All-New Chevy Trailblazer Selling Quickly, Exceeding Expectations
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Launched in the U.S. market just a few weeks ago, the all-new Chevy Trailblazer is proving to be a quick seller.
As of the first week of July, the 2021 Trailblazer is turning in just 36 days, according to data presented by Chevrolet to its dealer body and seen by GM Authority. In other words, the new crossover is being sold an average of 36 days after arriving at dealers.
To put that in perspective, an average of 60 days to turn is considered very good across the industry. A lower average, such as the 36 days exhibited by the new Trailblazer, indicates that the product is in high demand and is spending little time on dealer lots.
Additionally, Chevrolet also stated that U.S. sales of the new Chevy Trailblazer are running at 200 percent of objective thus far this year, despite the obstacles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the second quarter of 2020, Chevy Trailblazer deliveries totaled 6,699 units in the United States and 393 units were delivered in Canada. Sources tell us that those figures were hamstrung by issues caused by the coronavirus, specifically a delay lasting about 45 days in bringing sizable quantities of the vehicle from South Korea, where it’s assembled, to the U.S. True demand for the new crossover is “easily 2x the sales” seen in Q2, sources added.
The U.S. is not the only market where the new Chevy Trailblazer is red hot: the subcompact crossover is also selling like hotcakes in South Korea, where it’s produced. The model has accumulated 9,545 sales in the first six months of 2020, according to the GM Authority–Motrolix data center. Of those 9,545 deliveries, 3,037 took place in June, demonstrating an accelerated sales pace.
During our time with the completely overhauled Chevy Trailblazer, we found the vehicle to be very competent, enjoyable and stylish.
- Check out our full review at this link: 2021 Trailblazer First Drive
Assembled at the GM Bupyeong plant in South Korea, the all-new Chevy Trailblazer began arriving at U.S. Chevrolet dealers in limited quantities during Q1 2020, though some dealers are getting their first units as we write this. The crossover comes standard with the turbocharged 1.2L LIH three-cylinder engine rated at 137 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque, mated to a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT). An optional turbocharged 1.3L L3T engine is rated at 155 horsepower and 174 pound-feet of torque. Only 1.3L models can be had in AWD; additionally, AWD models also swap the CVT for a traditional nine-speed automatic.
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Not surprised. This thing looks good. People want SUVs that look like SUVs. Hopefully Chevrolet will take note with the next gen Equinox.
Mark, I agree with you other than the Equinox part. That car is selling very well and is much better looking than it’s counterpart at GMC.
Maybe in your opinion it’s better looking, but GMC trucks just mostly blow away all the Chevy trucks, Trailblazer definitely not for tall people, but definitely much better looking than the Equinox.
“But but it won’t sell because it don’t have a big-block 4 sillyder”
“the Kia is better”
The Android Analysts…….
I’m ready for the thumbs down from the old guard GM brigade, but The Kia Seltos does have slightly better sales in the U.S. during the month of June. The Hyundia Kona almost doubles up on Trailblazer sales numbers.
The motor is just one of the issues, it would be great to see GM bring a DCT to any vehicle besides the C8. Altough DCTs can have issues they must also offer benefits; they wouldn’t have put one in the Chevy flagship if they didn’t perform well.
It has nothing to do with owning an android, it’s just the fact of the matter. Kia and Hyundai currently makes better cars in this segment and back them up with a better warranty.
I’m as big a GM fan out as there is out there, but I want the brand to push to be excellent, not just wallow in mediocrity. That’s why I’m so critical, maybe unfairly so, but it takes pressure to make diamonds.
DCT is a a good option for performance car and worst solution for city CUV.
Why? Provide supporting information. German and Korean manufacturers are turning to DCT’s increasingly as they deliver better fuel economy numbers and seem to offer a more enjoyable driving experience. I’ve heard numerous positive reviews from DCTs mated with smaller motors.
Hacksaw… did you not read the part about subpar availability of the Trailblazer? That’s why seltos sales were higher. I’ll bet trailblazer and Trax will outsell all rivals.
There’s a lot more subpar about the Trailblazer than it’s availability.
The urban driving kills the DST very quickly and this is a significant part of the problems with German and Korean DCT transmissions. DCT’s for sports cars are heavy-duty unit and much more expensive than cheap, unreliable DCT for subcompact CUV.
Ask Ford how it was to offer DCTs in small cars……
Also Gooogle “VW DCT problems” and “Hyundai dct settlement”
Google GM 8 speed transmission. All manufacturers have development issues from time to time.
So the solution is still offer a problematic transmission in small vehicles to be “sporty”?.
