The year 1918 marked the first Chevrolet pickup truck: the Chevrolet One-Ton and half-ton Light Delivery. One hundred years later, Chevrolet has sold 85 million pickup trucks, and it’s kicking off a birthday celebration with a special edition Silverado.
The 2018 Chevrolet Silverado Centennial Edition made its debut at the Texas State Fair in Dallas, Texas, and the truck sports a handful of vintage cues. Most notably, the heritage-inspired bowtie emblem is present at the front and rear of the 2018 Silverado Centennial Edition. The badge is lifted from some of the earliest Chevrolet pickups, and the brand says the font is a direct trace from the original bowtie badge.
Centennial Edition Silverados earn a coat of “Centennial Blue” exterior paint to compliment the heritage badging, and a “100 Year” badge is present on the door. The heritage badging is also present on the spray-in bedliner and floor liners. Finally, chrome tow hookes, a chrome bowtie badge on the steering wheel and 22-inch wheels wrapped in 22-inch all-terrain tires complete the Silverado Centennial Edition.
The special truck will be available on the LTZ Z71 crew cab model and dealers will begin to receive 2018 Chevrolet Silverado Centennial Editions in October. But, wait, that’s not all.
Chevrolet will hold a centennial celebration on December 16, 2017, at Texas Motor Speedway. It will cap 100 days celebrating Chevy trucks and is free of charge. However, members of Chevrolet’s Truck Legends program will receive first dibs on space, since availability is limited.
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That’s a real nice set up, love the wheels gives the truck a real retro sporty look.
I don’t get the retro part of this?
But they are nice wheels. They appear to be Denali wheels with inserts and caps.
Retro as is in those emblems are styled after the emblems used on the Chevrolet trucks of the 30’s.
There is one problem with current Chevy trucks compared to ones in the past, new ones are more expensive than ever and are build in MEXICO, won’t even look at one.
Many vehicles are built in Mexico — especially those with export potential to Central and South America.
Mexico has over 40 free trade agreements with Central and South American countries. They can export Mexican produced vehicles there easier and cheaper than they can from the US. US vehicles might not even be competitive after import duties and tariffs and since even Mexican produced vehicles have US content, this would affect US manufacturing too.
1. There is no market for the Silvy in Central and South America, GM is doing this for cheap labor reasons, thank your UAW.
2. Many international companies produce all over the world, none of our biz, but GM stopped being able to do this ethically the moment the decision was made to accept a bailout from the US government and then the decision not to repay said loan. They called mommy crying to bail them out. And the fat cats at the top are laughing so hard they can’t sleep.
The Silverado is sold in Mexico, however it’s not called the Silverado, it’s called the Cheyenne. The bailout covered more companies in the industry, banks, and so much more. It’s one of the biggest controversial aspects of recent politics. I would’ve supported a no go on the bailout, but from seeing that it supposedly saved a bunch of jobs that was a good thing. I work, I pay taxes to the government, and they choose to spend it in whatever way, sometimes more beneficial than not. The crooks want to raise taxes even more. The point is, as a taxpayer, I get affected by many decisions by the government, whether good or stupid, and I’d hardly get a monetary return. GM and others can pay the government back, but it’s not like I’m going to benefit any less or more if they do or don’t pay it back.
The regular cab and the double cab are built in Fort Wayne Indiana so go ahead and look at those. The crew cab is built in Flint Michigan and Mexico. So on a crew cab check the Vin before you look at it make sure it’s American.
You know you’re gonna catch some serious heat for saying that! LOL! You may be correct about the pricing, but the whole Mexico thing is a tad too brash! I could live with a Mexican built vehicle; it’s a Chinese built vehicle I want nothing to do with until they at least prove themselves in terms of reliability and quality!
