Comments on: Already A World Hit, Chevy Cruze Makes U.S. Debut In September

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:28:05 +0000

I have bought GM cars since the 80′s. My father retired from GM. I just bought a Chevy Cruze and I love my car. While I was shopping several dealerships, the Cruze was selling like hot cakes!!! The weekend I bought my car they sold 9 in one weekend. The Cruze seems to be a hot seller in my area.

By: akear@comcast.net

akear@comcast.net — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:27:50 +0000

The Cruze will flop in the US, like all GM imports. Just look what happened to Saturn after it decided to sell rebadged Opels. Alas, the Cruze will suffer a similar fate. Besides, once people look at the content sticker and find its North American content is 45% they will shop elsewhere.

BTW, the Corolla has 65% NA content.

Stay away from the Cruze it will bring down the US auto industry

POS!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Bryan19851581

Bryan19851581 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:54:09 +0000

I work for GM and sell Chevrolets. Here are the facts. Chevy Cruze is a hit. Already, I sold one and its not due in for 2 weeks!!! Girl said she had to have it! GM paid back all their debt! How many of you people that are beating up GM and honestly some of you guys are less responsible in your own life. You all have debt to payoff and owe credit cards and mortgages. Some of you guys probably short selled your house and screwed over the morgatge company that gave you the loan, or you filed bankruptcy, or you are still robbing peter to pay paul (aka visa and mastercard). It is so simple to point the finger at someone and say “HERE IS YOUR FAULTS” but when the finger comes back at you, you cant take it. Why dont people complain about other people. Saying I wont buy GM or Chrysler stuff is as arrogant as saying that you wont eat at your favorite local resturant cause the owner had a bad year in business and short-selled his house, or filed bankruptcy. Think about it. You are ridicuilly a company for having a financial strain??? Well hello, where do you think it came from?! All of you out there buying crap you cant afford and getting houses for twice what you should pay for it. You small business owners hiring illegals to work so they can dodge taxes and you dont have to pay them. All you people that took every single credit card and maxed them out! All of YOU which sat back and allowed the corrupt politicians to stay in office. All of you that did no research whatsoever on the company you gave your money to to invest it. The american recession was your fault. We were all blinded by bush and not obama. Not saying they are bad presidents, but honestly, when was our last good one? I live life every day to the best that I can. Do I make mistakes? Yes. Do I critisize, yes! However I look at the full picture. GM, Chrysler, Honda, and Toyota all took bailouts from their governments. Oh well, it happened, cant change it. GM paid back their loan. And as far as I can see the Cruze is a step in the right direction.

By: drivesaneclipse

drivesaneclipse — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:38:33 +0000

GM actually paid all of their debt back believe it or not.

By: Donald Worrell

Donald Worrell — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:13:42 +0000

I have no desire to buy any 4 door sedan car. But you make it a hatchback like the orlando look and I will trade in my 2000 Tracker in a heart beat.

By: almprin06

almprin06 — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:28:11 +0000

Here are some notable quotes from 2005 about the Chevy Cobalt (which is now portrayed to have been so horrible):

"I was really impressed when I got into the Chevrolet Cobalt. I don't know what my expectations were but the car certainly exceeded them. The Cobalt is Chevy's new entry in the compact sport market. The interior of my test vehicle was nicely done. The materials were of good quality, the fit and finish were good and the Cobalt had a nice feel to it. In other words, I didn't feel like I was driving a cheap car."
By Frank S. Washington
The New York Beacon
09-28-2005

"Chevy's new 'premium' compact replacement for the Cavalier knocks the socks off the model it is replacing. It is clear from the start that the Cobalt is far better built than its predecessor. All the pieces fit together...an absolute blast to drive...inside, the cabin is well done and quite cozy, with a dashboard that has nice sizable switches and controls -- no cheap stuff here....a serious contender now for anybody looking for a small car."
Chevy Cobalt clobbers Cavalier for fun, class.
By Don Hammonds
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
02-04-2005

How quickly you guys forget.

By: calvin

calvin — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:58:51 +0000

That's a good point about using charging stations to attract customers, but plug-in adoption still needs to reach critical mass before businesses will do this on their own, I think.

Also, whether it makes sense to buy the Cruze or the Volt depends on what your purpose is. If your purpose is saving money, then the Cruze is a better deal in the short run (depending on gas prices in your area and how much you drive, with the Volt you could end up breaking even in less than 5 years). But if your main concern is with the environment, then it's perfectly reasonable to spend more on a Volt than to get a Cruze.

And I think most "rich" people are going to buy a Mercedes or Beamer to show off, not a Volt.

By: TBS

TBS — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:10:40 +0000

Did you ever think that Chevy had to work within the confines of the market. Americans have been buying suburbans and SUVs and driving them mostly without passengers (while talking on there cell phones) rather than driving eco-friendly cars for years. Chevy was probably going for some cred in the market before delivering to the unfriendly US market and having to overcome preconceived, negative emotions about the quality of American cars. I personally will cheer on any automotive maker who delivers a high quality, eco-friendly car at a reasonable price- especially the American auto-makers! I am excited about the Cruze.

By: Max Reid

Max Reid — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:36:59 +0000

Not only the offices will provide charging stations, even the government buildings, post offices, libraries and stores could provide chargers and collect money for charging while attracting customers as well.

In the 30 - 60 minutes we spend in a library or store, almost 100% of the battery will be charged. Chargers cost only 50-60K.

As for the Cruze, it makes much better sense to spend 18K on this vehicle which gives 40 MPG instead of shelling out 41K on Volt.

But rich guys will buy Volt to show off.

By: Achilles

Achilles — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:38:58 +0000

As usual, the facts are in the article, the entertainment is in the comments.

In the first comment, I didn't suggest the Cruze would compete with the Volt, just that it would inevitably be compared with the Volt because it shares the same platform. Cruze is the standard offering from GM, Volt has the exotic extras, like big batteries and electric motors. And only four seats. Guess how many car mags will run Volt vs Cruze vs Prius stories.

The over-provision of battery capacity in the Volt results in a vehicle cost which pushes the Volt architecture permanently out of reach of the mass market, post subsidies. GM has already stated it's considering alternatives.

The economically rational will buy a Cruze (or Focus, etc) if they want a car of this size. If you never drive more than 80 miles, please wear a Leaf.

It will be interesting to see how many more Cruzes than Volts are sold in the U.S. (and Ampteras globally) in 2012, when both are fully available. My guess is at least five times more. Perhaps ten, globally.