According to Auto Trader, only months after people starting buying the 2012 Sonic, Chevy announced that some models made at its Orion Township, Michigan assembly plant may have left the plant without “inner or outer front brake pads.”Īlthough no crashes or injuries were reported as a result of Chevy’s error, the company admitted that it “may have inadvertently shipped as many as 4,296 Sonics” to dealerships. How a production oversight became a huge problem for the 2012 Chevy SonicĪuto giant Chevy was attempting to bring an affordable option to subcompact car buyers, but quickly after it started selling, the company realized a costly error had been made. But Chevy was about to prove not all 2012 models were created equally.
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According to GoodCarBadCar, nearly 16,000 Chevy Sonics were sold in just the last few months it was available in 2011 and more than 89,000 in its first full year, 2012. With its super-low price, things looked promising for the 2012 Chevy Sonic when it hit dealerships in late 2011. That low price tag landed buyers a variety of available options and packages.
The Chevy Sonic debuted in 2011 for the 2012 model year, with an astonishingly low starting price of around $12,000, according to Car and Driver.īuyers could choose between a 1.8-liter four-cylinder or a 1.4-liter turbo four-cylinder engine in sedan or hatchback body styles. With people focused on efficiency and fuel economy in the 2000s, the subcompact vehicle market had a strong following. When Chevy took its small compact Aveo out of its lineup, it needed a replacement.
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