The world financial crisis didn't strike yet when Chevrolet refreshed the Cobalt SS in 2008, and thus, the North-American market was richer with another pocket-rocket.

Chevrolet introduced a more potent version for its compact-coupe Cobalt in 2005, trying to beat the Civic Coupe and the Toyota Celica.

With an increasing demand in the compact-coupe segment, Chevrolet introduced a two-door version for the Cobalt to compete with Honda's Civic Coupe and Toyota's Celica.