I, personally, have the attitude that the Cruze replaced the Cobalt which replaced the Cavalier. All are/were compacts, and all are/were assembled in Ohio at the Lordstown Assembly Plant.
This is not considered to be a politically correct attitude, and I have been accused of being a troll for expressing this attitude elsewhere.
This is my opinion and please, dear people, do not try to confuse me with any facts. In this area, nothing is less relevant than the facts.
Laborsmith
Forgot my point: Chevy did not discontinue either the Cobalt or the Cavalier, GM just renamed it.