By fall 2010, you can cruise in a new GM Lordstown-built Cruze

YOUNGSTOWN — General Motors Corp. announced today that its newest entry into the compact car market will be called “Cruze.”

GM spokeswoman Sheryl Arb confirmed the new model will be manufactured at the Lordstown plant.

Production of the Cruze is scheduled to begin mid-2010 for the 2011 model year, and it will go on sale at dealerships late summer or early fall 2010, said Nancy Libby, a GM spokeswoman.

“We thought the car represents an all-new compact entry, and we thought it deserves an all-new name,” Libby said. “I don’t know the rationale behind it; it’s just derived from the word ‘cruise.’ It’s just a twist on that.”

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