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GM's North American President Mark Reuss told Forbes the company is looking at plugging little holes in its lineup here. Besides getting a sedan better than the LaCrosse for Buick, a Ford Tranist Connect rival and a Chevy Cruze hatchback, Reuss thinks what GM North America needs is a wagon:

a contemporary wagon for mainstream America. More affordable than today's wagons from BMW, Audi and even Cadillac's own CTS wagon. And no wood paneling.

But heaven-forbid that the new 'wagon' comes from anywhere but Detroit, or GM dealers will literally "ignore it to death", just like they did the Vibe.

kostby wrote:But heaven-forbid that the new 'wagon' comes from anywhere but Detroit, or GM dealers will literally "ignore it to death", just like they did the Vibe.

Cruze is made at Lordstown Assembly in Ohio. They'd be idiots to NOT make it there along with the sedan version. And Cruze is an all-GM product, and a darn good one at that. If I walked into a dealer now and wanted something similar to my Vibe, they'd put me in a Sonic (which is smaller) or an Encore (also smaller, and a crossover), and I would rather have a Cruze wagon/hatch. And if the Jetta Wagon is selling, then Cruze, which wants to compete directly (now with the diesel version), will need a wagon version. Fiesta/Focus sales have been mostly hatchback, too.

Regardless, I welcome the new hatch/wagon! I really like Chevy's recent work, and am eager to see what they do, and if (big if) they'll do a Cruze SS hatch.

I've driven a Chevy Trax....same as the encore. Spacially the same as a vibe.

I'd love a proper wagon from Chevy. As long as it comes with a manual.

I'm all for it, but would there be a reasonably priced option? Considering it would compete with that Jetta, probably NO. Well upwards of $25k and have stupid feature requirements like leather ala Cruze Diesel would be my guess.

ColonelPanic wrote:I'm all for it, but would there be a reasonably priced option? Considering it would compete with that Jetta, probably NO. Well upwards of $25k and have stupid feature requirements like leather ala Cruze Diesel would be my guess.

I see no reason why they wouldn't make the wagon available in 1LT, 2LT, LTZ, and Diesel trims.
The LS is the base model, no reason to sell a wagon there. The ECO's aerodynamics might not work, so maybe not.

The wagon would likely be a bit more expensive, looking at the prices in the UK.
LTZ Wagon - £20,085.00
LTZ Sedan\Saloon - £19,375.00
Difference of £710.

When they become available I'd bet you can get an LT1 Automatic Wagon for $21,500 (Plus delivery, TTL).

Edit: The Jetta wagon starts at $21,895 for a base with an automatic, so yea sounds about right.

That's the reason I keep my GM Card - maybe at some point when I am ready to buy they will have something I want and I can get a $3,000 additional discount again with GM Card earnings.

I'll believe it when I am looking at one on the local Chevy dealer lot. This is the one and only way I'd ever buy a brand new GM vehicle again though.