2020 Chevrolet Sonic

The Chevrolet Sonic receives a few minor changes and updates for the 2020 model year.

Changes, Updates, New Features

Powertrain:
- Deletion of 6-speed manual transmission across the entire model range, leaving the 6-speed automatic as the only transmission
Exterior:
- Deletion of Orange Burst Metallic exterior color
- Deletion of Shock exterior color
- Addition of Oasis Blue exterior color only on Hatchback model
- Addition of Cayenne Orange Metallic exterior color only on Hatchback model (extra cost color)
Model line:
- No changes
Interior:
- No changes
Packages:
- No changes

Body Styles

The 2020 Chevrolet Sonic continues to be offered as a subcompact car in the following body styles:

Four-door sedan
Five-door hatchback

Powertrain

The 2020 Chevrolet Sonic discontinues all manual transmissions, leaving the 6-speed automatic as the only gearbox.

Engine	Transmission	Horsepower @ RPM	Torque @ RPM	Axle	Drive Wheels
1.4L I-4 LUV turbo gasoline	6-speed automatic MH8	138 @ 4900	148 @ 1850	3.23	Front Wheel Drive

Models

The 2020 Sonic sees several changes to the model lineup, specifically as it relates to the removal of models with manual transmissions. The new model lineup is as follows:

Drive Wheels	Trim Level	Body	Model Code
FWD	LS	Sedan	1JU69
FWD	LT	Sedan	1JV69
FWD	Premier	Sedan	1JW69
FWD	LT	Hatchback	1JV48
FWD	Premier	Hatchback	1JW48

Trim Levels

The 2020 Chevrolet Sonic continues being offered in the following trim levels:

Sedan:

LS
LT
Premier

Hatchback:

LT
Premier

Platform

Like all first-generation units of the Sonic, the 2020 Chevrolet Sonic continues to ride on the GM Gamma platform shared with the following vehicles:

First-generation Chevrolet Trax
First-generation Buick Encore
First-generation Chevrolet Onix and its sedan variant, the second-generation Chevrolet Prisma

Production

The 2020 Chevrolet Sonic is assembled at the GM Lake Orion factory in Michigan by GM USA.

Availability

The 2020 Chevrolet Sonic follows the regular GM model year rollover sequence, and launches on or before the third quarter of calendar year 2019.

Beyond 2020

We expect that the current, first-generation Chevrolet Sonic will remain in production thru the 2020 model year. It’s currently unclear whether or not there will be a second-generation, future Chevrolet Sonic to follow up.