Chevrolet is to rename the redesigned and now US-built Aveo the Sonic in North America.
“The Sonic represents a new beginning for Chevrolet in the small car segment and so we felt it was time to give it a new name,” said Chris Perry, vice president, Chevrolet US marketing. “The new car is roomy, stylish and fun to drive, and Sonic is a youthful, energetic name that helps convey what this vehicle is about.”
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The car will carry the Sonic name in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Production begins in 2011 at GM’s Orion plane in Michigan which received a US$545m investment in upgrades and retooling and will help restore approximately 1,000 jobs in the metropolitan Detroit area.
The GM-Daewoo-designed vehicle will continue to be called Aveo in other parts of the world, where it will be sold in more than 50 countries.