First off I never said “sporty” so I’m not sure who you’re quoting? DCTs offer numerous benifits besides being “sporty” What I did say is that they are more efficient, which is actually a fact. I don’t see how this fictional DCT that GM doesn’t have is already “problematic”
DCT automatic transmissions are simply the best way to maximize efficiency which is particularly import when the motor small displacement motor needs all the help it can get. It’s great that the hydra-matics are so reliable, for the most part, but they are showing their age. During my test drive the combination of the small displacement 1.3t with the 9spd I could literally feel torque being wasted. Why are you so afraid of progress?
A new 9 speed Auto is “showing it’s age”?, You time traveling?. Why all suddenly GM have to have develop a DCT spend few years, waste cash for a option that no-one in this segment cares about other than you put the vehicle in drive and it goes. No competition offers a 9-speed in this segment but let GM make a few guys on the net happy.
I said the hydra-matic family in general is showing it’s age. It’s primative tech that dates back to before WW2. Maybe that’s why all the boomers like them so much. Even John Deere tractors use a DCT now, so obviously it’s not just for “sporty” applications.
U have never seen one let alone driven one.
The 8 speed was just a fluid issue and it is now resolved.
i agree. the trailblazer has a nice design but that powertrain is questionable.
i prefer the mazda cx-30 over the koreans. it has more horsepower(186HP), better interior and attractive design.
and it costs the same or less and you get more in comparison to the trailblazer.
car and driver just came out with a sub-compact comparison. they didn’t test the trailblazer but the cx-30 came out on top followed by four korean models and the subaru crosstrek to round out the top 6.
Lol. Was that the same article where the “eco”sport ranked last?
That is because of market day Supply is low right now on the Trailblazer. It is a cool little crossover and the power out of that 3cylinder engine is better than the 1.4 liter engine and smoother delivery let this thing get some rebates on it you will see this little truck everywhere. It just cannot swallow up negative equity.
Of course the truth hurts, if the celtus was a little bigger I would have purchased it over my terrain Denali being an ex GM employee I get decent discount, but if the new Sorento was out I might have purchased that, GM still needs to wake up, the Roger Smith arrogance still seems to be there especially with Ms Barra, limiting engine choices telling people this is what you get, been a GM guy most of my life, however this will be the last new GM car I purchase, very disappointing and a lot of equipment that standard in the Kia either isn’t available or is an option, in a Denali? Disappointed.
The 1.3T have more power and torque than the older 1.4t. The RS version is a little costly at 30k though.
Chevrolet’s TrailBlazer shares all the family good looks as the Blazer with the only difference is size as the TrailBlazer is a bit smaller.
As I’ve stated in another article here about the new TB, I really like it. It has grown on me a lot since first seeing them. Although I do agree they can get up there in price, that’s if you punch all the boxes. Why on earth do we need all that stuff? And, the vast majority of people out there could certainly get by without the AWD. But even with a 30 grand price, it’s not really far out from many others in the same class. I work at a Mazda and Volvo store and the CX3 (when it was still being offered in Touring and GT trim) would push 30 grand with all the options. I can promise you the CX3 is not even close to the TB in any way! As for the new CX30 (kind of replacing the CX3 thankfully), you can easily get that up over 30 grand with a number of options added. Even the Kia Seltos (a really attractive new CUV in my opinion) will push the upper 20’s or even low 30 grand if optioned fully. So the price doesn’t really seem to be a factor to me.
I have not driven the new TB or Encore GX yet, but I really want to so I can speak about the 1.2L and 1.3L from a personal experience. However, from a competitive standpoint on paper and from a few articles I’ve read about them so far, it seems the 3 cyl engines will be just fine. I feel that people in general (me included) think that bigger must be better. I’m old enough and been selling a long time (started way back in 1988). I’ve seen and heard it all with customers saying how dare Buick or Cadillac or whomever use a v6 instead of the V8! Then I’ve heard it about the 4 cyl instead of the V6’s! I’ve heard the old timers say how a 4 cyl turbo will never last, and yet it’s probably the most popular engine on the market today. And now here we are talking the same stuff about a 3 cyl, and yet this tiny little 1.2L 3 cyl has numbers on par with smaller v8’s from the late 80’s. Let’s give it some time and a chance. Do I still love my big old V8? Absolutely! There is just something about sitting behind the wheel of my Lucerne CXL V8 while cruising down the highway in near silence! And just step on the go pedal with a grin. But for daily driving in nearly all circumstances, the smaller turbo engines are great.
