27 Facts About Chevrolet Cruze

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Chevrolet Cruze is a compact car that is produced by General Motors since 2008.

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In 2016, the Chevrolet Cruze sedan was restyled and renamed for the Australasian market as the Holden Astra Sedan, as a sedan complement to the Holden Astra family.

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Production Chevrolet Cruze had standard front-wheel drive, with all-wheel drive optional.

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Holden's localized hatchback version of the Chevrolet Cruze built at the Elizabeth, South Australia factory from late 2011 joined the Chevrolet Cruze sedan manufactured there since March 2011.

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5.

The Chevrolet Cruze received a "marginal" rating in the small overlap test.

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6.

Chevrolet Cruze was given a mild facelift for 2013, unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show.

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7.

Chevrolet Cruze was launched in the Egyptian market during mid-2009.

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8.

South Korean-market versions of the Chevrolet Cruze entered production there in 2008 as the "Daewoo Lacetti Premiere".

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9.

In 2014, Chevrolet launched a redesigned Cruze which featured a different frontend.

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10.

US and Canadian version of the Chevrolet Cruze entered limited production at Lordstown, Ohio, in July 2010 as a 2011 model, replacing the Chevrolet Cobalt.

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11.

The Cobalt's badge engineered twin, the Pontiac G5, has not been replaced by a Chevrolet Cruze-based equivalent, due to the Pontiac brand being phased out during 2010.

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12.

The Chevrolet Cruze was built on the production lines that were used to build the Cobalt and Pontiac G5 in Lordstown, Ohio.

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13.

Second-generation Chevrolet Cruze began sales in North America in early 2016, delayed a year by engineering changes.

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14.

The Chevrolet Cruze has a new external design with a new split grille front and a fastback-like sloping roofline from the Chinese version of the fastback.

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15.

In January 2016, Chevrolet unveiled the five-door hatchback version of the North American Cruze at the North American International Auto Show.

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16.

Mules of the Chinese version of the Chevrolet Cruze were spied in the United States with a different front fascia.

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17.

Production of the D2LC-K Chevrolet Cruze ended in South Korea in July 2018, and in the US and Mexico in March 2019.

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18.

The second-generation Chevrolet Cruze "was not [considered] a particularly standout product in an extremely competitive segment" against similar offerings from well-established and highly-attractive rivals from Japan, and South Korea such as the Honda Civic, the Toyota Corolla, and the Hyundai Elantra.

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Chevrolet Cruze first entered the World Touring Car Championship in 2009 with a 2.

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20.

Chevrolet Cruze placed first, second and third in 2011, with Muller finishing ahead of teammates Rob Huff and Alain Menu.

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21.

Chevrolet Cruze entered the British Touring Car Championship for 2010 and 2011.

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22.

Chevrolet Cruze pulled their sponsorship at the end of 2011 from the BTCC to support the Chevrolet Cruze team in the World Touring Car Championship for 2012.

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23.

Chevrolet Cruze then announced they would not enter a works team for the 2013 WTCC season.

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24.

Chevrolet Cruze returned to the BTCC in 2013 in the hands of Joe Girling and Tech-Speed Motorsport, who loaned the car from Finesse Motorsport.

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25.

The increase in performance of the Next Generation Touring Car entries meant the older Super 2000 specification cars like the Chevrolet Cruze were now too uncompetitive to compete for wins but were provided with their own category.

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26.

Andy Neate entered the 2013 season with a new NGTC-specification Chevrolet Cruze, built by his own team, IP Tech Race Engineering and used an engine built by RML.

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27.

Second generation of the Chevrolet Cruze made its debut at Stock Car Brasil in 2016 with tubular chassis and in 2020 the fiber fairing gives way to the original bodywork of the cars with the necessary changes for the adaptation.

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