Chevrolet Cruze: US production ends despite Hail Mary offer
A local entrepeneur’s last minute offer has failed to stop the axe falling on US production of the Chevrolet Cruze, with the last car produced on March 8.
A local entrepeneur’s last minute offer has failed to stop the axe falling on US production of the Chevrolet Cruze, with the last car produced on March 8.
The awkward not quite an SUV, not a wagon, hatchback on stilts BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo will not be replaced, which will probably upset about 17 people.
The 130 run of 2019 Mercedes-AMG S65 Final Edition sedans marks the end of the company’s 6L twin-turbo V12 gas engine, and naturally it’s wearing black.
After 34 years, Ford Taurus production at the company’s plant in Chicago has ended, marking the end of the large family sedan in the US.
The 2020 Mercedes-Benz SLC Final Edition will be a special edition model to send off the original hardtop roadster, which started off a craze in 1996.
The Toyota Prius C, which has been in production since 2011, has been axed in the US, and is effectively replaced by the 2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid.
Honda is closing both its factories primarily servicing Europe: Swindon in the UK, and Gebze in Turkey. Both plants will close in 2021.
With the Opel/Vauxhall Cascada due to end production this year, it was only a matter of time before it became official the Buick version would also be axed.
The Toyota Yaris hatch has been axed in the US due to slow sales, but Toyota remains in the subcompact segment with the Yaris sedan, a rebadged Mazda 2.
The declining city car market has affected everyone, and it means the Renault Twingo has been axed from the company’s UK range.