Shortly after midnight, on October 30, 2015, a Canadian National train derailed in Durand, Michigan, consequently damaging a handful of new Chevrolet and GMC trucks.
In total, 14 rail cars derailed, with at least one of the shipments being shiny-new Chevrolet Silverados and GMC Sierras, according to MLive.
General Motors spokesman, Tom Wickham, says the automaker is unsure how many trucks were damaged in the incident.
“We know that there were some Flint Assembly vehicles on the train. We don’t know how many. One of the rail cars that went off the tracks – our vehicles were in there.”
The train, which travels from Port Huron to Battle Creek, stops daily at the Flint Assembly to load trucks. Once the trucks are loaded, they are accounted for as dealership property. Local dealers will need to contact GM to report how many trucks need to be replaced.
Wickham is unsure the cost of damage after the incident, but one local dealer representative was quoted to say a “couple of them were totaled.”
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Friend of mine was there to take pics. Said there were 24 trucks total but only 8 survived
Hmmm will this be reported when they are fixed and sold? Or do they automatically trash them? . I would take that truck above for 8k as is … lol
Scratch and dent sale lane 12. Huge savings off the 70K msrp for the high country duramax pictured.
GM will count them as losses, so don’t expect to see these vehicles going to a dealership, let alone a scrapyard.
We’re glad no one was hurt., but sad to see some new Chevy trucks totaled. If you’re in the Colorado Springs area, and in need of a great work truck get yours at Daniels Long Chevy http://www.danielslong.com/chevy-silverado-2500
GM’s insurance program requires them to be crushed under strict supervision. No part can be removed. I work in a salvage yard that handles some of them. Its sad. Crushed a $113,000 escalade today. Never hit the road.