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Holden derives hatch from Cruze for the global market

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Chevrolet CruzeHolden designers engineered the new compact Cruze sedan to be appealing to the global market. The car is on sale in Australia, Europe, and Asia and is expected to hit the U.S. shore in the near future.

Thinking of the global appeal a Holden must have, variants or derivations of the car like the new hatchback should also be sellable to the global market.

The head of the Australian division of GM Mark Reuss revealed that a hatchback following the drawing lines of the Cruze will be in production by the third quarter of 2010. The hatchback will be designed and assembled in Australia and will definitely different from the sedan Cruze from which it will be derived.

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