They have launched a diesel version of the Chevrolet Cruze — which is related to Opel's Astra here — with a 2.0 diesel engine offering 140hp and 700 miles on a tank.
And the press response to it is already very good, which the company hopes will translate into sales despite the $5,000 extra which the oil-burner costs over the equivalent petrol model.
The company benchmarked it against an import diesel, the VW Jetta, and so far the automotive journos are saying the Cruze beats the Jetta in pretty well every respect.
Is America finally going to embrace what Europe has done for more than a decade?
Meanwhile, the return of Chevrolet to the Irish market is still stalled.
