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File photo of a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup. (Media.gm.ca)
General, Machinery, Reuters

GM recalls 825,000 trucks, SUVs over headlight issue

Recall includes 85,000 units in Canada

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Washington | Reuters — General Motors said Wednesday it was recalling 825,000 trucks and SUVs in North America because daytime running lights may not deactivate when the headlights are on, potentially causing excess glare. The largest U.S. automaker said the recall covers various Cadillac CT4 and CT5; Buick Envision; Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet […] Read more
Preproduction 2023 models of Ford’s F-series Super Duty pickup trucks. (Ford.com)
General, Machinery, Reuters

Ford, GM upgrade their heavy-duty pickup profit machines

New features aimed at business productivity

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Detroit | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday took the wraps off the latest version of its Super Duty pickup, providing a look at how the U.S. automaker will manage one of the biggest challenges confronting Detroit. The problem: How to modernize the largest combustion pickups to keep demand strong and profits flowing, without […] Read more
Pickup trucks roll out of General Motors’ assembly plant at Oshawa, Ont. (Media.gm.ca)
Livestock, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

GM CEO says ‘we are selling every truck we can build’

Rising fuel prices not seen undermining big truck demand, yet

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Detroit | Reuters — General Motors CEO Mary Barra said on Monday the automaker is “selling every truck we can build” and expanding North American truck-building capacity, even as U.S. gasoline prices hit record highs. Barra made her comments during the automaker’s annual shareholder meeting. GM is pursuing a two-track strategy: Investing heavily in electric […] Read more
A General Motors illustration featuring a display version of its 2024 Silverado EV pickup, due for release in the fall of 2023. (Media.GM.ca)
General, Machinery, Reuters

GM to chase rivals with US$105,000 electric Silverado

Less expensive retail Silverado EV to follow in 2024

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Detroit | Reuters — General Motors’ US$35 billion electric vehicle strategy will face its biggest test in 2023 when it launches an electric version of its Chevrolet Silverado pickup with a six-figure price tag, more than a year after rivals Ford and Rivian Automotive. GM CEO Mary Barra on Wednesday told the annual CES technology […] Read more
The 2022 Chevrolet Silverado ZR2. (Media.chevrolet.com)
General, Machinery, Reuters

GM’s pickup money machine gets a technology tuneup

Silverado ZR2 to appeal to extreme off-roading segment

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Detroit | Reuters — General Motors will give its best-selling Chevrolet Silverado large pickup truck models a makeover next spring to fix competitive shortcomings that have left Chevy in third place in one of the most lucrative vehicle market segments in the world. Catching up with rival trucks from Stellantis NV and Ford Motor Co., […] Read more
A 2017 Chevrolet Silverado pickup. (Media.gm.com)
General, Machinery, Reuters

Canada opens probe into GM pickups, SUVs over brake performance

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Reuters — Transport Canada, the auto safety regulator, has opened a probe into braking issues in nearly 250,000 General Motors full-size pickups and SUVs after U.S. officials launched a similar probe last year, the agency said on its website. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in November into 2.73 million U.S. 2014-2016 model […] Read more
GM’s 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. (Chevrolet.ca)
Machinery, Reuters

Sources say GM to use Oshawa plant to expand pickup output

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Toronto | Reuters — General Motors will use its Oshawa, Ont. assembly plant to expand production of pickup trucks for the North American market if a tentative agreement with Canadian auto workers is ratified, sources familiar with Canadian labour negotiations said Wednesday. Oshawa’s manufacturing plant, which employs some 2,500 workers, will install component parts and […] Read more
The Silverado is available with three different engine options, a 4.3 V-6 along with 5.3 and 6.2 litre V-8s.
Machinery

A new face for the Silverado 1500

GM gives its Silverado truck a facelift and some digital updates for 2016

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The 2016 Silverado that GM sent to the Canadian Truck King Challenge in October was a preproduction model, so the event judges were among the first Canadians to get behind the wheel of one. Unfortunately because it was a preproduction model, it will soon be crushed; it can’t be sold. That’s a real shame, because […] Read more
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Machinery

Small block engine power for GM pickup

GM has re-engineered its classic Small Block engine with the new EcoTec3

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GM’s claim to fame in the pickup market is that its trucks last the longest of any brand, which is based, it says, on a survey of registration data. You’ve probably heard it make that claim in marketing and advertising for a long time. That longevity claim may apply even more strongly to one of […] Read more

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