Production of the Chevy Sonic has officially ended at General Motors’ Lake Orion facility in Orion Township, Michigan.
Back in early July, GM Authority was the first to report that the Chevy Sonic’s days were numbered, later learning that production was set to end October 20th, 2020. As it turns out, Chevy Sonic production actually ended on October 19th, one day ahead of schedule. July was the final month for dealers to place orders for the 2020 Chevy Sonic.
The Chevy Sonic has already been discontinued internationally, including in Canada, Australia, and South Korea (to note, the Sonic was sold as the Aveo in South Korea, and the Barina in Australia). Chevy Sonic sales have seen a steady decline since 2014, with just 13,971 deliveries in 2019, the nameplate’s weakest sales performance.
With the Chevy Sonic out, the GM Lake Orion facility will utilize the extra production capacity for assembly of the new Chevrolet Bolt EUV, General Motors’ upcoming all-electric crossover utility vehicle, which will be offered as a slightly larger version of the Chevy Bolt EV.
The 2020 Chevy Sonic is offered in both a sedan and hatchback body style, with three trims to choose from, starting with the base-model LS, followed by the LT, and topped by the Premier. Sedan iterations are offered in all three trims, while the hatch is restricted to the LT and Premier. The Chevy Sonic LT Hatchback is currently the fastest-turning model in the lineup.
Riding on the GM Gamma platform, the 2020 Chevy Sonic draws motivation from the turbocharged 1.4L I4 LUV gas engine, with 138 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque sent to the front axle. Output is routed through a six-speed automatic transmission.
With production of the Chevy Sonic now at an end, there is no replacement planned. It’s possible that General Motors may launch the Chevy Onix in the U.S. and Canadian markets following the model’s impressive sales performance in South America, but that remains highly unlikely.
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Enough crying about this crap. When is GM gonna replace the Trax with the new Tracker, or is the Trailblazer all North America gets. I don’t think that people get the reason sedans, hatchbacks, and wagons died; if it’s all FWD junk why not get the one that is the most durable and longest lasting? Crossovers have higher ride height, and usually more interior space with available AWD to boot. No reason for cars to exist anymore unless they are performance oriented.
Crap??? Come on man, Don’t forget the FACT this car is one of the model to saved GM.
Salute for kid from GM Daewoo. Aveo-Sonic was a GM’s one of the great cash-cow.
I bought a new 2020 Cajun red RS keep it in the garage and barely drive it I guess if I keep it 30 years with only 10000 production Auto proved to be pretty rare love the car by the way
Hate to burst your bubble, but there’s unlikely to be any collector value for a Chevy Sonic. 10,000 in one year is not particularly rare, and when you consider there are probably half a million Sonics in the US, it’s just another economy car, albeit a nice one. Drive it and enjoy it for what it is.
So sad to see it end. I own a 2015 modified sonic with the dusk package. Suspension mods, engine mods and still gets 33-36 mpg hwy, 32 in town. Great little car, I guess all the mini suv and crossovers won out.
End the production of the Chevy Cruze! I had one, and had to replace the PCV valve cover 5 times!! Water pump was replaced 2 times. Thermostat 2 times. Water outlet TWICE. I have every receipt from every service. I was extremely anal about my maintenance. I work at a licensed repair facility, so anytime I needed something, I had it check immediately. The last time I took it to the dealer for a PCV, about a week later I get a new noise. The flywheel started to go out. I had less than 90k miles on that thing, and it was nothing but trouble. The car was HORRIBLE!!!!
If you have the receipts for your PCV replacement I believe GM is offering compensation for that repair, at least on the Sonic they are.
By absolutely no metric was the Cruze or Sonic a terrible car. These vehicles saved GM after the bailouts.
She gets 5 refunds for 5 pcv valve cover repairs. GM is the company that keeps giving
The Cruze has been out of production for quite some time now.
I got a 2012 Chevy Sonic and the key is bad and I can’t get one nowhere is there anything I can do to get a new one made
Not hard. Just use your VIN number to order a new one. You could go to a dealer or just about any locksmith.
I have a 2015 Sonic DUSK. A few repairs nothing major. Some mods runs like a champ. I’ve had three Sonics 2013 14 and now a 15.
We went from a 2013 Sonic RS coolant leaks and water pump replacement(paid by GM) and more to a 2017 Cruze Premier cracked piston at 24k miles 4 piston replacement took 7 weeks(thank you for loaner cars), car was at dealer twice for codes 2 weeks before and wasn’t fixed. Went from the frying pan into the fire.
Aw 🙁
Love my 14 RS turbo. It was my son’s before he passed and it took a lot of looking to find. About to start mods and will keep it going longer than it should.
It might be dead but because GMs small car budget went to GEM in which GM sells more small cars in Asia, Central and South America then N/A. The Onix just hit production in Mexico, IMO the US probably will see it on sell soon.
Ehy I’m I giving a hard time with this 2014 Sonic brought in Paterson, NJ. Dealership as never told who sin the title over if the owner didn’t as now it was took from me to be repaired from damages made for me to believe along betrayed after purchase of this only one driver an told never was in a accident as told different later before covid-19 it was repaint , with blood stains seem to be on interior ceiling. Just trying to find out who owned this car before me.
Just picked up a 2012 Chevy Sonic LT in the Inferno Orange, with super low Kms at 47,000. Honestly have been loving it so far, and I’ll appreciate having one just a touch more knowing it’s days in production are in the past.
i have had 4 sonics still drive, 2017 all had no repairs, under rated cars, best buy for the buck, all were top line sonics wish they were still around, would buy again