The 2021 Chevy Trailblazer reintroduces the nameplate as an all-new small crossover that slots between the Chevy Trax and Chevy Equinox in the Bow Tie brand’s lineup. It’s a competitive segment, but so far, the new Trailblazer has performed marvelously – so much so, in fact, demand for the Trailblazer is four times greater than supply.
In a recent briefing attended by GM Authority, vice president of Chevrolet, Steve Hill, provided insight into the 2021 Chevy Trailblazer’s sales performance, confirming that demand for the small crossover was outpacing supply four times over.
The 2021 Chevy Trailblazer made its North American debut at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, with sales launching in early 2020. The crossover sold 34,292 units last year, with 17,268 units sold in the final quarter of 2020.
As GM Authority covered previously, the Trailblazer RS is so far exceeding all expectations, doubling Chevrolet’s order and sales forecast at launch. Furthermore, the new Trailblazer’s average turn rate (or rather, the average time it takes a model to sell) is an impressive 36 days, with the sporty RS trim being the fastest-turning trim in the lineup at an average of 29 days. The mid-range LS trim is the slowest-turning trim at 51 days. With an industry average turn rate of 60 days considered very good, the 2021 Chevy Trailblazer is clearly selling well, all despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
What’s more, the new Trailblazer is punching one weight class higher than intended, competing with entries in the C-segment, despite positioning in the B-segment. To help shore up supply, General Motors will allocate extra production capacity to the Trailblazer following a 30-percent cut to Chevy Trax production capacity this year.
Riding on the GM VSS-F platform, the 2021 Chevy Trailblazer offers two engine options, including the turbocharged 1.2L I3 LIH, which produces 137 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque, and the turbocharged 1.3L I3 L3T, which produces 155 horsepower and 174 pound-feet of torque. Assembly for the North American market takes place at the GM Bupyeong plant in South Korea.
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Da Kia is better………😉
Lol, Kia buyers here. I made fun of how some people here was for sure thinking the TB was a failed product because it has a 3 cly and my point was buyers in this segment don’t care. I’ve been proven right…
Lol. It’s hilarious because there is literally only one guy (hacksaw) who keeps bringing up the Kia. He is the only one.
Kia is better.
WHAT! They’re literally the creator of the Kia Soul(ess)!!! Ever since they created that ugly small box I never looked at Kia the same. I mean they sucked before now they really suck. That goes for any person who buys a Kia Soul and likes it. Screw those hamsters and Kia!
I was a stop light and looked over at the car/box next me and it was a guy with a neckerchief around his neck, tats, and thin sunglasses with his bass blaring and I had to remind myself (like the Progressive commercial) “we all see it – we all see it…” and I had to stare. LOL Couldn’t complain about the Led Zeppelin tho.
Kia Soul sells a ton to 20 somethings. And their cars are higher quality. You can dismiss them all you want. GM wishes they had their sales.
I live in Miami, Florida. I have seen zero 2021 Chevy Trailblazer’s. I own a 2020 Chevy TRAX LT, so yes i do know what the Trailblazer is suppose to look like!
They’re all over Michigan
That’s because the industry is in Michigan, with their GMS discounts. If you live in Detroit you would think Detroit has 90% market share in the country. There are none in the West. None in So Cal and none in Vegas.
I live in brickell and have already seen a few. It’s a sharp looking car.
I had a 2018 Trax Premier AWD and just traded it in for Trailblazer RS AWD. The TB is everything I wanted the Trax to be.
I took me a couple of weeks to find the exact one I wanted. But as of right now I couldn’t be happier.
Don’t get me wrong, I loved my trax, but I have two teenage daughters and I kept coming up short on cargo space.
I have seen quite a few IN NYC.
Very few in St. Louis Suburbia. More Trax and Encore’s everywhere tho.
I know that this is a very stupid question but where are the gas stations in NYC?
But, but, it has a name it should not have according to a bunch of people constantly complaining about that fact! How could it sell so well?!?
/sarc tag for the humor-impaired.
This is a great little Chevy !
And for the price, just Awesome !!
This vehicle should be in EV from and send that Bolt to the scrap heap !!
I am sure I will buy one of these in 2 to 5 years, just to own one. They are small, sporty, decent interior for the price, just good !
I almost thought to buy one but how I wanted it priced me out and I really didn’t want a crossover. Maybe ina few years.
