The automaker also hasn’t detailed North American-specification Aveos yet, but it did say that European models receive electronic power steering, stability control and ABS all as standard equipment. Several four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines will be offered over the pond, starting with two 1.2-liter variants (70 and 86 horsepower), a 1.4-liter (100 horsepower) and a 1.6-liter (115 horsepower). Two 1.3-liter diesels (75 and 95 horsepower) will be equipped with fuel-saving start/stop technology.
While the car will continue to be called Aveo in other parts of the world, the Sonic name will be carried out in Canada, Mexico and the United States. It will be sold in more than 50 countries. GM will kick off production of the Sonic in 2011 at GM’s Orion Assembly Center in Michigan, which received a $545-million investment in upgrades and retooling, and will restore approximately 1,000 jobs in the metropolitan Detroit area.
Chevrolet’s next U.S. built small car will be called the Chevrolet Sonic
