The upcoming Paris Motor Show would become a battleground as car manufacturers get ready with their latest offerings. While Volvo will be showcasing two new engines offered in the all-new Volvo S60 saloon and V60, General Motors is ready with its Chevrolet Cruze hatchback, and the new production ready Aveo hatchback.

Yes, you read it right. Earlier during the Detroit Motor Show in January, we saw the concept version of the Aveo, and now the car maker is ready with the production version of the car, and we can feast our eyes during the upcoming show. And the good news is that much of the features and design elements from the concept version have been carried over into production version.

Much like the Chevrolet Cruze hatchback, the Aveo looks phenomenal too. At the front, the Aveo gets twin headlamps and Chevrolet’s new signature split front grille, the ones that we have earlier seen in the Beat and the Cruze sedan. The fog lamps that we saw in the concept Aveo is not carried over. Some of the features that have been carried over from the show car include the rear handles being hidden in the C-pillars like the Beat and the rising shoulder line, along with a sharply creased bonnet.

The new Aveo is wider and longer than the car it is replacing. The company has not released any interior pictures of the production car, but it is rumoured to include a Beat-like motorcycle-inspired instrument cluster, a wrap-around fascia and blue backlighting for the centre console. And just to take the competition a bit higher, USB and Bluetooth connectivity are standard in this car.

Chevrolet says that the Aveo’s chassis has been tuned specifically for European customers, while also claiming that the car will be comfortable as well as responsive. The hatchback will be available in two petrol and a diesel engine options. While Petrol engines include an 85bhp 1.2 and a 99bhp 1.4, there would be 1.3 diesel unit featuring the stop-start function. Chevrolet will bring in a six-speed automatic transmission as an option on the 1.4 petrol engine, manual options include five- or six-speed depending on the engine choices. The new Aveo comes equipped with Electronic Power Steering and ABS brakes as standard along with Electronic Stability Control.

General Motors has not given a hint as to when the car could possibly be launched in India, but it is expected to arrive here somewhere in mid 2011. And when it does, it will compete with the likes of Volkswagen Polo, Honda Jazz and i20 amongst others.

The company will reveal the final price and detailed technical specifications of the new Aveo at the Paris Auto Show that starts on October 02, 2010.