In 2017, Spark gross sales fell 11% from the prior 12 months. The economies of scale did not add up, so GM took the ax and chopped the Spark off its lineup earlier than the 2023 mannequin 12 months. The Spark wasn’t the one sufferer of the SUV craze in Chevrolet’s automobile lineup: The Chevy Cruze departed in 2019, adopted by the Sonic hatchback and sedan in 2020.

As of 2024, the Malibu is the one sedan in Chevrolet’s North American stock regardless of saying in 2019 that it will bear the identical destiny because the Spark and different sedans/hatchbacks sporting the bowtie emblem.

You’ll must refocus on the Trax or Trailblazer if you would like an reasonably priced, sub-$24,000 new Chevy automobile, though each are nowhere close to as mass-market reasonably priced because the Spark. However, there’s hope if you would like a brand new automotive for beneath $17,000. The longstanding Mitsubishi Mirage and Nissan Versa are two of the most affordable new vehicles for 2024, though rumors are ripe of each fashions crossing the rainbow bridge quickly.