The basic design of a small block V8 has been around forever and isn’t going anywhere. 4 cylinder motors with about 2 liters of displacement are much the same way, just tried and true. Maybe 3 cylinders will become the new norm… Personally, I’m never going to buy a 3 banger designed in Shanghai.
I’ll need to drive the 1.2 and 1.3L 3cyl before I say for sure that I won’t buy one. Engines like this have been around a lot longer than I believe the average person even knows. Way back in the early 90’s I had a co-worker who drove the wheels off a 3 cyl Metro. They have been around in other countries for more time too.
Friend of mine had a metro, engine was replaced under warranty. When I road with him he was never able to get the thing over 60-62 on the highway. Maybe the canoe he had strapped on the roof had something to do with that.
What with no light or medium shade interiors? I’ll never buy another black interior and burn my a_ _ off in the hot Florida sun.
The V8 will remain in the trucks and Corvette but not much else. The Small Block died long ago as todays V8 may have som similar dims but it is a new clean sheet of paper engine that is very modern and shares little with the old engine.
The 2 liter 4 is around mostly due to taxes globally and due to the better NHV at that displacement. The 3 cylinders have been big over seas due to tax on displacement in many countries,
As it is now the V6 may not be for long at GM with only the V8 and Turbo 4 being the only ICE engines,
Better NHV was kind of the point I was trying to get across, but I definitely learned some stuff from this comment. Thanks.
Stick with the Mazda, trust me I worked for them for 2 years even though I worked for general motors for over 25, they break a lot less at least they did when I worked for them.
@james miele: Care to expand on that very broad statement? On top of that, working with Mazda for 2 years is not much of a track record. Maybe you need to take a closer look at the massive amount of issues and recalls on the new Mazda 3 as well as the all new CX30 in which it is based on the Mazda 3 platform. What about all those 2.5L engines that the CX5 models had to replace? What about the center armrest in the CX5’s that always broke the tab off and would not stay shut? Dash screens going dark and never coming back on? Just try to change the radio station then or see anything. Hell, just the other day I got in a loaner Mazda 6 touring to pick up my co-worker on a delivery. Yup, 2020 Mazda 6 with 1,536 miles on the odo and the screen was done. Shall I go on? The only reason Mazda does as well as they do is because the majority of their customers either look only at a Toyota or Honda while buying the Mazda OR they are trading out of one of those two.
Driven many rental mazdas. Will take toyotas and hyndais first.
Sometimes, as I look back on the nearly two minutes it took me to think of a response, I consider the strangeness of globalization that a product built in Korea is sold here in America as an American brand. Yes, South Korea is a great ally, politically. But, it makes me sad that our BRAVE and FEARLESS American auto workers are never given a fair opportunity to demonstrate the American exceptionalism that defeated the Nazis, put men on the moon, and invented the internet. Maybe, one day, “Queen Mary” and the rest of the executives will value something more than just profit, namely, their history.
This would be an ideal vehicle to replace Sonic at Orion. I don’t feel that the Bolt Suv will sell in great numbers.
This is what I was hoping GM would do; it’d be kind of like the Sonic/Trax development relationship. It’s hard to predict the future, but I don’t see the Bolt or EUV selling anywhere near the number of units the Trailblazer and vss-f have the potential to sell.
Maybe GM knows something we don’t and BEV really is going to be that undeniable. I’m probably not due for a new car for 2-3 more years, but my current lifestyle makes me favor the convinience of ICE.
This comes as no surprise for me. With all the available features at a price point that gives it more value than the equinox. The first five to arrive at the dealership i work at, all sold within two weeks and we had to trade with other dealers to get more for customers wanting to buy one. If only all features would be available for order right now there would be even more demand for them.
Glad to hear this is selling well. Maybe this will speed up the replacement of the Trax here in the States.
Always a fan of GM. Glad it’s selling for them. Can they just make a real Blazer. A full size, like it started. I understand the want for economy and savings and all that but there are many many people that are ok if their vehicle don’t 35 MPG.
Blazer and Trailblazer use to be rear wheel drive now both front wheel drive which I don’t care for,GM is slapping names on anything
Not full size? the Blazer weights fm 3,782 to 4,287 lbs. Yes, we do want 35mpg if we can get it.
I thought it looks sharp. But a 3 cylinder engine? Yuck. Lawnmowers have 3 cylinder engines. Too bad. I see the base Ford Escape has a 3 cylinder. Do people realize they’re buying such a small engine or do they even care?
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You do realize we’re living in a time when our perceived needs are drastically distorted by modern muscle cars where 300hp would be considered downright anemic?
