Tracking the Evolution of the Chevy Trax’s First and Second Generations

November 24th, 2025 by
Blue 2017 Chevy Trax rounding a corner

The Trax was originally introduced for two reasons. First, it filled a subcompact-sized hole in the Chevy lineup and allowed the brand to better compete with a new generation of spritely crossovers that had quickly become one of the market’s more popular options. Chevy was also encouraged by the success of the Buick Encore, another…