"Chevy Sonic" to replace Aveo name? "Chevrolet Sonic" trademark applied for by GM

[h3llfir3]

i think we should change the picture on the top of the forum because that car is now known as the sonic :P...... we need a nice first or second gen aveo up there

[MetroMPG]

Shush. It's still going to be called the Aveo in other countries... I think.

And one day in the near future, we'll have the rotating image of members' rides back up there. I'm still waiting for the theme designer to fix something for us.

[MetroMPG]

I think that's kind of funny.

[thehunterooo]

I wanted a type R badge for the aveo, heard it makes it faster?

[RMS99]

I lile AVEO, but I don t like Sonic. it was Stupid idee
I will dont buy SONIK!

[MetroMPG]

So the "Sonic" news got splashed all across the web today.

The latest tidbit of unconfirmed gossip is that the name change may be global, not just North American.

Next Aveo To Sport New Name - GM Inside News Forum

[xintersecty]

I say lets call it the Turboencabulator.

[MetroMPG]

I'm down with that.

Then we could call the 1.4t version the Turboencabulator Turbo.

[MetroMPG]

Well, it's official:

"SONIC" in North America

"AVEO" in the rest of the world

for the next generation car.

Source: GM Canada - GM Media - Canada - News & Information

[reddemonx92]

I dont mind the name sonic all the much. But i think it is petty pointless to buy names if its only used in one place. If aveo is used in the rest of the world why not keep it aveo here?