Chevrolet picked the Paris Motor Show for the worldwide premiere of its all-new compact sedan, the Cruze, which will go on sale first in Europe in March 2009. Why Europe? Chevrolet is GM Europe’s fastest-growing mainstream brand, with European sales up 23 percent in the first six months of 2008. As for North America, Cruze will be the replacement for the Chevy Cobalt, and will be a 2011 model. Cruze fits in the Chevrolet model lineup between the subcompact Aveo and the midsize Malibu.