GM News: Arriving Soon At Dealers, The Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon

[William Maley]

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Starting today, General Motors is beginning to ship their new midsize trucks to dealers across the U.S. GM says demand for the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon is very high, with 30,000 orders alone for the Colorado. GM has claimed that over 100,000 configurations of the two models have been created since the the "build your own" features went live on September 3rd.

To help cope with this initial demand, GM has added 750 employees at their Wentzville, Mo. assembly plant to accommodate a third shift of production.

Source: General Motors

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Colorado and Canyon Start Shipping to Dealers

• New midsize trucks making their way to dealerships nationwide
  

WENTZVILLE, Mo. – The two newest entries in the midsize truck segment are one step closer to being on the road, with the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon shipping to dealers today.

Consumers have created more than 100,000 configurations of the trucks since the Colorado Build Your Own and Canyon Build Your Own websites went live on Sept. 3.

“The Colorado was designed to meet the demands of the modern midsized truck buyer, and now we’re fulfilling the demand they’ve placed on us,” said Brian Sweeney, U.S. vice president of Chevrolet. “Chevrolet and everyone at the Wentzville plant has worked hard to get the truck out on time to fulfill as soon as possible the orders our dealers have placed.”

Said Duncan Aldred, U.S. vice president of GMC: “We have heard our customers loud and clear – they want a modern midsize truck that’s refined and capable. We’re excited to introduce them to the Canyon. We’re confident the Canyon will redefine the segment, with the latest technologies and premium materials throughout.”

Both the Colorado and Canyon benefit from technologies like cabs and frames made with more than 72 percent high-strength steel, available active aero shutters to make the truck as aerodynamic as needed, and available OnStar with 4G LTE, creating a rolling Wi-Fi hotspot for up to seven mobile devices to connect to the Internet.

The duo’s available 3.6L V-6 engines return 18 mpg city and 26 mpg highway in 2wd form, making them the most fuel efficient V-6s in their class, offering three to five mpg better than their competitors.

For the 2016 model year, Colorado and Canyon will add a 2.8-liter Duramax turbodiesel to the engine lineup. Technical details and EPA fuel economy estimates will be available closer to launch.

With the introduction of Colorado and Canyon, Chevrolet and GMC will offer customers more pickup choices than any other brand, including midsize, full-size light duty and heavy-duty pickups.WENTZVILLE, Mo. – The two newest entries in the midsize truck segment are one step closer to being on the road, with the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon shipping to dealers today.

Consumers have created more than 100,000 configurations of the trucks since the Colorado Build Your Own and Canyon Build Your Own websites went live on Sept. 3.

“The Colorado was designed to meet the demands of the modern midsized truck buyer, and now we’re fulfilling the demand they’ve placed on us,” said Brian Sweeney, U.S. vice president of Chevrolet. “Chevrolet and everyone at the Wentzville plant has worked hard to get the truck out on time to fulfill as soon as possible the orders our dealers have placed.”

Said Duncan Aldred, U.S. vice president of GMC: “We have heard our customers loud and clear – they want a modern midsize truck that’s refined and capable. We’re excited to introduce them to the Canyon. We’re confident the Canyon will redefine the segment, with the latest technologies and premium materials throughout.”

Both the Colorado and Canyon benefit from technologies like cabs and frames made with more than 72 percent high-strength steel, available active aero shutters to make the truck as aerodynamic as needed, and available OnStar with 4G LTE, creating a rolling Wi-Fi hotspot for up to seven mobile devices to connect to the Internet.

The duo’s available 3.6L V-6 engines return 18 mpg city and 26 mpg highway in 2wd form, making them the most fuel efficient V-6s in their class, offering three to five mpg better than their competitors.

For the 2016 model year, Colorado and Canyon will add a 2.8-liter Duramax turbodiesel to the engine lineup. Technical details and EPA fuel economy estimates will be available closer to launch.

With the introduction of Colorado and Canyon, Chevrolet and GMC will offer customers more pickup choices than any other brand, including midsize, full-size light duty and heavy-duty pickups.

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[ocnblu]

I'm officially excited to see these with my own eyeballs!  I hope to be able to purchase one.

[ocnblu]

EDIT: where'd the picture go at?

Edited September 19, 2014 by ocnblu

[A Horse With No Name]

I like it!

[GMTruckGuy74]

I'm super excited to get to test drive a Canyon soon!  Hopefully lease programs don't take forever to come out, especially the good programs that will help me get into a new Canyon Crew Cab Long Bed SLT 4WD

[G. David Felt]

Was that wheel spin on that truck trying to get up the ramp?

[aurora97]

I hope a single cab version is in the works.

 

Also, they can bring back the Syclone with the turbo 3.6L that is found in the Cadillac V-Sport.

[ocnblu]

 

 

Was that wheel spin on that truck trying to get up the ramp?

 

Yes, that was actually a little demonstration of the G80 locking differential at work on the Z71.  Those ramps are smooth as a baby's ass.  The driver was being ginger about loading the truck, and he caught it at an angle where it lost traction temporarily.  You can see him put it in neutral, drift back, and then the locker kicked in, allowing the truck to walk up the slick ramps with nary an issue.  Well played!

Edited September 19, 2014 by ocnblu

[G. David Felt]

I hope a single cab version is in the works.

 

Also, they can bring back the Syclone with the turbo 3.6L that is found in the Cadillac V-Sport.

Agreed, king cab version for GMC with the TT 3.6L as the New Syclone would be AWESOME!

[riviera74]

I just looked at the 2015 GMC Canyon website.  It still could use a diesel/turbodiesel to go along with the 2.5L I4 and the 3.6L V6 gas engines.

[William Maley]

I just looked at the 2015 GMC Canyon website.  It still could use a diesel/turbodiesel to go along with the 2.5L I4 and the 3.6L V6 gas engines.

 

That's coming in 2016.