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GM to Speed Decision on Mini Car for U.S.

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Posted 04 July 2008 - 11:51 PM

GM to Speed Decision on Mini Car for U.S.

General Motors Corp. said it is giving a higher priority to deciding whether it will bring the next-generation Chevrolet Beat mini car -- a vehicle it sells overseas -- to the U.S. market in the 2012 timeframe.

Such a move would increase the stakes on GM's bet the U.S. market is undergoing historic change.

The Chevrolet Beat finished first in online voting by 1.8 million people world-wide on three General Motors mini-car concepts.

GM is conducting major surgery on the product plans it had set for the next decade, scrambling to react to falling demand for vehicles that consume a relatively large amount of gasoline. The next generation of GM mini cars, on which the Beat is based, is slated to debut in several global markets in coming years and should be capable of at least 40 miles per gallon. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.