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Refreshed 2023 Chevy Monza Officially Launches In China

Three months after local authorities fully leaked the refreshed 2023 Chevy Monza in China, General Motors has just officially launched Chevrolet‘s updated compact sedan in the Asian country.

On September 13th, 2022 the SAIC-GM joint venture held the official launch of the refreshed 2023 Chevy Monza, which represents the first major update to the vehicle since its official introduction in early 2019 in China. For its mid-cycle refresh, the 2023 Monza receives notable changes that include design, technological features and powertrains.

Cosmetically, the most noticeable new feature of the updated 2023 Chevy Monza is the front-end design that includes slimmer headlamps and the brand’s new signature grille, boasting a trapezoidal lower opening and a horizontal bar with boomerang-shaped ends seen for the first time on the refreshed 2023 Chevy Blazer. The rest of the body remains largely the same as before, with only minor styling tweaks.

The interior design of the 2023 Chevy Monza receives a substantial update with the inclusion of an all-new dash inspired by those found in the latest-generation Chevrolet vehicles. It includes two side-by-side 10.25-inch screens and the brand’s most recent infotainment system, new air vents with a striking turbine design at both ends, a new steering wheel and a redesigned center console.

As expected, the 2023 Chevy Monza keeps the same drivetrain as last year’s model, but with an output improvement for the turbocharged 1.5L engine, which now develops 111 horsepower and 104 pound-feet of torque, combined with a dual-clutch six-speed automatic transmission. Meanwhile, the mild-hybrid variants continue with the turbocharged 1.3L engine producing 161 horsepower and 170 pound-feet of torque.

The refreshed 2023 Chevy Monza is now available for sale throughout the brand’s official dealer network in China, the only country where this nameplate is manufactured and marketed, as the car is also exported to Mexico as the Chevy Cavalier Turbo. In the first launch stage, the 2023 Monza is offered in three variants, starting at 94,900 yuan or $13,700 at the current exchange rate.

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  1. Looks like a Malibu.

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  2. GM needs to make & sell the Monza in the US! I know that “everybody” is buying SUVs & the Cruz was discontinued due to a lack of interest. I think that GM wrote off the Cruz & did not even try to market it, Recently I saw a late model Cruz hatchback for sale on the web. Looked beautiful & in great condition. If I could have done so I probably would have made an offer. At this time there are no smaller cars from the big “3”. Ford has left the small car market Their last attempts the Focus & Fiesta were pathetic. Stellantis’ who knows what they are going to do. Additionally, it seems that Hyundia & Kia are having recalls like crazy. Who would want one? Enough with Chinese made GM cars! Leave those made in China for Chinese car buyers. Start making GM cars here in the US & employ American auto workers.

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    1. They might be able to sell it here, but they wouldn’t be able to sell enough of them to justify producing it here as well. A car like this is going to have very low profit margins.

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    2. You either get it cheap from overseas or get it local and pay more which is part of the reason it doesn’t sell. If you want to start making things here the costs need to be better aligned with the costs to produce it overseas, and you can start with axing the unions. Those are a drain on companies and provide very little legit benefit anymore other than drive up costs and protect and overpay workers that shouldn’t be.

      It would be nice to produce here, but if I was running a business I would go overseas too. The slight hit in perception from a few start spangled nut swingers would be far less than what I would make in lower prices which is the number one driver in consumers. So pick your poison…

      At the end of the day the money made from overseas production atleast stays with an American company and that is far more beneficial than buying from an overseas company that produces in the US.

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    3. A agree 100% with NJ Driver 54 & would buy one today if it were. The Chevy Monza was actually my very 1st car & would love it to be my last!! It was the best 1st car I could have asked for.

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  3. Looks like the Cruze to me. I rented a Cruze and loved it. Looks, ride, mpg.

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  4. “starting at 94,900 yuan or $13,700 ”

    No point comparing this to an Altima. Or even a Versa.

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  5. The Monza!
    Wow! I had a Monza back in the late 70’s! I couldn’t afford the ‘awesome’ Camaro or the luxurious Monte Carlo, so I bought the Monza Coupe. That little car got great gas mileage and was a blast to drive. The styling was a big selling point too.
    Gosh, I do miss the old days when Chevrolet had a car for everyone.

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    1. Hey, gm now has a suv/cue for everyone.

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    2. Hi Mark – I had mine in “85”. Gorgeous cherry red with jet black interior & you nailed it with the description of everything about it. I love that car!

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  6. Ken 1 or Ken 2? I’m totally confused. Ken 1 above says it looks like the Cruze and loved driving one. Next Ken 2 says it looks cheap and would never buy one over an Altima. Which is it?

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    1. Good question

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  7. Now here’s a perfect car to bring to the US. We already know the Trailblazer and Trax (current one) are assembled overseas, so what’s the difference if this car is brought here while being built overseas? It looks nice, seems like it would be a perfect car to replace the Spark in the lineup. I’m not crazy about the front looking so much like a Toyota, but it’s not terrible.

    The one thing I’d like to point out is how the screen looks so similar to the one in the Escalade. Understood that everyone on here knows I dislike this screen war, but with that aside wouldn’t it be smart to not use a near identical screen in a cheap base car as the top dog Escalade uses?

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  8. always great to look at new american cars style, to see what we are missing out on, even if they do go to China, at least somebody is getting to enjoy our beautiful sedans, 2023 CT6, the upcoming 2023 Lacrosse, while we are stuck with slow, square shaped, non aerodyamic things called SUVs. The new 2024 Mustang, look at the belt line under the quarter window, the hood scoops on the hood, Camaro through and through, i am a GM car person, (only one left by the way, Malibu) but i do like the 2024 Mustang design. Look at the new 2023 Chrysler 300C, sold out in 12 hours, buick dealers being offered by-backs because they dont want to sell glorified dump trucks called SUVs, now Lincoln dealers are following Buick. I just hate those square things with no style called SUVs. Like i said in one previous writing here, i just hope Boeing and Airbus dont start designing square planes.

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