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Dealers

Equipment roundup: Chevy unveils 2019 Silverado; Case updates N Series backhoes; Cat intros INV2000 inverter generator; Komatsu brings AI to equipment; Mechanic ponders a Tesla future

Chevy unveils 2019 Silverado with a jaw-dropping redesign “No it’s not.” “Holy crud.” Those were just a couple of the exclamations coming from the stands as Chevy introduced its 2019 Silverado by helicopter at the Texas Motor Speedway over the weekend. To read more,  click here. Case updates N Series backhoes with several improvements including […]

December 19, 2017

Pickups

Chevy unveils 2019 Silverado with a jaw-dropping redesign

“No it’s not.” “Holy crud.” That was just a couple of the exclamations coming from the stands as Chevy introduced its 2019 Silverado by helicopter at the Texas Motor Speedway over the weekend. The only thing missing was Wagner’s Flight of the Valkyries. Even without Wagner, it was still an impressive and unforgettable debut as […]

December 18, 2017

Pickups

PHOTOS: The best Chevy and GMC trucks of SEMA 2017

Because Chevy treats the annual SEMA show like a testing ground for concepts, there’s always a lot of cool stuff to see when it comes to GM pickups at the show. But there’s plenty of great truck builds outside of the official OEM fare so we’ve rounded up all the great GM builds we saw […]

November 24, 2017

Pickups

Chevy unveils 2018 Silverado High Performance, a Corvette-inspired sport truck

Last week’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas was a buffet of custom vehicles and concepts and Chevrolet added the Silverado Performance Concept to the menu. An exploration of the performance capability of Chevy’s light-duty pickup, this 2018 Silverado features an intercooled supercharger system that is based on the one used by the LT4 engine offered in […]

November 10, 2017

Vocational

Chevy’s Navistar-built work trucks will be Silverados

During an event at the State Fair of Texas, General Motors announced that the Chevy-branded medium duty work trucks it has been developing in partnership with Navistar will be called the Silverado 4500 and Silverado 5500. The trucks, announced in October 2015 and set to launch in late 2018, represent a long-awaited return to the […]

October 3, 2017

Pickups

GM recalls 700,000 pickups over power steering defect

GM is recalling nearly 700,000 pickups over concerns that the electric power steering assist (EPS) could malfunction and lead to a crash. Certain 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 trucks are affected by the issue. A temporary loss of EPS assist is possible in these vehicles especially during low-speed turns which increases […]

August 11, 2017

Construction Equipment

Hood scoop key piece in Chevy’s creation of its most powerful HD pickups yet

Chevy’s 2017 Silverado 2500 and 3500 pickups aren’t just special to the automaker because they’re new. Thanks to the 6.6-liter Duramax diesel at the heart of these heavy duty pickups, Chevy says these are the most powerful vehicles it has ever produced. Introduced last October, the 6.6L Duramax V8 got a complete redesign intended to […]

July 19, 2017

Pickups

Diesel-powered Chevy Silverado 1500 spied in testing

ICYMI: The Silverado is going diesel! https://t.co/tPSeyOoCsc pic.twitter.com/F17fDNdRoz — Off-Road.com (@OffRoaddotcom) June 24, 2017 Looks like even Death Valley provides no escape from spy photographers. A heavily camouflaged, diesel-sipping Silverado was photographed at a fueling station there at Death Valley National Park. Looking at the pictures posted on autoguide.com, it’s plain to see that the truck […]

June 28, 2017

Pickups

Guys beg snake that just slithered from hood of moving pickup to please get off

If you’ve been driving long enough—especially in rural areas—you’re going to end up with some interesting critter stories. Two men driving to work in a pickup recently on a Texas highway got up close and personal with a bull snake that had taken refuge under the hood in the wiper bay right next to the […]

June 26, 2017

Pickups

Test Drive: 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4×4 is a pickup built to tow—and keep you connected

Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a two-part review of the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 High Country 4×4 with the newly redesigned 6.6-liter Duramax turbo diesel. Click here for Part 1. Information and Entertainment Overall, the information and entertainment systems on the 2017 Chevy Silverado 2500 High Country are very impressive. First up is the […]

April 20, 2017

Pickups

Test Drive: 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4×4’s new Duramax engine brings big punch

Chevrolet’s 2017 Silverado 2500 is such a major upgrade from the last generation of the Bowtie’s heavy duty trucks that we decided to break this Test Drive up into two parts. Part 1 takes a look at street performance, the interior and four-wheel-drive. Part 2 next week will examine towing, information & entertainment systems, 4G LTE […]

April 12, 2017

Pickups

GM to offer CNG/LNG engine option on Chevy, GMC HD trucks and vans next year

Early next year, Chevrolet and GMC will make available a compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-capable  6-liter V8 engine on its heavy duty trucks and commercial vans. The engine is manufactured by Power Solutions International (PSI). Ed Peper, U.S. vice president of GM Fleet, says expanding available engine choice is the key to helping […]

November 29, 2016