Don’t worry about that. GM Korea had already finished salary negotiation at early december. and they produced export version 21,781 units in same month. It’s more then double.
I’m glad for this and hope Chevy keeps rocking them out. It seems the TB is doing better than the new Encore GX. Since there are a lot of Chevy/Buick combo dealers, I wonder if they are trying to turn some of the TB buyers onto the Encore GX if the inventory is much better?
if demand is 4x supply, why is it i see plenty thousands below msrp on autotrader?
steve: because the dealers are doing what they do best. Play games. Try to buy one at that price and you most likely won’t. The dealer will have $2,000 worth of junk added to the car that will be required to “buy” to get the discounted price.
Iv had 3 tb I love them but the new one has nothing that makes it look even formiliar to the tb in the past & I lived still love 4wheel drive. I just think they should have it another name since there is nothing like the older models. It’s a nice vehicle but I can’t ever aford one
Rebecca: I’m not sure why people are giving you the thumbs down on what you said. Anyhow, the new TB wasn’t supposed to replace the old one. They just used that name as it had/has good name recognition. That’s important to people in many ways. Unless they were to just clone the old TB style, nothing is going to look just like it. But there are similarities between this one and the old one if you kind of blur the lines some. haha. And for affording one, you can actually get into a nicely equipped base model (not everyone wants/needs all the goodies) for around $20,000. That’s not bad for a starting price.
Nice looking, 3 cylinder no, Korea no.
Jofa
Enough Asian metal on U.S. roads to build a bridge from Seattle to Tokyo, yes
That ship has sailed, yes
It would be nice if they built this vehicle in one of their underutilized US plant.
It would cost thousands more if they did.
That’s what’s wrong with American thinking “cheap cheap”. Yes it probably cost more but more people can afford it because of domestic products. Japan still makes their own products with no problems despite higher JDM prices. Our tax base would be bigger if we made more vehicles, clothes and electronic appliances here.
that is capitalism. deal with it.
Selling out? , funny Germany and the Asians got capitalism better than we do…..
so you want us to be more like germany and japan? try to do that and you’ll be labelled a socialist. are you a socialist?
Are you a sellout?. Again we lost the art of making our own stuff, we not even utilizing automation as we should to make things less expensive here turn opens the door to more industry servicing automation. We have to stop being cheap.
Needs at least 180 hp to compete with the Bronco Sport and Compass/Renegade.
Bronco weighs a lot more and stopping distance would be greater with the big skins on all 4.
The irrelevant horsepower argument, once again. As has been stated countless times here on GMA, horsepower figures is not a concern for the target audience. In addition, the Trailblazer’s engine choices do a perfectly fine job of powering this small and light vehicle.
In addition, Trailblazer is not a Bronco Sport rival in purpose or price. Starting price of $19K for Trailblazer vs. $26K for Bronco Sport.
My personal prediction: by the end of June 2021, the Trailblazer will be outselling the two Jeep models you mentioned (given no production/supply level disruptions).
I would hope a brand new vehicle can outsell the dated FCA designs, but it is currently and will continue to be outsold by the Koreans and Japanese. Hopefully GM can make the necessary changes to make it a more competitive vehicle, or maybe the Honda-GM venture can supplement the segment a bit.
It isn’t a competitor of the Bronco Sport. It’s more in line with the Ecosport which is terrible. 99% of buyers of the TB probably aren’t worried about drag racing. They are going for looks which puts it way ahead of Renegades and others.
I would take this over some of the competition any day.
Yup, 4×4 trade rags abused it in the test drives. Not grams/gramps test drives like Consumer Reports where IMO, you have to be in your 60’s -80’s to rate a Honda/Toyota. That’s all see driving during the day since I’ve been WFH…LOL I think the speedo is limited at 55mph… God love them….
I would take this vehicle over some of the competition any day.
Four fold? really? This sounds like incompetence to me rather than boasting matter. How come this much miscalculate the demand for a product or can’t accomplish to ensure the supply chain to meet the demand?
Go ahead and buy one of these with that nice motorcycle engine and see how long it lasts. And the turbo will stress it even more. Just like the Chevy Cruze blowing head gaskets at 30 to 50k like popcorn. Or you could buy a extended warranty for a few thousand. I’ll stick with car companies that warrant the engine and drivetrain at no extra cost.
Thats why they should never stop making sports cars, because of the Camaro thats the reason the Trailblazer and Blazer sell cause of that look they have