“ewhere between these two extremes lie the cars – badged as Chevrolets – produced by the former Daewoo operations bought by General Motors in 2001.”

Since the sedan was facelifted as recently as 2006, it's been exempt from any dramatic changes apart from the adoption of the new 77-kW engine. But the big improvements are most evident on the latest hatchback, making its local debut in five-door form.

The fuel-efficient Chevrolet Cruze compact car is coming to the United States, and General Motors Corporation (GM) is investing more than $350 million in its Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant to make it happen.