Country origin doesn’t affect the vehicle, and surprisingly I don’t think too many people care. I think supporting our neighbors for jobs is a good thing, no matter what the job is. I also realize that GM is a global corporation with main headquarters still in the USA. I’ll be one of the firsts in line of supporting GM if they decide to bring even more production to the US, but I also think they make some good stuff that’s made outside of the US. My 2015 Gen5 Camaro was assembled by GM Canada. I supported their move for bringing the Gen6 Camaro production here, but I’m pretty happy with my Gen5 for now. The Chinese Envision seems to be pretty good, the Regal as well, I was loaned an Encore while my 2015 Camaro was in for warranty. I wouldn’t trade my Camaro for an Encore, but being a GM South Korea branch made vehicle, it was pretty nice. I worked at a Toyota dealer, and I’d buy the Encore before the RAV4. Now, the Colorado/ Canyon to my knowledge is assembled in Wisconsin, and the Silverado/Sierra assembled in various places including a few places in the US. If you get one from Mexico, I’m sure that’s still possible for supply and demand. There’s not really a vehicle that is 100% American made anymore to my knowledge, but there’s some that get close. I’ve often heard,”buy Toyota, or buy this, they’re more American than anyone else”. I can now look at them and laugh. There’s some Toyota products manufactured here, there’s some manufactured outside of the US, pretty common with Lexus. There’s some still completely manufactured in Japan. Whether it’s the complete Toyota produced vehicle or not, a lot of components are made outside of the US. If it’s a real popular Toyota, they’re more likely to assembled in or around the US. By that I mean the Tundra, Camry, Avalon, Corolla, etc. As big as the 4Runner or Prius is for them though, it only sees US soil when they’re brought over by boat. Actually, to my knowledge, the big 3 just by themselves as individual companies, manufacture more vehicles in the US than Toyota ever dreamed of. Whether a vehicle is manufactured here or not, you can probably literally dissemble every modern vehicle on the road today, dissect the origin, and find out parts of vehicles are manufactured all over the world. These two trucks look awesome by the way.
Colorado/Canyon are built in Wentzville Missouri. Your confusing it with Janesville.
Yeah, that’s what I meant. I mainly buy what works for me, and I try to keep up with everything. My main point was it’s a little more complex than people make it. By reality, you can’t say this company is American, this company isn’t, this company supports America, and this company doesn’t. At the end of the day, if a company employs you, it’s a good day. I wouldn’t work for my Toyota dealer I worked at again, but if you happen to be employed by GM, Ford, Kia, Toyota, etc. in the end, it’s good. There’s a lot of great vehicles out there not made at all by GM, including Toyota’s, but personally at the moment I’d still probably just go with GM in the end, partly because of my dealer. What’s a little more frustrating to me as a US citizen is basically what I stated above and that comes from the mainstream media. It’s not just with vehicles, but it’s everything they bring these journalists that are self proclaimed experts on, and try to sway people into things including what to buy or how to think. Since we’re here, you’ll hear things like this manufacturer is more reliable, more safe, this vehicle is American, this company supports America, etc,etc. They’ll falsely generalize where things are manufactured, etc. like I said, I worked at a Toyota dealer, not every vehicle Toyota makes is manufactured in the United States, and while the vehicles are good, to me from experience they just didn’t live up to the reputation of being this superb 100% reliable company. Vehicles came in everyday with a variety of issues. Some were of course simple and caused by Jiffy Lube or some tire franchise, but some were Toyota issues, just like everyone else has issues with ac compressors, alternators, etc. A lot of warranty and recalls as well, just like everyone else. I could work at a different brand dealer everyday of the week, and work at a Toyota, and my day wouldn’t be really any different. My opinion of the very mainstream media like Fox,CNN, etc. is very low right now, if they got these “experts” falsely representing information, stretching the truth, or hiding details, just imagine what else they’re doing it with.
I am not loyal to any compan or brand, one thing I pay attention to besides your regular performance, reliability, appearance, which to me is not at the top of the list though important, is where the vehicle is made, auto workers in Mexico are exploited by companies like GM, they pay people there $2/hour, make huge profits but people there lice in poverty and can’t even afford vehicle they build. I will be buying a new truck later this year but it will only be something that the VIN # starts with 1,2,5, and not 3 (Mexico).
