After large pick-up vans, GM is renewing its large SUV range
- General Motors announced on September 12 its new large off-road Chevrolet cars in short and long versions (Tahoe and Suburban) and GMC (Yukon and Yukon XL). The new models, redesigned for the first time in eight years and sold in early 2014, will continue to dominate a market segment in which GM has been present for 50 years.
- The new models are based on the platform of full-size pickup Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra that have been renewed this year.
- General Motors has occupied 75% of the segment of large off-road vehicles in the United States in the first eight months of 2013 (sales of the four Chevrolet and GMC models were up 17.6% to 125,000 units). This segment is estimated at around 250,000 units this year, or 1.7% of the U.S. market.
- In the early 2000s, this segment accounted for 600,000 sales per year (of which 400,000 GM) and about 3.5% of the market. This category has decreased by half in percentage and volume over the last ten years.
- The new large all-terrain GM will be equipped with the new V8 5.3 liter 350 hp coupled with a six-speed automatic transmission. The Yukon Denali sport version will also be granted a 6.2 liter V8 engine 420 hp. The future Cadillac Escalade, which uses the same platform as the Yukon, Tahoe and Suburban, should be presented in October.
