GM To Announce Plans To Build All-New Chevrolet Cruze In Lordstown Thursday
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Sometime tomorrow, we’re told that General Motors will be announcing a retooling investment for its Lordstown, Ohio facility to build an all-new Chevrolet Cruze come the 2014 model year, GM Authority has learned. It is also expected that the investment will be under the $350 million mark that the company announced for the Lordstown plant back in 2008, when it announced plans to build the current Cruze there.
Somewhere in-between now and the new Cruze, the current model will receive a face-lift and a diesel engine.
Hopefully America will see more than one body style of the Cruze for the next generation. It sure could use a coupe, hatch or wagon here in the ‘States to help boost sales, which have slipped in the past few months. At the same time, competitors like the Hyundai Elantra have gone on to release multiple body styles, while the new Dodge Dart and recovering Japanese models look to snatch market share away from Chevy’s best-selling car last year.
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wait i’m kinda confused, is it either the face-lifted Cruze or the redesigned Cruze going to have the Impala styling cues?
Perhaps both!
Its always good , it brings jobs to the US…
I’m glad to hear there’s a new one on the horizon because, as sold as the current one is, it was outclassed in the styling department the moment it hit our shores.
Joe, what ru talking about…
If they don’t add more variations, don’t bother. We’ve heard this story before, haven’t we?
good to see the cruze staying in ohio let’s get a coupe and wagon next go around
Definitely think this is the time to add the variations. I’d love to see a wagon, and would be content with a hatchback. A coupe is probably more likely.
Err…would Akerson consider this little bit of information espionage? I for one am happy for the “spies”…they keep interest in the products buoyant. I can’t wait for the diesel.