The Chevy Silverado 1500 and its corporate cousin, the GMC Sierra 1500, were previously in line for a mid-cycle refresh with the launch of the 2022 model year. Now, however, GM Authority has learned that General Motors will delay the launch of the 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 and 2022 GMC Sierra 1500, throwing the pickups’ refresh date into doubt.
The delay stems from the ongoing microchip shortage, which has resulted in numerous production cuts and reduced options and features. The situation is believed to be “very fluid,” which essentially means General Motors has yet to reach a decision with regard to how to roll out the model refresh.
For now, there are two distinct possibilities with how the situation could progress. The first is continued production of the 2021 model year for both pickups, with the current model year extended by a few months and the refresh rolled out later with the delayed launch of the 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 and 2022 GMC Sierra 1500.
Another possibility is the launch of the 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 and 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 with minimal changes over the current 2021 model year, followed by the release of 2022i (2022 interim) trucks with the planned refresh.
As a reminder, the 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 and 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 were originally set to introduce a wealth of updates over the current model, including new front and rear fascia design, new wheel designs for certain trims and models, and new exterior colors, as well as a completely overhauled interior design with a new dash, center stack, and center console, a larger infotainment screen, and deletion of the column shifter feature. The refresh is also expected to introduce GM’s Super Cruise semi-autonomous driver assist system to the pickup nameplates, and migration to the new Global B / Vehicle Intelligent Platform.
We’ll provide further updates on the situation as we receive them, so stay tuned. In the meantime, subscribe to GM Authority for more Chevrolet Silverado news, GMC Sierra news, Chevrolet news, GMC news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
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Not surprised, they probably won’t be the only manufacture moving dates around. Its going to be ugly in the car business for the next year until computer chips start being delivered on time.
Cue shock with the crappy interior comment and how sales will tank with the current interior not being revamped for 2022, even though it is a well thought out and laid out interior that works great for actual truck customers and is durable and lasts…
You forgot to mention that GM is the only manufacturer having this issue and Mary needs to be fired as a result.
GM isn’t the only MFG having this issue. You still can’t get a Ford bronco….. and Toyota never produces a new vehicle so it’s impossible for them to be in this kind of predicament 🤣 what this sounds like to me is that the new trucks are ready to reveal…. but they have these lots full of trucks without chips and don’t want to sell them at the needed discount to move them when the new ones are revealed. That said, the Oshawa plant is “now ready to produce trucks” so it’s possible that Oshawa is already tooled for the new Silverado, and can commence production while ft worth is being retooled and the lots of the current truck are empty.
Toyota, largest mfg in the world and sells in Europe, is not delaying product refreshes, launches etc.
This is because GM feels their customers are a bunch of mouth breathers. They will continue to produce vehicles with spare parts to be pennywise.
What turnip truck did you fall of of? All manufacturers are effected by the semiconductor shortage. Thousands of F150s sitting in parking lots around Detroit!
Not all the manufacturers. Just the ones that canceled their orders last year.
American companies like Ford and GM have been impacted the most because of this chip shortage. They are not the only ones. Other companies have been managed much better. The Hyundai corporation loaded up on chips before this as their analysists predicted this. Lowercase gm has more people focused on “ism” or “ist” programs so that they can pander. And are paying dearly for it now. I do not feel sorry for them as they clearly don’t have their proprieties in line. I’m surprised China does not personally send over chips to lowercase gm so that they can make more cars. Or does Buick the FWD CUV company and Cadillac in China get all of the chips for the market in China?
The only people I feel sorry for are the people who put money down for a new gm vehicle. I especially feel sorry for camaro, CT4, and CT5 customers. As today I saw that the plant that makes those is temporarily closing yet again. Will blackwing customers ever get their cars? Or those that are interested in the blackwings be able to get them too at this rate? Off topic but I hope those don’t suffer the same fate as the CT6-V. I hope not! As recently the CT4-V Blackwing seems more appealing to me now than a ZL1.
Wake up every manufacture are in trouble , you don t see news …
Are you trying to be funny? The interior doesn’t last. The plastic A pillars warp, the center overhead console falls, the panel under the steering wheel comes loose, the console lights burn out.
Nope, dead serious. People are complaining these interiors aren’t dolled up like the ram which is heavily car based, and those interiors don’t stand up to truck abuse. Tons of complaints on the forum with the nice soft materials wearing or looking like crap. Not to mention tons of electronics complaints which a big fancy touch screen doesn’t bode well in a dirty environment. I’m well versed on these current trucks, they aren’t having near the problems as the rams are in terms of the interior. Sure it may be a hard plastic and have a few pieces that don’t fit to luxury car standards, but the buttons are wearing or breaking and the layout is fantastic for anyone to hope in and use with out guessing where things are. So no, not joking. If they want to give it a little nip tuck and a few fancier touches for the suburban dad crowd go ahead, just don’t completely redesign to be a more car like layout with fancy delicate materials.
Must not own a GM truck because my GM “truck” interior is falling apart because it was made with cheap Chinese plastic. Obviously not a GM truck owner.
A fool and his money are soon departed, that is you Nosense!
Are you talking about the Ram 1500 or the F-150 .
Commonsense,
You complaining about Shockandawe is getting as predictable as Shockandawe complaining!
