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Chevrolet City Express Officially Discontinued

Last March, GM Authority confirmed with Chevrolet that the City Express commercial van would be discontinued. Today, it’s official.

Automotive News reported on the van’s death after years of dismal sales. The City Express was a direct copy of the Nissan NV200, which Nissan produced for GM at its Cuernavac, Mexico, factory. Production of the van ended in February of this year, according to the report.

The van was seen as a quick and cost-effective way for GM to gain a share of the small commercial van market, which Ford has essentially dominated since introducing the Transit line in 2009. GM will still offer the body-on-frame Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana and plans for the large vans remain unchanged. The vans will live on until at least 2023.

Since the City Express’ introduction, Chevy sold fewer than 30,000 units. In comparison, Ford has moved over 40,000 Transit vans on average annually since 2013.

Nissan said it remains committed to the segment and production of the NV200 will be unaffected by the end of the GM partnership. GM did not comment on whether a replacement is planned for the City Express.

Former GM Authority staff writer.

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  1. Excellent!

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  2. I feel like they will be announcing an electric city-style cargo van within the next year.

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  3. The GM truck buyer wants a truck, not a copy of a front wheel drive car. I looked one over at a dealership one day and it looked too toy like with awfully small tires. I could see loading this van up with a good load and I wouldn’t be sure if it could handle the city street of the northeast with their fair share of potholes and rough roads. Why the Ford Transit is successful? When you’re first to the market it is almost always a winner.

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    1. I’d argue that the person going to the Chevrolet dealership to buy a Chevy actually wants to buy a real and genuine Chevy. If they wanted to buy a Nissan they’d have gone to the Nissan dealer.

      Such a sad part of Chevrolet’s history. I’m glad it’s over.

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