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In return to cabover truck market, Chevy starts new model pricing at $40k

Chevrolet has announced sticker prices for its resurgent commercial cabover trucks set to debut next model year. Pricing for the trucks with a 6 liter V-8 gas engine will start at $40,900. Trucks equipped with diesel engines start at $48,375. Each will include a $1,125 destination charge but exclude tax, title, license and dealer fees. […]

May 12, 2016

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GM brings Chevy Colorado’s 2.8L Duramax diesel to Express and GMC Savana vans

GM has announced that it will bring the popular Duramax diesel currently offered as an option on its Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickups to its lineup of cargo and passenger vans The 2.8-liter Duramax will be offered on the 2017 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans. GM says production of these 2.8L models […]

March 11, 2016

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Chevrolet unveils 2016 Silverado 1500, 2500 Z71 Midnight Editions

Though Chevy has released several special edition pickups in the last few years, the automaker says its Midnight Edition trucks, introduced on the 2015 Silverado 1500, have been especially successful. Citing demand that “outstripped supply in a matter of months,” Chevy has announced the addition of the Silverado 2500 Z71 to its available models for the […]

March 9, 2016

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The hybrid Silverado returns: Will power boost lift Chevy’s second try at an electrified pickup?

Though the pickup truck has never been more popular than it is today, the problem of fuel economy remains. And while competitors Ram and Ford have respectively addressed this issue through a fuel-sipping diesel and the combo of a lightweight aluminum body and a V6 with V8-like power, Chevrolet recently announced that it’s giving a […]

March 3, 2016

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Chevrolet intros 2016 Silverado Realtree Edition: a Z71 model with camo racing stripes

While it’s a bit more reserved than the Realtree Bone Collector concept we saw at SEMA last year, Chevrolet has unveiled a special edition Silverado with camouflage accents that will actually hit dealerships in the spring. The 2016 Silverado Realtree package will be available on Silverado 1500 LTZ crew cab models. Realtree designer and president […]

February 16, 2016

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GM issues limited recall on 2016 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra due to airbag defect

General Motors has issued a recall on a small number of 2016 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups due to a defect that could prevent the airbag from deploying. The automaker is recalling a total of 60 Silverados and Sierras manufactured between Oct. 13 and 14 over concerns that the mounting stud used to secure […]

January 6, 2016

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PHOTOS: The coolest trucks (and a few cars) from SEMA 2015 in one gallery

A couple of weeks ago we scoured the show floor at SEMA in Las Vegas and came back with a hefty bag of headlines. We saw lots of newsworthy pickups during our three days at the show and you can catch up on all those headlines in our SEMA 2015 hub by clicking here. But […]

November 19, 2015

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Chevy unveils 2016 Special Ops Silverado, a pickup whose paint scheme gives it a bit of combat cred (PHOTOS)

No. 2 Story in 2015 « No. 3 No. 1 »   Perhaps of all the pickup OEMs at SEMA this year, Chevrolet had the strongest showing. The Kid Rock-designed, smokestack-toting Silverado 3500 dually concept drew big crowds, as did the Realtree Bone Collector 1500, designed with Michael Waddell. And for both military veterans and military […]

November 9, 2015

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Chevy let Kid Rock design a Silverado 3500 dually… and it’s actually kind of cool? (PHOTOS)

It’s doubtful many construction contractors would want to tie their reputation and brand to a formerly-rappin’ redneck rockstar, but that didn’t deter Chevrolet from commissioning Kid Rock to help design a custom truck. As it turns out, the Kid, or Rock, or whatever he’s called, did a pretty good job. It’s one of the better-looking […]

November 4, 2015

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We’re at the SEMA show. That means it’s Truck Week

For the next four days, the Equipment World team will be reporting from the show floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center with full coverage of all the cool new pickups, work truck and truck aftermarket products on display at the annual SEMA show. Today (Monday) we’re getting a sneak peak at what the show has in […]

November 1, 2015

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Chevrolet intros 2016 Colorado Midnight Edition, a sharp monochrome midsize (PHOTOS)

Aimed at truck customers with more particular tastes, Chevrolet has announced a second special edition model of the Colorado to join the Z71 Trail Boss we took a look at last week. While the Trail Boss is meant for the off-roading crowd (or at least those who enjoy the look of a 4×4 truck) the […]

September 8, 2015

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GM unveils 2016 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra with redesigned front ends (PHOTOS)

No. 3 Story in 2015 « No. 4 No. 2 »   Thanks to some spy shots snapped while the truck was in testing back in April, we knew design changes were coming to the next-generation Silverado. And based on what we could see under the prototype truck’s masking, it appeared GM’s top selling half-ton […]

July 20, 2015