GMT900
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GMT900 | |
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6L80 automatic | |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 116.0 in (2,946 mm) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | GMT800 |
Successor | GMT K2XX |
The GMT900 is a General Motors full-size pickup and SUV platform used from the 2007 to 2014 model years. The platform was introduced at the 2006 North American International Auto Show, as the replacement for the GMT800 platform. The first GMT900 vehicle introduced was the next-generation Chevrolet Tahoe.
GMT900 had been called a "
The GMT900 series features standard
The SUVs began to show up at dealers in January 2006. Sales initially exceeded expectations, but by 2008, General Motors announced they were significantly cutting back production. GM has closed the SUV plant in Janesville, Wisconsin, consolidating SUV production in Arlington, Texas.
The related
was meant to move to the new platform in the next few years, but has since been cancelled (although the engines and gauge cluster shape has been carried over).Due to a long-lasting downturn in sales of full-size trucks and SUVs in the United States (up to a 30% down through the first nine months of 2008), General Motors cancelled the next-generation CXX truck program in May 2008. Along with it, the replacements for the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban and their siblings at GMC and Cadillac.[4]
The automotive press has speculated that some GMT900 SUV models may move to the
On January 14, 2010, General Motors announced that they will resume development of full-size trucks and SUVs.[6]
Applications
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2007 Chevrolet Suburban
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2007GMC Yukon XL
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2011 Chevrolet Tahoe
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2010GMC Yukon
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2007 Chevrolet Avalanche
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2007Cadillac Escalade ESV
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2007 Cadillac Escalade
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2007Cadillac Escalade EXT
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2007 Chevrolet Silverado
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2007GMC Sierra
Basic platform | Years | Model | Notes | Code | Introduction | Production | Sale |
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GMT900 | 2007-2013 | Chevrolet Silverado | Regular Cab Extended Cab Crew Cab |
GMT901 | August 2, 2006 at The Texas State Fair | Silao Fort Wayne Oshawa August–September 2006 Flint |
Fall 2006 |
GMC Sierra | Regular Cab Extended Cab Crew Cab |
GMT902 | |||||
GMT910 | 2007-2014 | Chevrolet Silverado HD | HD pickup | GMT911 | |||
GMC Sierra HD | HD pickup | GMT912 | |||||
GMT920 | 2007-2014 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 4-door SUV | GMT921 | NAIAS January 2006 | Janesville early 2006 |
January 2006 |
GMC Yukon | GMT922 | ||||||
Cadillac Escalade | GMT926 | Arlington January 1, 2006 | |||||
GMT930 | Chevrolet Suburban | 4-door extended SUV | GMT931 | GLAAS January 2006 |
2006 | April 2006 | |
GMC Yukon XL | GMT932 | ||||||
Cadillac Escalade ESV | GMT936 | Arlington March 2006 | May 2006 | ||||
GMT940 | 2007-2013 | Chevrolet Avalanche | 4-door pickup/SUV | GMT941 | CAS February 2006 | Silao | |
Cadillac Escalade EXT | GMT946 | Silao March 2006 | May 2006 |
References
- ^ "General Motors Death Watch 69: Running Out of Gas". The Truth About Cars. April 27, 2006. Retrieved 2009-06-01.[dead link]
- ^ Priddle, Alisa (January 1, 2006). "Tahoe's Heady Mission". Ward's AutoWorld. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
- ^ a b Priddle, Alisa (January 9, 2006). "Escalade ESV, EXT Due in May". Ward's AutoWorld. Archived from the original on 1 March 2006.
- ^ Vlasic, Bill; Bunkley, Nick (October 25, 2008). "General Motors, Driven to the Brink". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ "Cadillac Escalade to go Lambda". Left Lane News. September 9, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-01.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.detnews.com/article/20100114/BIZ/1140419/1001/biz [dead link]
- "Crucial GM Full-size Truck Program Launches Early". Ward's AutoWorld. Retrieved December 9, 2005. [dead link]
- "New Trucks Won't Save GM". Ward's AutoWorld. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2006.
See also
- GM GMT platform