Next Generation Aveo Comes At Detroit Show 2010 With A New Name: Sonic

Chevrolet will unveil at Detroit Auto Show the new generation of their Aveo model, renamed by the American automaker Sonic. The new name will not be fount on the European market for now.

Chevrolet official admitted that the next generation of Chevrolet Aveo will renamed, this action was asked by the Marketing department of the American company. GM decided that the Aveo’s successor will now be named Sonic, in order to prove everyone that it’s a new model, that can’t be compared with the current generation

Chris Oerry, GM Marketing Manager, said that the new model will be a lot different than the current one, with a whole new approach, more suited for the public. Chevrolet Sonic will hit the market starting next year, the first live display being scheduled for next month at Detroit Auto Show.

The next generation of the Chevrolet Aveo, Sonic, will debut in two body versions, hatchback and sedan, scheduled to be born in the Chevrolet plants in United States and South Korea.

The same Perry also said that GM would like “Sonic” name to be used in Europe too, in order to sketch the image of a global mode, just like in the case of Chevrolet Cruze. But it seems that the European Division of the Detroit automaker is not ready for a change like this.