GM to update Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra for 2015
The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra only recently arrived on the scene, but a lukewarm reception in the face of stiffening competition has caused GM to fast-track updates for the 2015 model year.
GM's Executive chief engineer for the pickups Jeff Luke told The Detroit News that improvements to boost fuel economy, possibly including a transmission with more than the current six gears, will appear on 2015 models. Also in store are appearance enhancements and new tech.
"You'll see these kinds of technologies over the next few years, a whole array of neat, new technologies, some focused on fuel economy, some focused on capability,"Luke said to The Detroit News.
The engineering chief didn't give details on the changes, but more info is expected to be released in the coming months ahead of the 2015 trucks' on-sale date later this year. As we previously reported, GM plans to launch a line of all-new trucks by 2018, when it jopes to have a lighter truck to compete with the aluminium-intensive 20 percent. Another fuel-saving technology GM is considering for the future is start-stop capability.
GM has relied on feedback from customers who bought the 2014 pickups, as well as from those who chose not to buy one, for its update strategy, which we should know more about in a few months. Can the updates keep the Silverado and Sierra competitive?
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