Chevrolet Silverado sales decreased 3.64 percent to 161,178 units in the fourth quarter of 2018. The decline is expected given the ongoing launch of the 2019 Silverado 1500 and forthcoming launch of the 2020 Silverado HD. So in what is probably a way to move units of the last-generation Silverado, a new Chevrolet discount reduces the price of select models by over $10,000.
The Incentives
Nationwide Chevrolet discounts on the Silverado for January 2019 are as follows:
2018 Silverado Incentives:
- 2018 Silverado Crew Cab All Star 4WD: $6,500Â total cash allowance + $3,000 price reduction below MSRP + $750 option package discount when financing with GM Financial = $10,250 discount
- 2018 Silverado 1500: $2,000 customer cash
2019Â Silverado Incentives:
- 2019 Silverado Crew Cab All Star (all-new model on T1 platform): $3,005 price reduction below MSRP + $2,500 loyalty purchase cash + $1,000 option package discount = $6,505 discount
- 2019 Silverado 1500 LD Double Cab (last-generation Silverado on the K2 platform): $1,500 customer cash
For reference, here are the applicable 2018 and 2019 Silverado 1500 trim levels and their corresponding starting MSRPs:
2019 Silverado:
- Work Truck – $35,995
- Silverado Custom – $37,795
- LT – $40,695
2018 Silverado:
- Work Truck – $29,795
- LS – $31,895
- Silverado Custom – $35,695
- LT – $36,095
- LTZ – $43,795
- High Country – $53,495
As such, the $10,250 Chevrolet discount brings the starting price of the 2018 Silverado All Star Edition Crew Cab pickup truck to just $29,835, which is just $40 more than a base Work Truck model with a standard cab.
Meanwhile, the $5,033 Chevrolet discount brings the starting price of the 2019 Silverado All Star edition pickup to $35,567, which is lower than a Work Truck model in the same configuration.
Disclaimers
- Must take delivery by January 31, 2019.
- See dealer for details.
- Incentive for the United States of America, unless otherwise specified.
- Some customers may not qualify for this offer.
- Offer not available with special finance, lease, and some other offers.
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2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 High Country at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show
About Chevrolet Silverado
The Chevrolet Silverado is a lineup of full-size pickup trucks sold primarily in North America, but also in the Middle East and in certain markets in South America. Slotting above the mid-size Chevrolet Colorado (known as the S10 in some markets), the Silverado is Chevrolet's largest pickup truck and currently consists of the 1500 light duty model, two Heavy Duty models - the 2500HD and 3500HD, as well as Conventional Class 4, Class 5 and Class 6 Medium Duty models - the Silverado 4500HD and Silverado 5500HD and Silverado 6500HD.
The 2018 Chevy Silverado represents the fifth model year of the third-generation Silverado. It is based on the GM K2 platform shared with other full-size pickup trucks and SUVs from GM. Though the line sold relatively well, it became less competitive in the marketplace with time when compared to its primary Ford F-Series rival, due to lacking cutting-edge features such as turbocharged engines, a rugged off-road variant such as the Ford F-150 Raptor, a diesel engine option in the light duty (1500) model, and also various modern features and equipment.
2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 High Country at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show
Luckily, an all-new Silverado arrived for the 2019 model year that addresses many of the issues of its predecessor model. Customers began taking delivery of the all-new truck in the second half of August 2018.
Chevrolet says that the all-new 2019 Silverado is the result of over 7,000 customer interviews - the most intensive research in its history. The new model uses higher grade alloy steel in the bed floor as well as various mixed materials that result in a reduction in weight and improved performance, with weight falling about 450 pounds. The truck also offers an expanded amount of models for a total of eight, including the new 2019 Silverado Trailboss.
Riding on GM's new T1 platform shared with other future GM full-size trucks and SUVs, the 2019 Silverado offers more technology, convenience features, and engine/transmission combinations. While details of five powertrain combos have already been revealed, GM has not yet shared details of the new inline-six 3.0L Duramax Diesel engine, only stating that it will be "best-performing" and that it will be mated to GM's new 10-speed transmission.
Notably, the outgoing, Chevy will continue manufacturing and selling the outgoing, K2 generation Silverado alongside the all-new model for a limited amount of time in limited configurations.
Having overhauled the Silverado 1500, Chevy will next overhaul the Silverado Heavy Duty. The brand released a teaser image of the upcoming all-new 2020 Silverado HD in April 2018 and announced the vehicle in November 2018. The truck will launch in the 2019 calendar year as a 2020 model.
The 2020 Silverado HD will be comprised of the Silverado 2500HD and Silverado 3500HD that ride on a more robust and capable version of the new T1 platform when compared to the 2019 Silverado 1500, while sharing many high-tech features and design elements with its light duty brother.
Completing the overhauled Silverado family is the 2019 Silverado Medium Duty series, comprised of the Silverado 4500HD, 5500HD, and 6500HD.
2019 Chevrolet Silverado Medium Duty (5500HD)
The Chevrolet Silverado is built at the following GM plants:
- GM Flint Assembly in Flint, Michigan, USA
- GM Fort Wayne Assembly in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
- GM Oshawa Assembly  in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- GM Silao in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Navistar Springfield Assembly in Springfield, Ohio, USA (Silverado Medium Duty only)
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Comments
The 2019s are finally breaking cover. I like the overall look of them. I’ll get used to seeing them. Eighteen months from now they’ll be ubiquitous out on the roads.
Where they messed up, in my humble opinion, is in not duplicating the release timeframe of the ’88 CK Chevrolets and GMCs. Those were sprung in the spring of 1987 and they turned heads that year through and well into the 1990s before their end-of-decade redesign. I kept expecting to see 2019 Chevys and GMCs throughout this past summer but nothing came of that. I saw a 2019 GMC Sierra in early December of last year when I was returning from that day’s surf fishing near Toms River, New Jersey. Why they kept them under wraps for so long is a mystery to me.
No offense, but your numbers do not line up. You mention the discount specifically for the “2018 Silverado Crew Cab All Star 4WD”, but then list the starting price of various trim levels. Shouldn’t you list the starting price for “2018 Silverado Crew Cab All Star 4WD”?
Can you show examples of actual dealers in USA which are offering the following:
2018 Silverado All Star Edition Crew Cab pickup truck to just $29,835
Where are all the people who said the K2 truck wouldn’t sell 4 years ago? Now those same people are saying the same thing! They will be wrong again!
The old version, built in Oshawa, by disgruntled workers……