➤ Although many people believe that Chevrolet in the Chinese market for many years living in the shadow of the Buick, but you really do not say, motor racing “shadow world” brand is much better than the shadow of your imagination far brighter, in addition to Chevrolet , as well as Skoda, the two brand sales in fact very well. Rather than living in the shadow of a certain brand, you might as well say good shade tree.
and Chevrolet also has its own set of fortune road to riches, they hit the young and dynamic, such as the past two years to develop Redline still middot; red line of cars, and more of its models launched Redline version, packaging capacity is beyond doubt.
only have a car did not seem to keep up with the fast pace of the Chevrolet brand throughout the travel, but it is also a very prosperous year of the car. At that time also it seems to be no “red network” concept, if there is, then it is this net red red.
Yes, it is the Cruze!
gold bow tie silver spoon
Cruze is one of the most important of Chevrolet models around 2010, not only in the Chinese market, the global market, too, because this is the Chevrolet was one of the few global strategic model, the Chevrolet car to see very heavy.
Cruze was first available in 2008 overseas, officially put into operation in 2009, SAIC-GM-Shenyang North Sheng production base.
based on a common platform developed Cruze Delta II, is a relatively early product under the platform, Delta II has those of the head of the platform means.
Opel Astra Astra
also from the same period Delta II platform, the car is the Buick Hideo XT prototype of our country to see that the introduction of time abroad Bikeluzi to be a little later, and the Opel Astra is a very important brand in the European market a hatchback.
In fact internet Delta IIOpel is a leading research and development, but is GM’s Chevrolet and took them to first use, so more of the Cruze body is the taste of European cars, rather than American cars.
No wonder GM says Opel at all times under the command of General Group as a “technical cow”, also revealed the Chevrolet Cruze and even GM’s car on high hopes, but also show their ambitions.
In short, the birth of Cruze background is very bright, it is his mouth, gold spoon or bow tie is not excessive. However, the reason why the Cruze in China market fire up, it seems that not much background related to these relationships.
handsome, is the fire of truth
monthly sales of the first generation of the Cruze was more than two million, at that time was a very powerful performance. Cruze reason why so popular, the most important reason is that, at the time of the Cruze compact car market, is the most beautiful of Aberdeen.
we can recall, or on the Internet to double after the 2010 mainstream A-class car which they have long-sawed, put for now , most of them can not escape the “old-fashioned” word of. But now look at the time of the Cruze, it seems quite masculine handsome, three-dimensional sense of power and both.
Delta II platform also delivered, provides good handling and good texture for the Cruze travel, 2689mm wheelbase also provided a guarantee for the cabin space. These qualities are so good Cruze looks either open up or sit up, have a certain sense of quality. The first generation Cruze biggest bug, lies in the power system.
then the family has ruts Jun Mazda 3 Cruze and each one, the same as the driving force of the specifications 1.6L + 5MT, Banpo started to do the same on a steep slope, carrying data at least 10 horsepower while also lighter vehicle weight 160kg about 3 Ma obvious Bikeluzi much easier.
The earliest SAIC-GM Chevrolet Cruze ready for the Chinese version is two naturally aspirated engine, 1.6L and 1.8L, power are like a general, with the 6AT transmission is not smooth. Moreover Cruze not low body weight, with the lightest 1.6LWeight version 5MT have reached 1360kg. Remember correctly, this is the same level of the same period the most “heavyweight” cars, and greater weight dragged down fuel consumption.
but it is actually very consistent with the Cruze masculine appearance, you know, Chinese consumers like to look at it hard, looked on heavy vehicle, Cruze fully meet the preferences of such “visual flow”, which is probably one of the reasons Cruze obtain the favor of the market.
In order to show the movement of the base Cruze, Chevrolet plant in 2009 as the team to participate in their own cars from WTCC race for the subject Daewoo Lacetti (ie domestic Buick Excelle) into Cruze, the record is good. WTCC is currently leading grams participate WTCR’s predecessor, coincidentally, played for the 2019 collar grams Cyan Racing Team and won the RV industry old cannon drivers’ runner-up – Ivan middot; Muller, the year is also driving the Chevrolet team Cruze WTCC car.
