It would appear that the folks over at Truck Trend have successfully tracked down the testing model for the 2014 Chevy Colorado. Even with all of the camo draped over it you can see it holds some influence from GM’s ‘world model’ variant. Little is really known about how the final US variant will arrive. [...]
GM has issued a recall for 2012 Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups. The issue at hand is a loose connection on the drivers side seat belt warning system. If the connector were to come loose it would not provide correct information to the driver if the seat belt were not fastened properly. The recall [...]
We reported the news heard round the grapevine a couple of weeks ago that the Colorado was going to undergo a refit and be based on the global platform already in production in Thailand. The rumor at the time was that the new US built Colorado would be reborn in Missouri and production would start [...]
Hot on the heels of the announcement of the new Colorado pickup, Chevy has also decided to bring back the Trailblazer. Very little is known about the rebirth except that it will be built on the new Colorado platform. Even the image is all teaser. The confirmation of the new Trailblazer was made by VP [...]
GM product development chief Mary Barra has confirmed that the Chevrolet Colorado midsize pickup model will be replaced by the Global Market version. The current Colorado is slated to end its production run in June of 2012. There is no set launch date in the US for the Global Market version at this time as [...]
General Motors has announced that they are recalling nearly 200,000 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, and Isuzu i280 and i370 pickups with 60/40 split bench seats. The trucks lack an accessible top child restraint tether point as required by federal law in the center seating position. This means that if improperly secured, in an accident, a [...]
The National Hot Rod Diesel Association comes to Pueblo Motorsports Park in Pueblo, Colorado on August 28th for the 1st Annual Elite Diesel Nationals. This event will feature diesel drags, sled pulling, burnout contest and a show n shine competition. Gates open at 9 am, admission is $15 for adults, $8 for military, $5 for [...]
While GM has had to shed some of the markets it was in due to bankruptcy, they’re apparently evaluating the possibility of re-launching efforts in the minivan and small truck realms. While GM once had a solid small truck in the S-10, the replacement Colorado and GMC Canyon have been lackluster in the sales department. [...]
Brad Lovell piloted his Amsoil sponsored Pro-Light class truck to 2nd place at the 88th annual running of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb with a time of 13 minutes and 17 seconds to cover the 12.42 mile course with an average speed of 56 mph and 4,720ft in elevation gain. Tweet
While new models of the Ford Ranger and Chevrolet Colorado have been spotted in the U.S. testing, there is no indication that these models will make a showing in this market. There have been no new models in the small pickup segment for years and with the phasing out of these models, there is speculation [...]
General Motors’ plant in Shreveport, Lousiana has been forced to idle production due to a shipment of bad microchips. The microchips in question are part of the brake control module manufactured by an outside supplier. The Shreveport, Louisiana plant currently manufactures the Colorado and Canyon truck models but was headed for closure as GM works [...]
