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New 2019 Chevy Silverado pickup: planned for all powertrain types

Green Car Reports

Vehicle launches at auto shows include a dance between automakers, which only want certain information revealed, and journalists, who want to put specific news items into a bigger and broader context. For the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado pickup unveiling Saturday night, Chevy's executives and engineers stayed ruthlessly on message.

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2019 Chevy Silverado: how a big, thirsty pickup gets more fuel-efficient

Green Car Reports

So the launch of the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado Saturday night before the Detroit auto show was a big deal for the company. The highest-volume vehicle GM sells in North America is a full-size pickup truck—one that likely also contributes outsize profits from each of its hundreds of thousands of units.

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Inline-6 turbodiesel in 2019 Chevy Silverado pickup to be built in Michigan

Green Car Reports

The forthcoming diesel-powered 2019 Chevrolet Silverado will, without a doubt, thump with the Heartbeat of America.

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Chevrolet and Ford cruise into Detroit Auto Show leading with truck introductions

Green Car Congress

Chevrolet and Ford each are entering the Detroit Auto Show this week on the heels of major truck introductions: for Chevrolet, the next-generation Silverado full-size pickup; for Ford, the return of the Ranger mid-size pickup. The 2019 Silverado is larger than before, including a wheelbase that is up to 3.9 Both the 3.0L

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GM sold more than 1M crossovers in US in 2019, more than 1M full-size trucks

Green Car Congress

delivered 2,887,046 vehicles in 2019 in the United States. Fourth quarter North American wholesales declined an estimated 25% year over year, due to the 40 day United Auto Workers work stoppage. The all-new Chevrolet Blazer mid-size SUV debuted in 2019 and gained retail market share nearly every month. General Motors Co.

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What green tech best suits pickup trucks in 2030? Take our Twitter poll

Green Car Reports

The three most significant debuts at the 2018 Detroit auto show were pickup trucks, one from each of the Detroit Three automakers. The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado full-size pickup led on Saturday night, followed on Sunday by the 2019 Ford Ranger, a mid-size pickup that rivals the Chevy Colorado on sale since 2015.

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GM: Q2 gross sales up 19% on industrial, SUV positive factors

Baua Electric

GMC had its highest-volume first part since 2005, and Cadillac had its best possible moment quarter since 2019. The post GM: Q2 gross sales up 19% on industrial, SUV positive factors appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Day to moment, GM stated it has completed its best industrial gross sales since 2007.

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