Just like a show dog or thoroughbred race horse, the Chevrolet Cruze has a good pedigree—good enough to compete in the compact segment currently ruled by the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic.

It seems like the Fiesta has been making its way to the U.S. for a long time given its debut at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show as the Verve Concept. After going on sale in Europe last year, Ford’s World Car debuts for North America tomorrow at the L.A. Auto Show.

Porsche is one of the few automakers that understands subtraction as a way of improving a car. Case in point, the Boxster Spyder.

Infiniti’s flagship sedan will debut on the eve of the L.A. Auto Show. Preview details, such as they are, after the jump.

Mazda brings its popular subcompact, the Mazda 2, to the L.A. Auto Show ahead of a late 2010 launch in the U.S. as a 2011 model.

General Motors will debut the North American version of its new, global small sedan, the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, at the L.A. Auto Show.