GMC dealers are at present unable to order the 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck with the optional lockable tri-fold hard tonneau cover, GM Authority has learned from sources close to the situation.
This is one of the many supplier constraint issues currently facing General Motors, and as with several others recently announced, it may not be resolved during the remainder of the 2021 model year. It is also unclear whether the tonneau cover will once again be available to order when the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 goes on sale, likely in the third quarter of the 2021 calendar year.
The tri-fold hard tonneau cover is still shown on the GMC Sierra 1500 configurator, but likely not for long. The cover has the RPO code VOZ and normally costs $1,100. It was offered on Crew Cab Short Box and Crew Cab Standard Box configurations, and in the SLT, AT4 and Denali trim levels, but not the SLE, the Elevation or the base Sierra.
The tri-fold soft tonneau cover, which has the RPO code 63B and is priced at $700, is also still listed on the configurator and, unlike the hard cover, remains available to order. However, the same item is no longer offered for the Sierra’s corporate cousin, the 2021 Chevy Silverado, due to another supplier constraint issue. It may only be a matter of time before we have to announce similar news for the GMC Sierra.
Whatever the situation regarding accessories may be, the Sierra 1500 is expected to receive a significant refresh, known as a mid-cycle enhancement (or MCE) for the 2022 model year. This is likely to include new front and rear fascia designs, an revised cabin (with no column shifter), a migration to Google Automotive Services, the introduction of the Super Cruise semi-autonomous driver assist system as an option on the range-topping Denali and an increase in payload and towing capacities.
Production will take place, as now, at the GM Flint Assembly plant in Michigan, the GM Fort Wayne Assembly plant in Indiana, the GM Silao Assembly plant in Mexico and, from 2022, the re-opened GM Oshawa Assembly plant in Ontario, Canada.
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Comments
Unless you need to work it into the financing, and at that point you have bigger problems, it’s best to skip the option at the dealer and buy a Bakflip hard folding.
Any idea who makes this?
How is it a “bigger problem”? Say you or your business leases the truck. Are you going to purchase it separately and end up with a useless cover you own at the end of the lease?
what is the residual value of a vinyl cover, nothing
For GM’s captive finance, the residualized MSRP is increased by $150 for a soft cover, $300 hard, $450 if it’s painted.
Same old excuses from gm, parts restraint!!!!!! How about having some of your high priced help figure out on how to keep the supply chain moving. (New logo is week).
I already have this tri-fold cover on my 2020 Denali 10 months old, the black exterior (top side) is already turning white. Tried to cleaning it, no luck. it’s crap. Going to get my money back and get a Bakflip. Had a Bakflip on last GMC 5yrs no issues.
Buy a Diamond Back, best in the business great cover!
GM is having too many problems with these second class suppliers. GM is going to have to do a better job at choosing suppliers to supply ass. parts for them. we hear it over and over about a supplier is unable to fulfill their obligation. If a company bids for a contract to build and supply a certain part, that company must be held accountable.