GM Planning New Small Car

General Motors revealed plans to build a new small car model at an as-of-yet unnamed idle plant in the United States. The new model should complement a formidable small-car lineup bannered by the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and the 2011 Volt.

GM President and CEO Fritz Henderson once again confirmed GM’s plans to focus on smaller cars in the announcement. “Small cars represent one of the fastest growing segments in both the U.S. and around the world. We believe this car will be a winner with our current and future customers in the U.S.

“This vehicle segment, while important today and expected to be more so in the future, is extremely challenging. It takes a special effort by everyone to bring a domestically produced small car to market in a cost-competitive and profitable way – but that is what we are going to do together [with the UAW].”

With the Volt and Cruze already in tow, we could be looking at a new Spark model or something rebadged from the Opel and Saturn brands. It’s hard to guess at the moment as GM is expected to file for bankruptcy by June 1 and will be deep in brand reshuffling.