In 2017, Spark sales fell 11% from the prior year. The economies of scale didn’t add up, so GM took the ax and chopped the Spark off its lineup before the 2023 model year. The Spark wasn’t the only victim of the SUV craze in Chevrolet’s vehicle lineup: The Chevy Cruze departed in 2019, followed by the Sonic hatchback and sedan in 2020.
As of 2024, the Malibu is the only sedan in Chevrolet’s North American inventory despite announcing in 2019 that it’ll undergo the same fate as the Spark and other sedans/hatchbacks wearing the bowtie logo.
You’ll need to refocus on the Trax or Trailblazer if you want an affordable, sub-$24,000 new Chevy vehicle, although both are nowhere near as mass-market affordable as the Spark. However, there’s hope if you want a new car for under $17,000. The longstanding Mitsubishi Mirage and Nissan Versa are two of the cheapest new cars for 2024, although rumors are ripe of both models crossing the rainbow bridge soon.
