GM is bringing back the "Kodiak" style 4500/5500!

[300UGUY]

Interesting that it will be Chevy only. If anything, it seems it would fit the “Professional Grade” GMC line better if only using one brand. It again makes me wonder why GM does not do away with GMC or just make all trucks and SUV’s GMC and not duplicate trucks and SUV’s with the Chevy brand.

I think the original idea was to give the Buick,Pontiac,Oldsmobile dealers a truck to sell. These things are franchises, and are regulated by each state. Chevy dealers would fight to keep Chevy Chevy, and the Buick dealers want to keep the gmc label. Confusing that is that most dealers are part of multi brand chains, spanning multiple states. Basically, legal spaghetti?

 

[300UGUY]

I’ve seen a local girl with a F550 pickup. Real monster truck. She runs around town with it, basically a grocery getter. ��

 

[sklunk]

Interesting that it will be Chevy only. If anything, it seems it would fit the 撤rofessional Grade GMC line better if only using one brand. It again makes me wonder why GM does not do away with GMC or just make all trucks and SUV痴 GMC and not duplicate trucks and SUV痴 with the Chevy brand.

It won't just be Chevy -- there will be a GMC version too.
And these trucks are made in partnership with Navistar so there will be an International version as well.

 

[two_bit_score]

It won't just be Chevy -- there will be a GMC version too.
And these trucks are made in partnership with Navistar so there will be an International version as well.

Sounds better every day!

 

[GLyford]

I would welcome something with a real IH logo, and not just the Navistar logo...

 

[Rustyiron]

I always thought GM missed the boat with the KODIAK. Ram had 4500 and 5500 and Ford 450 and 550 that looked like the smaller trucks.

I agree, I liked them but a friend had one (06 5500 GMC) and it was nothing but troubles to him from injectors at 60k to seals on rear end. He finally sold it due to the wiring harness problems and iirc, that item (part) was not sold or available. I used to plow with it for him now and then and it was very nimble and turned on a dime. I think they "cobbed" these models together from whatever they had around in a rush to release them. The cab & doors are chevy van, not that there's anything wrong with that but.....