We can’t turn blind eye to what GM and other automakers are doing and pretend all is well, what they are doing is no different than kids in China or Bengledesh working 16 hours a day in sweat shops. And if you do enough research, it’s beginning to get that way already with auto parts factories. Mexican build is not for me, morally based decision on my part.
Assembled in xxxx is not the same as Made in xxxx.
Assembly cost — say 20 – 25 hours per vehicle — is only a small part of the total cost and regardless of where it’s assembled, a lot of the components are made in low(er) wage regions.
Assembled in Mexico still has a lot of US components — assembled in US or Canada still has Mexican components. The industry is integrated across Canada-US-Mexico, from both the OEM and the parts industry.
Yeah, you’ve got a solid point. To an extent though, I’m not sure if it’s the companies that do that, it’s probably more the overall country itself. I mean if you lived in China or Mexico, or anywhere else and you were in automotive manufacturing, you’d probably make the same amount whether you worked for GM or not. There’s a lot of variables for what the workers make like economics, and government, probably just like here.
The Silverado is sold in Mexico, however it’s not called the Silverado, it’s called the Cheyenne. The bailout covered more companies in the industry, banks, and so much more. It’s one of the biggest controversial aspects of recent politics. I would’ve supported a no go on the bailout, but from seeing that it supposedly saved a bunch of jobs that was a good thing. I work, I pay taxes to the government, and they choose to spend it in whatever way, sometimes more beneficial than not. The crooks want to raise taxes even more. The point is, as a taxpayer, I get affected by many decisions by the government, whether good or stupid, and I’d hardly get a monetary return. GM and others can pay the government back, but it’s not like I’m going to benefit any less or more if they do or don’t pay it back.
Let’s cut through the BS here.
#1 the product built is no less quality in Mexico. The product are buil to the same standard no matter where they are built. The only thing that does effect quality is the age and how upgraded the plant is. The plans in Mexico are newer than most here.
#2 the jobs even st a lower pay provide a good living to the workers in Mexico. Their cost of living is much lower so they get more for it vs an American or Canadian worker. Have you priced housed in Toronto of late? A million buys little.
#3 the goverment took a stake in GM and sold the stock to settle the loan. Obama’s people sold early and took a loss and it looks like the moved too early.
#4 Ford got funds from the department of energy that they do not have to pay back. They all got money. Hell Elon Musk has fleeced the goverment legally for much and has yet to pay a dividend to his share holders with none in sight.
#5 the one bad part of the plants in Mexico is the do take jobs from Americans. But if many of these products were buil5 here you would refuse the prices charged.
#6 the good about the jobs there is we need Mexico to do better. One to keep their people home with jobs. Also we do not need their goverment to fail and do a Venezuelan like flip were they move to a civil war or dictatorship. We would not want that on our boarder.
#7 we waste a lot of money in this country better to sustain a large mfg vs letting them die and paying welfair for nothing.
You make some valid points but you are very wrong on one subject, very wrong.
You said that even though automakers pay Mexican worker low wages, their standard of living is good due to low cost of living. – Wrong my friend, I wish you were right.
I was in more than one auto plant in Mexico on a contract. I met several Mexican workers, some invited me to their homes. None of them drove cars that they built, mostly old beat up VWs and cheap Chinese cars. They also live in houses that are subsidized by government because otherwise they can’t afford it. It made me so angry and sad how oblivious we are to this that one Saturday night I went out with my fellow contractor workers and got wasted, just because I couldn’t bare what I was witnessing any more. NAFTA is in my opinion to blame, it never worked, it was a ticket to exploit impoverished population to enrich the giant corporations. I was in a home of GM autoworker’s family, and trust me when I tell you, I don’t wish upon anyone to experience their so called low cost of living. Cheers*
In a way, I agree once more, but is it really the corporations fault? There’s a reason people want to come to America, and because NAFTA mistreats them, or GM or other companies don’t pay them well isn’t the main reason. They might even benefit slightly from NAFTA giving them work. They probably don’t drive the new VWs or Toyotas, or anything else they make either. Quite possibly people within the same region could’ve been a dentist driving a beat up VW, and living under the same conditions. Someone has to drive a GM for there to be dealerships there though. From your story, it’s just a jab into reality of how fortunate a lot of us are.
