lant currently produces the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 9 but plans to add models from the Kia and Genesis brands. Reports in March described a partnership between GM and Hyundai Motor Group involving commercial vehicles and pickup trucks. While the mid-size platform of the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon was mentioned, Hyundai reportedly was also interested in the full-size platform of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. Hyundai currently bu...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/11

on to an existing facility or contracting out the manufacturing. A new North American commercial van factory under consideration would target production of 60,000 by 2030 and more than 100,000 in 2032. Discussion on the pickups focus on GM sharing its midsized trucks, the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, in the U.S. Hyundai would like to sell a version of GM's full-sized pickups, though GM has not made the option available. The two OEMs are als...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/21

er Kuniskis position for a few months, confirmed a smaller pickup “will be brought to market,” and confirmed a platform has already been chosen for it, though it was unclear if it would be a mid-size body-on-frame model to compete with the Ford Ranger, Toyota Tacoma, Chevrolet Colorado, and GMC Canyon, or a smaller unibody truck to rival the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz. Where it would be built was also unclear. Ram currently sells th...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/18

rong demand for both the Escalade and LYRIQ, now the best-selling electric mid-size luxury SUV. Deliveries of the new electric three-row Vistiq and the smaller Optiq will begin in Q1.  •    GMC had its best year ever in 2024, with total sales up 9%, aided by a 33% spike in Q4 sales. Sierra and Canyon pickups and the Denali sub-brand had their best years. •    Buick sales improved 10%, to the highest total since 2021, with Envista sales u...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/04

S and Model X, along with three models of the Ford Mustang GT, tied for fourth place.   •Honda's Passport AWD and Passport Trailsport tied at No. 5 and Jeep's Wrangler Rubicon and Wrangler Sahara tied at No. 6.   •The Volkswagen ID.4 AWD and several models of the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon tied for seventh place.   •Completing the top 10 were the Volkswagen ID.4 RWD, Honda Odyssey All, Honda Ridgeline, Honda Pilot All, and Lin...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/12

d UAW Region 4 Director Brandon Campbell in a statement, “Wentzville Assembly is down thanks to Lear’s refusal to bargain a fair deal.”  Lear said the union informed the company on July 21 that it would strike. About 4,600 employees at the Wentzville plant make the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize trucks and the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans. (Detroit News article on July 22, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/25

GMC Arabia launches Canyon, off-road midsize truck in Middle East On July 16, GMC launched its GMC Canyon, an off-road midsize truck in the AT4X trim, for the first time in the Middle East. The vehicle is equipped with an off-road optimized 2.7L 4-cylinder turbo engine paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission, offering 310 hp of power and 583 Nm of torque. It also comes with the latest Multimatic DSSV shocks offering robust performance f...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/17

GM fixes Colorado, Canyon pickup software problems, prepares to resume sales On February 20, GM announced that it had a remedy for the software problems that prompted it to temporarily halt sales of its 2024 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickups. The fix was to address "intermittent software quality issues identified during our continuously evolving and rigorous validation process." "A fix has been identified and implemented into vehi...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/23

lawlessly execute EV production. Launches of the Chevrolet Equinox EV, Chevrolet Silverado EV RST and GMC Sierra EV Denali pickups have all been delayed by a few months for engineering changes, but are expected this year. Software glitches had resulted in large numbers of Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickups to be parked on quality hold near GM's Wentzville Assembly plant while the company sorts out problems, and the stop-sale order ...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/17

t constraints. The Wentzville Assembly plant is expected to resume production on January 2, 2024, as the plant will be closed the week of December 25 for the holidays. The Wentzville plant produces the Chevrolet Colorado mid-size truck, Chevrolet Express full-size van, and GMC versions with the GMC Canyon and Savana. (Detroit News article on December 12, 2023)...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/15

