet known which...

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    Cruze global sedan launches in Australia, U.S. debut more than a year away

    Holden has given us a preview of its future small car plans with the unveiling of its own version of the Cruze compact sedan at the Melbourne Motor Show today. As most of you would know, the Cruze is General Motors’ new global small car and has already been launched in South Korea. The Aussie...

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt
    GM scraps plans for Volt engine plant in Flint, Michigan

    Earlier this month General Motors announced that it was putting plans for the construction of a new engine plant in Flint, Michigan, on hold. The plant was to build a new range of 1.4L four-cylinder powertrains for cars like the Chevrolet Volt and Cruze, but a company spokesperson has now revealed...

  • Chevrolet Volt

    General Motors has confirmed that the first batch of its upcoming Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrids will feature an internal combustion ‘back-up’ engine sourced from Aspern, Austria, and not from Flint, Michigan, as originally planned. The announcement comes just a week after it was revealed that GM’s contract to build a new engine plant in Flint to supply the necessary 1.4L four-cylinder units for the Volt had been canceled. The decision to source the engines from overseas will not add any extra cost to the car’s eventual sticker price, which is expected to fall some...

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    European launch for Chevrolet Cruze on track for April 2009

    While General Motors’ financial strife may be putting many of its development plans on the back burner for now, a statement from Chevrolet's European Executive Director confirms that the upcoming Chevrolet Cruze will remain on schedule for its debut in the European market in just a few...

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    Report: GM may delay Chevrolet Cruze amid rising costs

    General Motors is drastically cutting costs as it tries to ride out the current auto market slump, which is expected to ease by around 2010. The ailing carmaker is burning through approximately $1 billion in cash per month, a figure that it is hoping to reduce by downsizing its workforce, reducing...

  • Chevrolet Cruze WTCC
    Chevrolet starts trials for WTCC Cruze race car

    The all-new Chevrolet Cruze is an important model for General Motors globally, so from the start of its development there have been plans to eventually enter it into the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). The international race series competes in Europe, Africa, South America and the...

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    Chevrolet Cruze Debuts At 2008 Paris Auto Show

    Several weeks ago, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] released the first details and images for its new Chevrolet Cruze ahead of the compact sedan's scheduled world debut at the 2008 Paris Auto Show, which took place today. Joining the recently launched Insignia sedan, the new Cruze has been...

  • City of Flint grants multi-million dollar tax break for GM engine plant
    2011 Chevy Cruze will cost more than rivals, says GM

    GM's upcoming global small car, the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, already has the weight of the company's hopes on its shoulders, but news that GM is now planning to sell the Chevrolet Cruze for a higher price than similar cars offered by Japanese competitors Honda and Toyota threatens to weaken...

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