Production of the Sonic at one of GM's Michigan plants will end in October to make way for a new all-electric vehicle called the Bolt EUV in 2021
It will be replaced by a new all-electric vehicle called the Bolt EUV in 2021.
Production of the Sonic lasted longer than many expected amid low gas prices and consumer preference moving to crossovers.confirmed plans Tuesday to discontinue the Chevrolet Sonic, a subcompact car once synonymous with a new era of U.S. small car production for the post-bankrupt automaker. Production of the Sonic at GM's Orion Assembly plant in suburban Detroit will end in October to make way forcalled the Bolt EUV in 2021, according to company spokeswoman Megan Soule. The new car is a larger version of the Chevrolet Bolt EV, which the plant currently produces alongside the Sonic.
GM decided to axe the Sonic "due to declining demand," according to Soule. Since selling nearly 100,000 Sonics in 2014, sales have declined every year by between 15% to more than %. GM sold less than 14,000 of the cars last year. Production of the Sonic lasted longer than many expected amid low gas prices, consumer preference moving to crossovers and GM's plans toGeneral Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra announces a $300 million investment in the GM Orion Assembly Plant plant for electric and self-driving vehicles at the Orion Assembly Plant on March 22, 2019 in Lake Orion, Michigan.As the automaker emerged from its government-backed bankruptcy in 2009, the Sonic was a symbol of a new era of U.S.
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