General Motors Corp. has delayed the launch of the next generation of Chevrolet Cruze due to engineering changes and squeeze more sales from small cars to redesign the desire of the year before.
The next version of the Cruze, originally planned to debut in late 2014 and will now begin production in December 2015, said the source, most of which require discussion of GM's plan is not to be identified.
Canadian Auto Workers union leaders in Stratford, Ontario, at the supplier's factory has announced the delay member.
"It is disappointing female controls 席卡伦弗莱明 CAW Local 4451, said:" Hear, Chevrolet Cruze program has been pushed back a year, and will not start until 2015, in the April issue of communication. Union representatives hourly Cooper-Standard Automotive plant, so that the rubber seals and interior parts.
GM spokesman declined to Annalisa BLUHM future product plans to comment, but said the Cruze have been sold, and General Motors has just launched a diesel-powered version.
The carmaker has said that under the Cruze will be completely redesigned interior and exterior, with a larger trunk and spacious passenger compartment, will get better fuel economy.
In the first six months of this year, the U.S. Cruze sales were up 17%, to nearly 134,000, and in June was named the second best selling car behind only Toyota Camry mid-sized companies.
Cruze was first introduced in 2009, this year, GM came to $ 5 billion U.S. dollars of U.S. taxpayer bailouts help out of bankruptcy. However, at the end of 2013 - General completed the introduction of several new cars - Cruze will become the oldest model.
GM wanted to make sure the next Cruze "chaos" outperform breakthrough new Chevrolet Malibu, suppliers source said. The redesigned 2013 Malibu failed to get traction with consumers, General Motors said that this fall will refresh the car's appearance.
And General Motors may feel Cruze sales success, give it some time, so it can re-allocate resources to other product launches, supplier sources said. "Why mess with success now."
CAW union with another local supplier source official said, "Engineering Change" forced delays. EU officials said the Internet posting on Facebook last month, the plant manager told them, "the rumors, they may re-offer this service."
Local union officials can not reach the national CAW president Ken Lewenza declined to comment.
General Motors said that in August 2012, a new generation Cruze will be built in Lordstown, Ohio, in September 2010 has been assembled since the current model. It also built several factories overseas, but the company has said in the next version will not be assembled in Korea.
U.S. market is almost the last to get the current model, which was initially launched in South Korea and Australia. General Motors has been built since the launch of the world's approximately 20,000 Cruzes.
 



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