Not everyone aspires to look like they track their grocery getter SUVs on the weekend. Not everyone feels the need to tear away from every stop sign and red light like they’re running from the zombie apocalypse. Not everyone is living in bizarro world.
130 to 150 HP is perfectly reasonable for a daily driven small to mid-size SUV.
What’s next? A 2 cylinder engine? Come on! Also what about GM ‘s electric fantasy? The regular guy/gal is not clamoring for electric cars. Make a nice looking ride with either a 4 or 6 cylinder engine. I wonder how many people buy one of these wheezy 3 bangers and dont realize it until weeks or months later. Wealthy people buy Tesla’s to show off.. Not to “save the planet”. Be fun to see one of these EV’s get stuck in the snow and see how fast the battery runs down.
Ford has actually used a 3 cyl for several years now. The base Focus (I believe) had it. The Ecosport only comes with it. I didn’t know the base new Escape has it. GM used them for years in the tiny Metro line. They have been overseas for years. The 3 cyl is not new, just more new to us.
Please, hire an editor. This ‘article’ is fraught with various grammatical errors.
I thought it looked really good in pics… until I saw it on the lot. 🤢🤮
I would love for GM to ressurrect the Envoy nameplate for old times sake! I love my 03′ with over 300,000 on the odometer & still going strong! I love this workhorse & want another one to retire this one to just part-time use as it’s been very good to me! If they would bring this back with fresh styling great interior with the latest safety features & a great variety of engine choice’s plus rear wheel drive I’ll be one of the first in line! I have the XL version a step below the Denali with all the trimmings & boy what fun & adventures I’ve had with her! C’mon GM what’ta ya say for old times sake!???
They should have invested more on full electric batteries instead of putting a 1.3 L junk on it. I’m surprised people still prefer ICEs for daily driving.
Test drove one of these, the 1.3L has more power than the 1.4L it basically replaces. Sounds like a mini v6 too. It’s superior to the 1.4L in basically every way.
@Amazing. Thanks for sharing that. It’s good to hear it from someone who has actually driven one.
Ugh, I’m already bored with this transition to nothing but SUV’s.. Each iteration is one reguratation of the last one… Someone PLEASE dig up Harley Earl and bring back a car -that we can buy.
I’ve always tried to buy American whenever possible but it’s but it’s becoming difficult, if not impossible now days. I’m not aware of any 100% American made vehicles. Is this Trail Blazer still considered an American branded product or it’s just another import with a GM label?
@Sunmontain: Although I feel you on this and I too attempt to buy American when I can, that is quite a difficult thing to do in today’s world market. I think many of us would love to go back to the days when American cars meant the USA as import brand cars meant Japan, etc. The market today is a global one. For example, although this TB is assembled in South Korea at the GM plant, you have a lot more goes into a car: Research, development, testing, parts, and so on. I’ve been correctly saying for years that you must follow the profits. So when someone purchases a Honda Accord only because it’s assembled in Ohio, yes they are buying a car assembled in the USA and yes some American’s make money doing that. Yet, follow the money. When I purchased my Spark that was assembled in GM’s South Korean plant, yes I am putting some money into their economy. But the majority of the money from that sale ends up in the USA in numerous ways, including the profits. So the TB is not just an import with a GM label, it’s a GM vehicle assembled in another country. No matter, follow the money. Hope that helps.
This thing is pretty nice, having been in one myself. I think it will do good for Chevy, but the engine choices still give me pause.
I hope other GM SUVs follow the great typing and profile of the Trailblazer! It’s a home run!
GM really needs to get new design teams across all segments. The vehicles are busy, the lines are meh and there is nothing special about them.
Been loyal to Chevy for a long time, but I’m about done. Need better looking, performing and quality trucks (all products for that matter).
They missed the boat on the Blazer and copy it with the trailblazer. Why GM, why?
Ford nailed it with their Bronco revive and Chevy dropped it with the Blazer. You are clueless GM. Get back to the good old days please. You are missing the mark. It hurts to say, but it’s true.
@Z: I totally disagree with you 100%. You think the TB is “busy”? Take a look at the Toyota CH-R and many others in the same market. Retro types of cars are normally very limited in the sales they will have. I hope the Bronco isn’t one of the very limited selling ones, but it’s just not realistic to think brands will all go retro.
Gm drop the ball. Having a Korean company make the trailblazer with a 3-cylinder engine and no 4wd is not a blazer in my book. I don’t understand why they can’t put the old line back in production. More people would line up in line to buy one. I’m sure they could make some gas fuel saving adjustments. V6-v8 is what you need with these trucks.