And with out this job they would not even have that.
I am not a NAFTA fan but they have more with it than with out.
The truth is if you work in an auto factory you are not going to get rich. You can do like the Canadian union and keep asking for more money but then prices go up. Then the cycle repeats.
You want a better living gain a skill or get an education in something that matters. Better yet get into politics if you want to get rich.
You can cut the crap on exploitation. The folks there are doing better than you represent. There are a large number of employees in many plants in the Area of the GM plant. One of my co workers is from there. He did well there and said it has helped many there.
He said though there is not enough jobs to go around. Many have large families that cost much more than average to raise. And like I stated he said it is a factory job you want more money get a better job. He did as a translator and legally came here.
Also Mexico while close is not the United States. Many different factors change just over the boarder in their lives and the way they live. The culture is much different regardless of the economics. They are not a people of excess.
I’ll have to disagree on two parts with you,
1. You can not say that And with out this job they would not even have that and they have more with it than with out.
That’s like someone offering you minimum living conditions and saying with out that you wouldn’t even have minimum, that’s an awful way of looking at it, when people are exploited we should always be against it instead of saying we’ll at least they get something, at what point then do we say hey something’s wrong here.
2. You said when Canadian workers asked or more (they agreed to frozen wages by the way, they are fighting for job security at this time) you say prices go up. That’s false, out of all the auto plants we lost in USA, Canada, Europe to Mexico, not once did that ever result in vehicles price reduction, which in your explanation should have happen. Fact is that when any manufacturer moves to Mexico it is for one reason, that is to get more investors onboard, offer higher profit sharing to share holders and drive share prices up. A customer at a dealership will never see any saving at all, never happens no matter what automaker you’re talking about.
For the record I don’t work for Automaker, but I often do contracts for them as I program and set up robots in various automated industries, including some hospital set ups, but a lot of auto plants use robotics so I am often flown in to do that.
Also as far as education, you’d be surprised how many people I meet that work for Automotive plants on assembly lines with surprisingly high education degree, don’t wrongfully assume auto workers are uneducated, you may get embarrased if you pick at a wrong one.
I earn over 6 figures per year, I love my job as I get to travel and see the world, but threw those years I learned to respect and support autoworkers, be be the voice when I can for those who are taken advantage of and exploited. Cheers guys*
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You my friend over look the reality of business. One has to learn to be competitive.
Being competitive means at time sacrifice comes.
For some the funny idea that everything is fair in this world and everything is give equally. Sorry that is a false narrative given by the far left where all is given but little is gained.
You want to fix many of the problems you take opportunity when it comes and you make the best of it.
You get challenged you learn to be competitive and better your advasary.
Your world is one we’re it is like soccer game where they don’t keep score. No one loses but no one wins.
In my world everyone competes and the best rise up and those who don’t continue to try. If there are winners you have to have losers. And if you lose you start over and try again.
The truth is in a free market no one is exploited unless they choose to be. No one if forced to work an assembly line they choose to be there. If 5hey feel cheated they can walk away.
The Asians who have come to America have schooled us all on being competitive and being successful.
While many native to our country turn to groups to represent them the Asians work hard, keep a strong family core. The make sure to get the most from education. They hold themselves to a high standard. Because of this most are successful, they are doctors and business owners and do not rely on the goverment and social organizations to speak for them or represent them.
We all could learn a lot of ethics, hard work and a strong family from them.
Instead many Americans cry unfair please for social justice?
The great lie is social justice as you are born into this world promised nothing and what you make of it is up to you. You are going to win some and lose some. Odds are you will never be a millionaire but the opportunities are out there.
