Last month, General Motors held the regional launch of the refreshed 2021 Chevrolet Cruze for South America in Argentina – the only country in the world where the nameplate is still manufactured. Now, the automaker officially began selling the 2021 Cruze in Brazil, which in recent years has been the largest market internationally for the compact vehicle.
2021 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ sedan
As such, the 2021 Chevrolet Cruze has just gone on sale in the Brazilian market with design and equipment changes that seek to reinforce its strong sales performance in the South American country. The main novelty of the new model year is the return of the LTZ trim level, which was phased out in 2019, now serving as a mid-range variant between the existing LT and Premier.
“The changes are intended to generate greater differentiation between the three versions of Cruze, reinforcing the identity of each one to meet the preferences of different consumer profiles,” said Product Marketing Director at GM South America, Rodrigo Fioco, in a press release. “With that, we started offering Cruze LT for those looking for a premium vehicle with more traditional features, Cruze LTZ for those looking for a more sporting appeal and Cruze Premier as a synonym of maximum sophistication and refinement, in both body styles,” he added.
2021 Chevrolet Cruze Premier hatchback
The LTZ version is widely known in the Bow Tie brand’s lineup and was very successful, both in the first generation and early in the current second-generation Cruze production cycle. Now, the trim returns on the 2021 Chevrolet Cruze with an updated design, sportier styling, and a higher level of features to keep up with the new desires of compact sedan customers.
Mechanically, all three variants of the 2021 Chevrolet Cruze are equipped with the turbocharged 1.4L LE2 I-4 engine that develops 153 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque, mated to six-speed manual or automatic transmissions. This powertrain configuration applies to the two body styles of the Cruze, the traditional sedan as well as the five-door hatchback that’s called Sport6 in Brazil.
The 2021 Chevrolet Cruze is now available in Brazil, with an exhaustive level of standard safety equipment, the latest generation of Chevrolet’s infotainment system with integrated 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot and exclusive telematics services from OnStar. Here are the starting prices of the 2021 Cruze in Brazil:
- 2021 Cruze LT: 116,530 BRL (about $21,699 USD at the current exchange rate)
- 2021 Cruze LTZ: 128,490 BRL (about $23,930 USD)
- 2021 Cruze Premier: 139,690 BRL (about $26,000 USD)
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Comments
Sickening! This car should still be here in the States. The older Sonic and the clown car Spark should have got the axe before the Cruze!
It maybe back, but imported if gas prices keep going up. They don’t have a cheap enough electric car for the masses currently the issue is people living in apartments won’t be able to charge their electric car. So unless GM is going to lose a base of customers small ICE cars will live on.
The cancellation of the cruze was one of gm smartest decisions. The cruze was a very popular car and a slight downtick in sales when gas prices were low should have been expected. Now that gas prices are going up because of a presidential change, the car would be popular again. Would love to have had one with a manual, but I guess I will look at the civic or corolla instead. Great move eliminating it from the North American market.
“Now that gas prices are going up because of a presidential change”
You really don’t know how the markets work, don’t you?
Also, you do realize we are now paying 2019 prices, no?
I do know how markets work, probably better than you. The current price is 2019, but since we will not be energy independent for much longer and the restriction of drilling on federal lands in question will lead to supply issues, demand will go up and so will the prices (OPEC will be more than happy to fill the gap but at a price). Hence I stick by my comment.
Chevy Guy
Electric cars don’t use gasoline. As more people make the switch, demand for gasoline will go down. Along with the price of gasoline.
The first gen Cruze achieved 70k sales/year here in Brazil. The second one can’t barely reach 20k. It will get axed soon.
I’m beginning to regret my choice to purchase a ’19 cruze hatch diesel RS auto. The valve body on the trans piled up at 17,000km and now after sitting in my garage at -10 for a week it’s logged DTC P0206B. Something with the DEF/SCR system. Yeah, all still under warranty but it’s the TIME to get it to the dealer. The humiliation of rockin’ the wife’s nissan rogue to work and then making it back to the dealership to get my car.
So, I used to hope it might come back so others could buy one. Now I’m hoping there’s enough people who want a used one for *GULP* half of what I paid 2 years ago.
The salesman at my local Chevrolet dealership told me that used Chevrolet Cruze diesels move off their lot very quickly and that people are willing to drive long distances to their dealership to buy them.
Did you plug it in?
At -10C the plug wouldn’t have functioned anyway. Also, how would plugging it in have helped the DEF in the tank, the DEF injector, or all the lines which may have had some residual frozen/slushy DEF in them?
Axing the Cruze was another Barra blunder. Not sure how many more mistakes gM can handle until she fumbles into another bankruptcy.
Should have kept assembly at Lordstown they were good paying jobs for good hard working Americans. Way to go Mary, I hope you don’t hurt your back picking up that 5 dollar bill while stepping over that 100 dollar bill.
Damn you GM, this should still be sold in the US.
Love my two Cruze’s, a ’12 with 185,000 trouble-free miles, and an ’18 with 17,000 miles, both great cars! These should still be made here!