As has been his style, president-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter earlier this week to bash General Motors for importing Chevrolet Cruze compact cars to the United States from one of its plants in Mexico.

General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to U.S. car dealers-tax free across border. Make in U.S.A.or pay big border tax!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2017

The tweet prompted the automaker to issue the following brief statement, which is included here in its entirety:

General Motors manufactures the Chevrolet Cruze sedan in Lordstown, Ohio. All Chevrolet Cruze sedans sold in the U.S. are built in GM?s assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio. GM builds the Chevrolet Cruze hatchback for global markets in Mexico, with a small number sold in the U.S.
It all seemed like much ado about very little, what with Trump?s track record of not quite getting all his facts straight regarding automakers? manufacturing sites and importation plans, and GM saying that it shipped just 4500 four-door hatchbacks to the United States among the 188,876 Cruzes it delivered to dealers last year.
But then, curiously, it turns out that there actually are several brand-new Mexico-made 2017 Chevrolet Cruze sedans for sale on U.S. dealer lots. In addition, that number won’t be quite as low as 4500 this year; the hatchback only just went on sale here in fall 2016, and a full year of sales could mean that as many as 10,000 to 15,000 Cruze hatchbacks wi...