Chevrolet is set to launch a new small off-roader called Trax in spring 2013.

The SUV will be formally unveiled at the Paris motor show this September. It will go head-to-head with the Mokka from sister brand Vauxhall, which shares much of the same underpinnings, as well as the Nissan Juke in the growing supermini-based SUV market.

“The Trax delivers the flexibility, great fuel economy and car-like handling that urban explorers require,” said Susan Docherty, president and managing director of Chevrolet Europe.

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