However, as a riding arena in the WTCC car, the civilian version of these two naturally aspirated power so people have no interest, is clearly justified. So in 2010, SAIC-GM Chevrolet Cruze added to the 1.6T power. With 184 horsepower after the Cruze not only in the show for the power level, the chassis side also increases the non-independent suspension on the basis of the Watt’s linkage to improve handling.
However, you will find that the road never even a few Cruze 1.6T run in, because only the Chevrolet introduced a six-speed manual version of the Cruze 1.6T, and does not automatically block models, greatly limits consumer choice.
The reason is simple, a combination of 1.6T with 6AT power to “exclusively for” Buick Hideo, or how to say Chevrolet Buick living in the shadow of it?
In order to enrich the product line, the 2013 Chevrolet also introduced the hatchback version of the Cruze, and finally have a dynamic combination 1.6T + 6AT, but it seems too late. China is not like the hatchback Cruze hatchback market is not very cold, hatchback BranchLutz the debut peak, but this is nothing but a peak monthly sales of more than 3600 vehicles, which has never exceeded this figure.
bizarre replacement
In 2014, the first generation of the Cruze is serving its sixth year, although the market still has a good heat, but also think about the replacement of the matter.
This time replacement, the Cruze is a confusing start, SAIC-GM Chevrolet Cruze this year launched a new generation, and the old models slightly modified a bit, while sales and updating versions.
Let us talk about the classic Cruze after the lift, perhaps SAIC-GM believes facelift overseas too modest, not fresh, then the surgeon himself, brutally handsome guy became La Pila Han Han. Perhaps deliberately vilify the old section, so that the new look is more advanced it ……
The need to set off after vilify the older models, because of new models, life experience Also blurred. In 2014, Chevrolet has not yet launched the new generation of Cruze overseas, but is part of Shanghai GM’s Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center designed a platform based on the new D2XX after the first generation of Cruze you can see, tentatively called the second on behalf of the Cruze it. This is the second generation of the Cruze not as good as Nana in 2009 to meet with the world’s first generation, there is no aura, not particularly outstanding strength, also lacks color value.
tepid embarrassment for the Cruze is obviously not accustomed to, and finally in 2015, the Chevrolet Cruze in the overseas launch of the new generation. See opportunities not good at full speed to SAIC-GM Chevrolet also introduced new Cruze synchronized with overseas in 2016, so the 2014 launch of the Pan-Asian version of the Cruze only served for two years. For many years, it is the car most of the time to shine, after such a meal toss Cruze sales far better than the current year.
internal and external problems getting out to do Cruze
passed after the 2016 re-integration of the new generation, two generations Cruze no longer be sold, classic Cruze’s position has also been a replacement, and that is Cowarts. At this time, the compact car market happens to the emergence of a “God as” – the tenth generation Honda Civic.
coming
Civic stirred the entire compact car market, competitive model is still able to stand up, but before the tepid car, like Cruze this, the situation is even more unbearable. But rather new to the Chevrolet family Cowarts more popular, and this is understandable. Cowarts lower position, about 100,000 of the main entry-level compact car, the majority of the price is the same level of own-brand products, and Cowarts joint venture brands have a background in hand, as long as 60 minutes to do everything, even if cross the border.
but rather a higher position Cruze, have the skills needed to defend market position, but did not. Chevrolet introduced in 2018 positioned between the Cruze and Cowarts of Ke Luze, although that is to say three brothers together to conquer the world, but the fact that you and I know everything, this is the Chevrolet Cruze will be a prelude to give up the strategic.
the first quarter of 2019, Chevrolet overseas also confirmed to be the end of the Cruze cars, while the domestic front, SAIC-GM-Chevrolet in fact, no how sold in the second half of 2019 Cruze, the focus turned to Ke Luze.
written in the last
frustrating that ten years is enough to make a car rising, a smash hit, and had to leave. Of course, the cause of which includes a meal replacement confused operation twice, and the Cruze after the replacement did not show a higher competitiveness, but also the impact on the SUV market gradually favor of external factors.
look at some in the sale of Chevrolet car series table, find these names, the oldest is a sharp step treasure, but Mai Rui Bao name also in 2011 he appeared on the Chinese market. In other words, the current Chevrolet family, is the new face of the past decade, and they are inseparable from the emergence of one thing, and that is the birth of Cruze.
Although not the first China-made Chevrolet Cruze models, but a lot of people know the Chevrolet brand, so it deserves to be remembered!
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