Chevy christens compact Cruze.(General Motors Corp. Chevrolet Motor Div.)(Brief article)

Byline: Jamie LaReau

Chevrolet's 2011 replacement for the Cobalt will be called the Cruze, General Motors confirmed last week.

GM also released new details about the compact, which is expected to get more than 40 mpg on the highway.

The production version will be revealed in October at the Paris auto show, GM spokeswoman Nancy Libby said. The car will be built at GM's Lordstown, Ohio, plant beginning in 2010. In Europe, the car will go on sale next spring.

The Cruze will be based on GM's Delta compact-car architecture and will use a new 1.4-liter global engine that GM developed and recently announced in Europe. The turbocharged …