GM’s next generation of full-sized pickup trucks are not yet around the corner, having previously been slated for launch sometime in the summer of 2019.
However, we have now learnt that the automaker has actually pushed forward the launch of the all-new trucks by a claimed nine months. This means they could be here, or at least revealed, in the fall of 2018.
The automaker has (probably) done so for fear of losing the battle with Ford’s new and more modern F-150, which is already out and precedes the GM effort by approximately four years.
Reuters tells us that weight saving will be the key to the new GM trucks, and we’d also mention turbocharged petrol engines too, as a distinct possibility. However, GM is very unlikely to use aluminum for the vehicles construction, or it might change its mind in coming years, if the F-150 proves successful in its current form.
If it doesn’t, they can still improve and update it in the meantime, as Blue Oval spokesman Mike Levine explained: “It’s not like we’re sitting still after ’15. We’ll continue to improve the F-150.”
GM will also not be sitting still either, and Reuters tells us that they are also planning to update the Silverado (pictured) and Sierra (probably) with new engines and transmissions, among other updates. Speaking of gearboxes, the two manufacturers are actually working together to create a new 10-speed autobox which they’ll both use; it’s believed not to be ready by 2018, though.
By Andrei Nedelea
Note: Current-gen Chevrolet Silverado pictured
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