Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | General Motors |
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Production | 1998–present |
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Body and chassis | |
Class | Full-size pickup truck Heavy-duty pickup truck Medium-duty chassis cab truck |
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Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Front-engine, four-wheel-drive |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Chevrolet/GMC C/K International D series/International TerraStar (for International CV) |
The Chevrolet Silverado is a range of trucks manufactured by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand.[1] Introduced for the 1999 model year, the Silverado is the successor to the long-running Chevrolet C/K model line. Taking its name from the top trim level from the Chevrolet C/K series, the Silverado is offered as a series of full-size pickup trucks, chassis cab trucks, and medium-duty trucks. The fourth generation of the model line was introduced for the 2019 model year.
The Chevrolet Silverado shares mechanical commonality with the identically related GMC Sierra; GMC ended the use of the C/K nomenclature a model generation prior to Chevrolet. In Mexico, high-trim level versions of the Silverado use the Chevrolet Cheyenne name (not to be confused with the 2003 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 1998 as a 1999 model year.[2]