GM introduces the new generation of its pick-up best-seller
- General Motors unveiled on 13th December the redesigned versions of its full-size pickup Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, which will be presented at the next Detroit Motor Show and marketed from the second quarter of 2013.
- Both pickups will be offered with a choice of three engines EcoTec3 (V6 4.3 liter, V8 5.3 l, 6.2 l V8), coupled with six-speed gearboxes. They will be manufactured in Flint and Fort Wayne (United States) factories, as well as in Silao (Mexico) plant.
- The Silverado and Sierra are the best selling and most profitable cars of General Motors. They traditionally represent more than 20% of all sales in the United States. The Silverado was the second best selling large pickup in the U.S. market between January and November (with 367 600 units), behind the famous Ford F-Series (576,500). Sierra for its part held the fourth position (138,500 units), behind the Dodge Ram (263 200) Chrysler Group.
Data source: File #103 - Production in America forecasted until 2017 by countries, makes and models