Next-generation Cruze to build off momentum of current model

LORDSTOWN

It’s been said you can become the best by learning from the best.

In that case, the future looks bright for the next-generation Chevrolet Cruze built here in the Mahoning Valley.

“I have had a chance to see it, and it is amazing,” said Glenn Johnson, president of the United Auto Workers Local 1112. “The buying public will be very pleased with the next-generation Chevy Cruze,”

The world will see the next-generation Cruze on Wednesday at a global unveiling event in Detroit. The Vindicator will report live from the Motor City.

Its predecessor, GM’s best-selling car, hit success after success to make its presence known in the auto world and the compact-car segment. The plan for its successor is to build off the momentum and continue to keep things rolling in the right direction.

“The Cruze was a vast leap ahead of the previous economy car, the Cobalt,” said Karl Brauer, Kelley Blue Book senior analyst. “If you looked at it without any influence it was an objectively well-conceived and well-executed vehicle.”

Read MUCH more in a special Cruze package in Sunday's Vindicator, and follow our coverage later in the week from Detroit.