Dashboard News » Chevy Spark coming to U.S. http://www.dashboardnews.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:09:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Chevy’s Spark coming to U.S. http://www.dashboardnews.com/2009/11/23/chevys-spark-coming-to-u-s/ http://www.dashboardnews.com/2009/11/23/chevys-spark-coming-to-u-s/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:56:59 +0000 Staff http://www.dashboardnews.com/?p=349 After going back and forth for quite some time GM has decided to add some “Spark” into the U.S car market with an A segment entry. With gas prices being so unpredictable this is a good insurance policy in case prices spike again.

From Left Lane News.com:

The Chevy Spark will enter the US and fill a role in the Chevy lineup that is not currently filled with any model – the A-segment. Currently, Chevy’s smallest offering is the B-segment Chevy Aveo.

Like most automakers in the US, Chevy’s reason for not offering an A-segment vehicle in the recent past was likely due to the fact that prior to recent market changes, the segment had little appeal to Americans.

Recent market studies by several auto manufacturers however show that Americans are trending towards smaller vehicles – possibly bucking the trend of all Americans thinking “bigger is better” when it comes to purchasing vehicles.

Read the rest of the article here.

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