Diesel One Step Closer To Extinction - Last Affordable Diesel Sedan In America Rolls Off Line
As General Motors winds down the production of its car plants in North America, one milestone of note is the last Chevy Cruze rolling off the assembly line. The Chevy Cruze was the last affordable sedan in America that had a diesel engine option.
The Lordstown plant is being left "unallocated" by GM as it kills off a handful more car models. As GM planned, the plants will not be left vacant for a period of time..
Affordable diesel models are now as rare as hens' teeth in the U.S. as those automakers still interested in diesel vehicles cope with making the dirty diesels comply with clean air requirements. Chevy will still import a handful of Cruze hatchbacks from Mexico for while, but we have no way of knowing how many of the cars will have a diesel option.
Those looking to find a slower, more polluting family vehicle with a higher cost for fuel that uses more petroleum can still find it in a handful of crossover models. For a detailed comparison of the Equinox diesel vs. the Honda CR-V, feel free to click here. However, if you still think diesel cars are "30% more efficient" or that they "emit less CO2 than gas cars" you may want to hold off. Keep your imaginings intact and pretend the diesel myths are real.
The last new affordable car model promised to the U.S. market was the Mazda6 diesel, which Mazda teased (or threatened) the U.S. market with before deciding to cancel the plan. The most popular diesel cars sold here were, of course, the dirty Volkswagens that polluted at up to 40 times the allowable limit before the massive lawsuit settlements and arrests of Volkswagen employees.
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