This is a missed chance if true.
The Chevy Silverado was not up to its predecessor’s off-road abilities from the moment we first saw the camouflaged prototype. The Blazer’s design was obscured by the camo, but it couldn’t hide the traditional crossover shape beneath. It was impossible to imagine it competing with the Ford Bronco and Jeep Wrangler. It is also troubling to learn that General Motors was looking at a Jeep Wrangler, and Ford Bronco competitors for GMC. This would be a body-on frame midsize SUV. A new report from Muscle cars and Trucks states that the program has been canceled.
The publication claims that GM axed its GMC-Branded Ford Bronco Rival in November 2018. It announced a massive restructuring of the business, including layoffs and plant closings. This restructuring is also the main suspect in the alleged discontinuation the sixth-generation Camaro Z/28 programme. It is a strange business decision to cancel what could have been an extremely compelling and capable off-road SUV in a growing market segment.
The GMC-branded SUV was not directly involved in the decision to end the program. The 32XX platform would have been the base for the new SUV. However, GM decided that a better option would be to. Update the 31XX platform According to the publication, that is what underpins Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon today. The GMC-branded SUV also died after the 32XX program was ended. GMC’s new SUV would have given it something special that Chevy didn’t.
This news is, if true it is, an odd development. GM cancelled the program eight months ago. Yet, a report last month claimed that the Detroit automaker had two Jeep Wrangler Unlimited vehicles covered in sensors and data-collecting equipment at the Milford Proving Grounds in Michigan. The GMC-branded 32XX platform and the GMC-branded body on-frame SUV are now dead. However, this doesn’t mean that GM has stopped looking at a Bronco or Wrangler competitor in some way.