In February, GM Authority reported that General Motors would stop building the Chevy Onix in Mexico as part of a new manufacturing strategy at the GM San Luis Potosà plant. Production ended earlier this month, and the automaker has begun exporting the Chevy Onix from China to Mexico.
SAIC-GM, General Motors’ main joint venture in China, announced that on Sunday, May 22nd, it sent the first shipment of 200 Chevy Onix units manufactured at the GM Dong Yue plant to supply the local market of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. GM’s Chinese subsidiary officially began exporting the subcompact car to the markets that, until today, were supplied from the GM plant located in San Luis PotosÃ.
Chevy Onix’s shipments for the Mexican market will depart from the port of the Chinese city of Yantai, home of the GM Dong Yue plant. Like the units produced at the GM plant in San Luis PotosÃ, the second-generation Onix made in China is available only in a sedan body style. The specific characteristics of each trim will be adjusted for the Latin American country.
In fact, SAIC-GM stated that the Chevy Onix for export was reconfigured to suit the local markets of Mexico and Central American countries. In China, the Onix is equipped with naturally aspirated 1.3L and turbocharged 1.0L engines. However, the automaker has not yet confirmed powertrain details for the units being shipped to America.
The GM Dong Yue plant was the first to manufacture the second-generation Chevy Onix globally, which made its global debut in China in 2019. However, the nameplate comes from Brazil, and in fact, engineers from the South American subsidiary of GM led the development of the second-generation model.
2022 Chevy Onix for Mexico in the GM Dong Yue plant
With the start of exports from China, the Chevy Onix will continue its uninterrupted sales in Mexico and Central America. In addition, as most of the Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Architecture suppliers are located in the Asian country, the Onix will likely improve its sales volume, and GM will be able to satisfy better the accumulated demand in these Latin American regions.
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Comments
A 1-liter turbo or a 1.3-liter nat. aspirated engine? Oh, Hell No! What happens when you put about 800 pounds of people and their carry-ons in one of these cars? For the same reason, I did not look at the GMC Terrain. I bought a 2022 GMC Acadia Denali AWD V6. Putting 8 to 10-speed transmissions in underpowered cars & crossovers will only get you so far before sacrificing performance.
Lose weight fat American. It’s an economy car.
I don’t agree they should ship cars from China to Lat/Am but I see the reason was the Mexican facilities started to build CUVs for America and Lat/Am
Who crapped in your Cornflakes? 4 people in a car plus their luggage averages about 800 pounds… And what is with the insults? (BTW, I am not American) Have a nice day…
I have a question if anyone has an answer: how does cost of a car manufactured in China and the cost of the shipping compare to the cost of the same style of car manufactured in Mexico? Was there a price increase for these Chinese made cars?
I have seen enough steel products made in China… Their steel is garbage…
Why would they do they? Mary Barra said that people are no longer buying cars.
What a liar she is.