The Chevrolet Silverado is a range of trucks manufactured by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand. The fourth generation of the model line was introduced for the model year. In Mexico, high-trim level versions of the Silverado use the Chevrolet Cheyenne name not to be confused with the concept. Competing against the Ford F-Series , Ram pickup , Toyota Tundra , and Nissan Titan , the Silverado is among the best-selling vehicles in the United States, having sold over 12 million trucks since its introduction in as a model year.
While sharing the same body and chassis, the model chronology of the Silverado and Sierra are different, with five generations of the Sierra, while four of the Silverado. Largely the successor to the — GMT chassis, the medium-duty trucks are exclusive to Chevrolet, with no plans for an equivalent GMC version. Instead, Navistar International now partnering with GM would sell the medium-duty trucks as a rebadged counterpart, called the CV.
This is in fact a very similar nod to how the Avalanche did not have a GMC Yukon —based equivalent, but instead, Cadillac would take its place as the former's rebadged counterpart, the Escalade EXT. A model was added later for , with the introduction of the HD moniker though it was not until the GMT model year a HD debuted. The trucks were refreshed in for the model year, bringing slight design changes and an upgrade to the audio and HVAC controls.
The GMT trucks, built after the new GMT entered production, used the name Classic to denote the difference between the two generations. It features a redesigned exterior, interior, frame, and suspension as well as power increases on certain engines.
Like the GMT SUVs, these pickups have improved aerodynamics over their predecessors thanks to steeply raked windshields and tighter panel gaps which help improve fuel economy.
