Chevrolet Silverado 2024 News
Are big trucks really worth the cash?
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By John Law · 07 Dec 2024
So you want to have the biggest ute on the road? You’ll have to pay for it. Just like here in Australia, the best-selling vehicles in the United States are pick-up trucks. In their case, it’s the home-brewed Ford F-150 and has been for over 40 years. In Australia the F-truck’s Ford Ranger cousin will take top honours this year.
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BYD Shark 9 full-sized ute shapes up
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 17 Oct 2024
Is the BYD Shark 6 going to be joined by a big brother? A full-sized ute might be in the pipeline for the near future, targeting American pick-ups like the Ford F-Series, Ram 1500, Chevrolet Silverado and Toyota Tundra in Australia.
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Big utes in the firing line
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By Dom Tripolone · 21 Sep 2024
The rising popularity of jumbo pick-up trucks has caught the attention of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).
Crackdown on big utes and SUVs coming in US
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By John Law · 10 Sep 2024
Ever bigger pick-up trucks and SUVs have caught the attention of the United States’ peak safety body, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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Is this the new HiLux versus Ranger?
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By Andrew Chesterton · 05 Jun 2024
The battle for the title of Australia's favourite jumbo truck is heating up, with just two sales separating the Chevrolet Silverado and the Ram 1500 in May.
Has Aussie demand for big US pick-ups peaked?
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By James Cleary · 12 May 2024
The influx of full-size utes from the USA has been a controversial development, with WWII American GI-style sentiment along the lines of ‘over-sized, over-priced and over-here’ summing up the negative commentary.
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The remaining 'cheap' new V8s in Australia
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 27 Apr 2024
With brands like Toyota, Jeep, RAM, Mercedes-Benz and Land Rover preparing to replace their remaining V8s with smaller-capacity electrified engines or even pure electric powertrains, choices are shrinking in Australia.
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Chevy VP surprised by ute conversion process
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By Chris Thompson · 14 Apr 2024
The proliferation of American-sized utes in Australia has resulted in some fairly extensive right-hand conversion operations, but the exact detail of how in-depth the conversions are seem to be overlooked by some in the US.
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How does GM fit into a post-Holden Australia?
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By Chris Thompson · 06 Apr 2024
It’s been more than four years since February 2020 when Holden announced it would shut its doors in Australia, and for Lion-badged die-hards there’s still some hurt - but General Motors is rebuilding, and there’s a lot of optimism around the future.
Aussie auto manufacturing bigger than ever
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By Andrew Chesterton · 19 Nov 2023
Australian automotive manufacturing could now employ more people than worked at Ford's Broadmeadows and Geelong factories and Holden's Elizabeth factory combined when local manufacturing officially ended in Australia in 2016 and 2017.The boom is being dri