Yeah, I should probably wait until the kid replies first. Point taken, it got old…
How on earth would you know that the interior “lasts?” It’s been out for 2 years bud.
It’s the same interior from 2014. GM literally went to it’s spare parts bin and designed a interior with surplus parts. I know it does not hold up because in my truck the plastic A pillars are warped, the overhead center console fell, the driver side panel under the steering wheel came loose, and HVAC control lights have burned out. This started happening within 16 months of ownership.
See you have no retort. Market share tells everything. GM has lost total market share two of the last three years.
So you need a computer chip to re-style the front end and add new colors and wheels?
You need them to install in the restyles trucks you build or they are not going to get too far.
Also they need to use up supplies on the present models that were delayed and fill the orders yet to be filled.
Contrary to popular beliefs of some web posters there is much more to this building of vehicles than they care to know or think about.
Okay so I agree with your stmt to a certain extent. As we know it and well as you know when it comes to radical new designs, GM lacks on the interior. Corvettes you cannot deny were lacking on the c4-6 models. Recently it’s changed and I like it. Now GM has had a considerable amount of time to redesign the dash…..but so have the competitors and the competition doesn’t wait they also reveal better things such as the Ford lightning.
Still waiting on GMs response to the Raptor, crickets, crickets until it’s revealed to the world already. Because Raptor owners probably won’t want to fetch another 20-30k for the Hummer EV. Simple economics. So while GM (or what GM Authority says) blames the chip shortage, Ford is revealing game changing stuff once again. How does a chip shortage stop a refresh?
Just reveal the exterior like you did the Hummer it’s not hard.
Tesla did it just fine with it’s inability to meet clients orders in a timely matter, they eventually got their cars just fine. GM has the capability to do better.
Release the cues of the new design at least unlike their cringe futuristic vacuum cleaner looking trucks on GMs Design center insta
GM is too worried making money even in a difficult market while Ford struggles even building a cool truck.
The reality is GM also needs to move all the present trucks they need to build before 5hey show the new truck. It is not like there are thousands of Lightings or Hummers left to sell.
It is just simple common sense that generally needs not to be pointed out to most.
See this building vehicle thing has a lot more to it than some are able to comprehend.
They are adding a bunch of new tech and electronics which, surprise surprise, needs chips…
The GM Oshawa plant is to start building all 3 models of pickup trucks is ahead of schedule as of last week. The production of the 2022 pickups is now planed for the last quarter of this year instead of January 2022. It makes sense for GM to keep making the 2021 model year trucks in other plants, until the Oshawa production of the 2022 models starts in possibly October. My buddy in Oshawa is under my direction to get pics of the 2022 pickups as soon as he sees them running around in pre production level on the streets.
Another year of that cheap, disgusting, crappy interior, what a bummer.
…and another year of your melodrama and absurd comments.
It’s not absurd when the interior is 8 years old and falls apart and is junk within 3. If the interior was merely dated it would be one thing. But it’s dated and is made from junk. GM must be buying product made from child labor.
I wish GM would take the shut off feature out of truck or make it stay where I set it until I want to change it! I hate this feature! Also the car play radio an everything has to be reset everytine to hate this! I love everything else about this truck !
They make boxes to disable the auto stop. They don’t cost much.
Blame the CAFE standard for the stupid auto stop that almost everyone despises.
As someone in the market for a new truck, I have been dying to see what the refreshed interior looks like in the Chevy or if I’ll be jumping the Chevy ship. This sucks as I want to give it a chance to compete with the other full size options out there but it’s cutting it close!
If you want the better truck you will wait.
How many years?
2021
It’s not a better truck. Plain and simple. It’s made with cheap easy to chip and peel paint. The interior parts warp, fall, and rattle. The exterior plastic breaks. GM really makes a cheap truck.
Ah that’s to bad. Wonder if Chev would consider using their new 5.5L in the Silverado ZR2 variant?? I mean it would be a nice touch to this truck. Ah one can only dream ..
This is freaking ridiculous. We will never see it.
While this may be true, GM Authority is known to put out false information… Like when they originally reported back in 2020 that a “source” said that the refresh would take place in 2021 and then discretely switch up their article to say 2022 and state that they were to first to break the story.
Moral of the story, let’s wait and see
Chips my a**,they are pinching pennies and sticking people with a cheap interior because they can,chips have nothing to do with dashboards,door panels and seats.
Finally, someone sees the light! You do know we’re stuck with that cheap, crappy interior for infinity!
The new 1500 have a new infotainment system and can use supercruise. They are also rumors that they are upgrading the engine (which may takes new chip).
Yeah all that’s in the news is how all the manufacturers are having shortages but you know more than them and anyone else, thanks for the insight. Insert sarcastic eye roll…
Hmmmmmmm, Ford comes out with Lectric truck, no problems, yet the morons at gm can’t get the chips for new truck interior!
Ford hasn’t come out with it, they only announced it. Can you go buy one at the local dealer? Nope…
C8.R I was being sarcastic.
No great loss. They no longer make a configuration I want anyway.
So, I don’t quite get how sticking with the old style helps anything? Chips will still be short for either.
It doesn’t. GM is doing GM pinching penny’s to maximize profits. GM had the supplies to update their interiors but wanted use the spare parts to save. Now GM has more spare parts because the supplies are not being used because of production shortfalls. So GM is pushing the update back another year.