All-new Chevrolet Spark to debut at Seoul and New York auto shows

Here’s a teaser image of the redesigned Chevrolet Spark. The covers will come off the all-new 2016 model on April 2 at the Seoul and New York auto shows. The car bears a sleeker, more aerodynamic profile and a progressive take on Chevrolet’s signature design cues reflective of the changing tastes of the global minicar market.

“The new Spark’s design has evolved and grown up with the segment,” said Michael Simcoe, GM International vice-president of design. “The youthful whimsy of the original Spark is still in its genes, but it is conveyed in more traditional proportions that reinforce the customer’s refined expectations.”

Chevrolet has sold more than 1.1 million Sparks around the world since it went on sale as the Beat in India in late 2009. Today, the Spark is available in 71 markets worldwide, selling the most in South Korea, followed by the United States and Mexico.

Chevrolet says the Spark is attracting younger and first-time car buyers with 26 percent being under the age of 35.

Sales of the Spark in the U.S. are up 32 percent in the first two months of 2015 versus the same period in 2014.