Lutz: No Chevrolet Beat for the U.S.

Posted: Jul 16, 2008
Filed under: Chevrolet, GM, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

Continuing the whole on and off again subject for the Chevrolet Beat for the U.S. , Lutz confirmed yesterday that the subcompact Chevy won’t be coming to the stateside. Speaking to the press yesterday on a conference call, GM’s vice chairman said that the Chevrolet Beat, that goes on sale in Europe next year, won’t be coming to the states mainly due to the fact that it doesn’t meet federal safety and crash regulations.

Lutz said that it would cost GM way too much money to make the move right now. However, he said it may come to the U.S. when the next-generation model arrives.

The three-door hatch is powered by a 1.2L turbocharged gasoline unit. Lutz has previously stated that if the Chevrolet Beat came to the U.S. it will start around $10,000.

Well, while you wait for the Chevrolet Beat to arrive at a dealership near you, you can catch in Transformers 2 next year .

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Source: AutoBlog

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  • Neil
    Too right lonesome
    GM has shot itself in the foot so many times in the last few months it can't have any toes left
    So lets get this right you design a VERY cool small car, that would be a BIG hit with younger buyers (teens, twentysomethings) and put it in what will be one of if not the biggest blockbuster movie next summer that teens and twentysomethings will go and see, then you decide not to sell it so all these potential customers who will go buy Scions and Nissans and Hondas instead and maybe a few ford fiestas and you lose them as customers for the next 20 or 30 years!!!!!
    Firstly whoever - and it has to be the design chief - is allowing cars to be designed that don't meet safety standards should be fired no actually shot immediately, Alfa doesn't even sell cars here in the states yet and the MiTo is designed to meet all US safety and emmissions standards. And evey member of the board should also get let go before they run a once great company totally into the ground

    Bye Bye GM it was nice knowing you!
  • lonesome_coder
    GM has a fetish of shooting itself in the foot. Stop developing/refining hybrid gas guzzlers, start grabbing from the world parts bin (good job Ford!) and start seeing that money flow back in.

    I would say they will get it sooner or later, but as of now, I'm not sure if they will ever get it.
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