I would honestly choose this over Tesla. It’s great to have more competition.
stav_and_nick
>A new trademark uncovered by *CarBuzz* suggests a Chevrolet Spark EUV is in the pipeline. Strangely [filed in Laos](https://branddb.wipo.int/en/brand/LA502024000050551) (Lao People’s Democratic Republic), the trademark doesn’t tell us anything besides the model name. Filed under category 12 (for motor land vehicles, namely, automobiles), we’re relatively confident the name will be used for a new electric car, as the EUV suffix was previously used on the crossover variant of the popular but now discontinued [Chevrolet Bolt EUV](https://carbuzz.com/cars/chevrolet/bolt-euv/).
this is 100% going to be a rebadge of some SAIC-GM car like the Wuling mini and will never come to the US. You don’t register a car in Laos first. No offence to any Laotians here
lostinheadguy
North American folks, don’t get too excited, the trademark was filed in (checks notes) Laos.
But looking at this from a lineup perspective, this would suggest that the next Bolt would potentially increase in size from the original, likely to be an EV analogue to the Trax crossover. Then the Spark, itself becoming as large as the old Bolt EUV, could then slide in underneath it, filling in the lineup as an analogue to the Trailblazer crossover.
If GM had confidence in the Spark from a size class perspective, they wouldn’t have discontinued it globally, IMO. So naturally if they wanted to bring the nameplate back, they’d want it to fit somewhere they’re continuing to see success. Hence, why the Trailblazer positioning would make sense.
EDIT: Or u/stav_and_nick ‘s suggestion. That makes even more sense.
>this is 100% going to be a rebadge of some SAIC-GM car like the Wuling mini and will never come to the US.
Speculawyer
It might be a vehicle offered in other countries but not the USA since it is so small.
CleverNickName-69
It is pretty weird that the article speculates on size, horsepower and range based on nothing more than a trademark filing in Laos.
Also we’re “finally” going to get an affordable EV? That is what the Bolt and Leaf were/are.
Architechno27
Fine. Just don’t make it look dorky.
veryken
This would be a game-changer if they can utilize a solid-state battery that’s smaller, lighter, yet more energetic and cheaper like QuantumScape’s QSE-5 slated for 2025. It would be the innovational slam-dunk in the global EV game to change the entire landscape.
farticustheelder
Is GM learning from its China JV? The Wuling MINI EV, $5K, and its bigger brother the Bingo EV, $9K, are getting good sales numbers. Something like a $25K basic EV sedan, $18K after IRA incentives but before state and local incentives, would sell a million copies per year in the US, compact SUVs would sell another million. At those volumes economies of scale and the learning curve should shave a couple of $K of the price of a new car every year for a few years.
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I would honestly choose this over Tesla. It’s great to have more competition.
>A new trademark uncovered by *CarBuzz* suggests a Chevrolet Spark EUV is in the pipeline. Strangely [filed in Laos](https://branddb.wipo.int/en/brand/LA502024000050551) (Lao People’s Democratic Republic), the trademark doesn’t tell us anything besides the model name. Filed under category 12 (for motor land vehicles, namely, automobiles), we’re relatively confident the name will be used for a new electric car, as the EUV suffix was previously used on the crossover variant of the popular but now discontinued [Chevrolet Bolt EUV](https://carbuzz.com/cars/chevrolet/bolt-euv/).
this is 100% going to be a rebadge of some SAIC-GM car like the Wuling mini and will never come to the US. You don’t register a car in Laos first. No offence to any Laotians here
North American folks, don’t get too excited, the trademark was filed in (checks notes) Laos.
But looking at this from a lineup perspective, this would suggest that the next Bolt would potentially increase in size from the original, likely to be an EV analogue to the Trax crossover. Then the Spark, itself becoming as large as the old Bolt EUV, could then slide in underneath it, filling in the lineup as an analogue to the Trailblazer crossover.
If GM had confidence in the Spark from a size class perspective, they wouldn’t have discontinued it globally, IMO. So naturally if they wanted to bring the nameplate back, they’d want it to fit somewhere they’re continuing to see success. Hence, why the Trailblazer positioning would make sense.
EDIT: Or u/stav_and_nick ‘s suggestion. That makes even more sense.
>this is 100% going to be a rebadge of some SAIC-GM car like the Wuling mini and will never come to the US.
It might be a vehicle offered in other countries but not the USA since it is so small.
It is pretty weird that the article speculates on size, horsepower and range based on nothing more than a trademark filing in Laos.
Also we’re “finally” going to get an affordable EV? That is what the Bolt and Leaf were/are.
Fine. Just don’t make it look dorky.
This would be a game-changer if they can utilize a solid-state battery that’s smaller, lighter, yet more energetic and cheaper like QuantumScape’s QSE-5 slated for 2025. It would be the innovational slam-dunk in the global EV game to change the entire landscape.
Is GM learning from its China JV? The Wuling MINI EV, $5K, and its bigger brother the Bingo EV, $9K, are getting good sales numbers. Something like a $25K basic EV sedan, $18K after IRA incentives but before state and local incentives, would sell a million copies per year in the US, compact SUVs would sell another million. At those volumes economies of scale and the learning curve should shave a couple of $K of the price of a new car every year for a few years.