GM Jumps Back Into Medium-Duty Market - Ward's Auto
The Chevy trucks will be the only fleet and commercial medium-duty products other than those from Isuzu available with a gasoline engine, GM’s 6. 0L V-8 mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission. The gas-powered trucks will be assembled in Charlotte, MI. Alternate engine choices include Isuzu 3. 0L and 5. 2L 4-cyl. “Bringing low-cab-forward trucks back to our portfolio strengthens Chevrolet’s commitment to providing commercial customers with more choices and provides customers with a versatile lineup of trucks, vans and crossovers,” Ed Peper, vice president-U. Fleet and Commercial Sales at GM, says in a statement. The Detroit automaker axed its medium-duty business in 2009, saying it was globally uncompetitive to play in the Class 4-7 segments with the Isuzu-sourced Chevy TopKick and GMC Kodiak when its competitors offered much broader product portfolios. The decision came after a deal to sell the business to International Truck and Engine, a subsidiary of Navistar International, fell apart and an alternate suitor could not be found. In GM’s last year full year in the medium-duty segment in 2008, it sold 24,828 units for 15. 1% of the segment, according to WardsAuto data. Last year, the segment accounted for 186,342 sales from seven competitors with delivering a leading 62,376 units for a 33. 5% share. (5,385 mm). compatibility with a variety of body types, including refrigerated box, stake/flat bed and service bodies. Source: wardsauto.com