I have done well with hard work and some luck but I could have done better with more hard work and sacrifice.
Time to stop worring about the other guy and focus on being the best we can be and be satisfied with what we do find in life.
The failure of capitalism is uneven sharing of success. The failure of Socialism is the equal sharing or grief and lack of opportunity.
Time to stop worring about the other guy ?
That’s as selfish as it gets lol. Every man for himself. Also as far as Asia, where I have spend few months, please don’t talk about Asia lol Japan yes worth admiring, some of rest of Asia no way. I am doing well financially but I’d saddens me to see the garbage and selfish society United States has become. I was on a contract in Switzerland for 7 weeks, man I’d take a pay cut to leave US and live there.
In some cases, there’s not much the United States can do, because of how their country is, or how their government works. You stated that these people are well educated, but yet they are still choosing to work in automotive production? I don’t care if I live in the US, or Denmark, if I’m properly educated, and I can help it, I’m going to work in conditions to where I’m getting paid. There’s a whole lot bigger issues, even in our own country to be concerned over, instead of how much company X pays their workers. Heck, we’ve got politicians in Washington with both parties selling us out with a smile, while there are people fresh out of college making minimum wage because of the economy and job market. Heck, there’s also only jobs out their that only need on the job training to where people can make it pretty decent, but we’re ruled by a collegiate system. Those are just those that try to do better for themselves, there’s those that choose to do nothing, there’s those that have a job, but refuse to do better for themselves, and want to make $20/hr to make a Big Mac. I know one thing for sure, if that was really the case, you’d probably have so many people dropping out of college real quick. I’d hate to work at McDonald’s, but it would be tempting. So, then these same politicians try to take that and make a political platform on that, the price of a Big Mac jumps up to $25, high school/ on the side college jobs, and part time jobs for the retirees are cut, and so on. It’s not that people don’t care about other people, it’s sometimes they have to focus on their own self. Most of these idiots in the NFL make more money than Mary Bara GMs CEO. so maybe we should just swap out Colin Kapernick for someone you worked with, they might even be more deserving. As far as that goes though, I wouldn’t touch any vehicle Kapernick put his hands on. That thing would have more issues than a Dodge Neon. Countries have issues, including our own, that are big and small it’s just the way things are. At the moment we got to focus a little more on our own country, because with the daily happenings, the mainstream media, and our government, reality is kind of seeming like it’s being written by some kind of evil satirist, or maybe they all just need medication, I haven’t figured it out yet.
You can give someone all they need and go bankrupt or you can give them the opportunity and then let them grow.
People who think like you think everything should be equal and give everyone everything. Then they call everyone else selfish.
The truth is there is and will never be that utopia out there as some one has to pay for it. The cost of living in Switzerland is one of the highest there is. Consumer good are 43% higher homes 39% higher. Zurich is more expensive than NYC.
You would need a pay increase unless you made some cuts to maintain the same life.
This is not shefishness. You take care of a neighbor when his house burns but I am not responsible for him making his house payment.
Everyone should be given an opportunity but we should not be giving hand outs or artificially leveling the playing field.
Life should be what you make of it not a bunch of hand outs.
As far as we Americans are concerned if you don’t like it here than get the f#$k out.
People need to be taught nothing is give it must be earned. Give them the opportunity to earn it but there will still be some sacrifice involved.
Also add in that everyone wants to be a millionaire but they all want to shop at Walmart. Well that does not work either as being a millionaire today is now just upper middle class at best in most parts of the country.
People need to stop playing the victim and work their way up.
I worked my way through collage, I worked a series of labor jobs and I worked night 12 days straight at a time. I sacrificed much along the way and today I am doing well.
Yes I could have sacrificed more and done better but that was my choice. I do not begrudge anyone for doing better. If they earned it more power to em.
There just lots of opportunity out there and if you do not make it often it is doo to poor choices and lack of drive for most.
$2/hour is NOT decent pay, even for Mexico. I would post the news article link about this, but this site won’t let me.