egotiations, the OEM’s plant in Belvidere, Illinois will re-open and produce a mid-size pickup truck.Currently, the ½-ton Ram 1500 is the “smallest” pickup in the OEM’s lineup.The plan is to bring in a “midsize” model, which would compete against the Ford Ranger, Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon, and the Toyota Tacoma.As Belvidere is currently not equipped to produce traditional, body-on-frame vehicles, the new truck will most likely ri...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/01

nda Accord•    Hyundai Ioniq 6•    Subaru Impreza•    Toyota Crown•    Toyota GR Corolla•    Toyota Prius/Prius Prime2024 North American Truck of the Year candidates•    Chevrolet Colorado•    Chevrolet Silverado EV•    Ford Ranger•    Ford Super Duty•    GMC Canyon2024 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year candidates•    Chevrolet Blazer EV•    Chevrolet Equinox EV•    Dodge Hornet•   ...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/15

souri will reduce production starting on August 28 due to supply shortages. The Wentzville Assembly plant will pause the third shift starting on the week of August 28 and resume full production on September 5, after the Labor Day holiday. The Wentzville plant produces the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickup trucks, and the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans. This announcement follows production stoppages at other GM plants, with...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/26

8•    Subaru Impreza•    Toyota Crown•    Toyota Prius/Prius Prime•    Toyota GR Supra•    Toyota GR86•    Toyota GR Corolla2024 North American Truck of the Year Candidates Trucks include:•    Chevrolet Silverado EV•    Ford Ranger•    Ford Super Duty•    GMC Canyon•    Chevrolet Colorado•    Tesla Cybertruck•    Toyota Tacoma2024 North American Utility of the Year Candidates include:•    Al...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/05

GMC 2024 Canyon features Ultifi software platform, new AT4X AEV Edition On July 6, less than a year after the introduction of the next-generation 2023 Canyon, GMC has raised the bar with the 2024 Canyon, with the introduction of both the Ultifi end-to-end software platform and the first ever Canyon AT4X AEV Edition.All 2024 Canyons will be able to add new features and software updates over time with the introduction of the Ultifi Platform, GM’s...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/13

industry commitment to make Automatic Emergency Braking standard on 95% of all new vehicles sold, but is going a step further by making the four additional active safety features standard on the majority of its 2023 model year vehicles.The Cadillac Lyriq, and all-new 2023 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, provide these five standard active safety features and also usher in a new generation of front sensors with an expanded field of vision and ad...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/01

GM begins serial production of new-gen 2023 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon in Wentzville On January 25, GM began production of the 2023 Chevrolet Colorado and 2023 GMC Canyon pickup trucks at the GM Wentzville plant in Missouri, marking the start of regular production (SORP) for the third generation of the mid-size pickup trucks.Four trims of the 2023 Chevrolet Colorado are available at launch, including the base level Work Truck (WT), LT, Trail ...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/28

oduction is underway at the CAMI plant in Canada, with Zevo 400 manufacturing beginning later in 2023New ICE models launching in 2023 include:   • The 2024 Chevrolet Trax launches in spring with a starting MSRP of USD 21,495   • Production of the all-new 2023 Chevrolet Colorado and 2023 GMC Canyon midsize pickups is slated to begin in early 2023   • Chevrolet and GMC set to launch new 2024 Silverado HD and Sierra HD models in Q1 (GM p...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/10

e not yet known.The next-generation GMC Acadia is expected to debut during the 2024 calendar year, and as such, will be offered for either the 2024 model year, or 2025 model year. The Acadia is expected to have an all-new cabin, Super Cruise capability, and a front fascia reminiscent of the new GMC Canyon.It is also expected to ride on a modified version of the GM C1 platform, or possibly the C1-2 platform.Engine/powertrain options have not yet b...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/29

2023, as GM’s CAMI plant in Ontario launches full production of the BrightDrop Zevo 600 delivery van in 2023, and scales to 50,000 units annually by 2025.   • In 2023, GM’s ICE vehicle launches include the new 2024 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD, and new Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickups in the first half of 2023.GM updated the company’s 2022 guidance and now projects full-year 2022 adjusted automotive free ca...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/18