GM Produces 750,000th Small Chevrolet Pickup In Brazil
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General Motors has reached a new milestone in South America, having made its 750,000th small Chevrolet pickup in Brazil. The achievement took place over three decades after the company entered that segment in the early 1980s, a category that has become very popular in the South American country due to its value proposition.
2020 Chevrolet Montana LS
The milestone coincided with the launch of the 2020 Chevrolet Montana. The 750,000th unit is a grey Montana in LS trimmings. The model stands out for having the lowest combined fuel consumption and highest payload capacity (756 kg, or 1,666 pounds) in its segment.
The 750,000th unit represents the culmination of four models produced by GM over 36 consecutive years in Brazil. The four small Chevrolet pickups that GM has marketed in the Brazilian market are as follows:
1983 – 1995 Chevrolet Chevy 500
1995 – 2003 Chevrolet Corsa Pickup
2003 – 2010 Chevrolet Montana (First Generation)
2010 – Present Chevrolet Montana (Second Generation)
The first three models did not enjoy particular popularity, resulting in low production and delivery figures. However, the current, second-generation Chevrolet Montana makes up most of the sales volume as a result of increased demand for this type of product in Brazil.
GM says that in the past few years, the Chevy Montana has established itself as a highly-popular vehicle among commercial vehicle customers in Brazil.
“In the case of the Montana, the main clients are small merchants (45 percent) and service providers (25 percent) that need to transport light loads in the urban perimeter with agility and low cost”, explained Marcelo Tezoto, Sales Director Direct from GM Mercosur, in an official statement translated from Portuguese by GM Authority.
The 2020 Montana remains unchanged from the previous model year. The small Chevrolet pickup is currently available at all Chevrolet dealerships across Brazil.
The vehicle is manufactured at the GM São Caetano Do Sul plant, the only facility that produces the model to supply South America and all other markets where the model is available. The Montana is also sold as the Tornado in Mexico. It was previously marketed as the Chevy Utility in South Africa, prior to GM’s withdrawal from that market in 2017.
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And it has a manual transmission too…
Can this not be brought to the U.S. with a few changes?? I am in the market for a new Small truck.. No one makes them anymore – the Colorado is almost the same size and price as a full size truck — Insane!!!!!
It is difficult to find a decent used S-10 or GMC S-15…. I have had 2 Astro vans and put 250,000 on each one. They also do not make small vans either.. Let’s get the General to make some SMALLER vehicles – which can also be more affordable, too.
G M — Are you listening to people out here?? Get out of Detroit and talk to the people buying cars and trucks these days – please !!!!!
This can not be brought to the US. It is an ancient platform that would not pass crash tests, to start. It also has very little refinement, worse than the first-gen S10.
The better approach is to redevelop this on a new platform that could be globalized successfully. That very thing is already happening:
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2018/12/gm-working-on-compact-chevrolet-unibody-pickup/
By the way, if GM management doesn’t get out of Detroit -as you seem to suggest, how do you think they made this here Montana, and sold 750,000 of them?
Yeah, we’ve been through this before. This wont pass the certification process, I remember that. But any more news on what they’re supposedly working on?
BRING BACK THE S10 PICKUP, I BOUGHT A NEW ONE IN 1998 4X4 AN STILL DRIVE IT EVERYDAY, IT HAS ONLY HAD MOBILE 1 OIL AN HAS ONLY HAD HIGH TEST GAS ! My S10 now has 303,578 miles on it, WHAT A GREAT TRUCK, LOVE IT!!
Had a ’98 Sonoma Sport and 2002 S10 crew cab 4×4. Loved them both. Miss them both. GM is forcing small truck lovers into more profitable full sized trucks. That’s the whole reason they killed small trucks.
Great post,Thanks for providing us this great knowledge,Keep it up
I still think there is room for an S-10 sized pickup. While the Colorado is a fantastic pickup some buyers are still pining for a smaller one. Midsized is the old full sized; perhaps there is demand for that original mini-pickup of old.
+1 for FWD unibody compact pickups. You don’t necessarily need RWD and BOF to make a good small pickup.
New S-10 – 2.7L with 6 speed manual. 4 wheel drive, hand crank everything – windows, door locks etc. bench seat. we don’t need no stinkin’ lane departure for bumping down a dirt road!
I would get rid of my 2008 Silverado for such a simple and small truck…..