GM Officially Drops Half-Ton Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana Vans - autoevolution
As the market continues to swing toward more European-inspired full-size vans in the U. S. , Chevrolet has officially announced that it will end production of its light-duty Chevrolet Express 1500 and GMC Savana 1500. According to Autoblog , the... In its overall full-size van sales, GM says that percentages of half-ton vans has dropped off considerably with 23 percent of the Express vans coming in 1500 form and just 7 percent of the Savana being of the light-duty variety. For customers who must have a van, Chevy will soon offer the all-new, Nissan-based 2015 Express City, and GM is also getting ready to introduce its next-gen mid-size pickup trucks, the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon. Along with Express 1500 and Savana 1500 models, so too dies GM’s 4. 3-liter V-6 that dates back to the late 1970s. the 4. 3-liter EcoTec3 V-6 used in the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra is unrelated. These were the last vehicles to use this engine, and it also looks like GM is dropping the 5. 3-liter V-8 from the lineup leaving the 4. 8-liter gas V-8, 6. 0-liter gas V-8 and the 6-6-liter turbo diesel V-8 as the remaining engines offered in the... Source: www.autoevolution.com
