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2022 Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon Production Dates Revealed

Production of the 2022 Chevy Colorado and 2022 GMC Canyon is set to commence on August 26th, 2021, GM Authority has learned from sources familiar with the matter.

Both the 2022 Chevy Colorado and 2022 GMC Canyon will be produced at the GM Wentzville plant in Missouri. Orders for the 2022 model year are set to open July 1st.

Both models are slated to introduce only a handful of small changes and updates over the current 2021 model year vehicles. Additionally, the 2022 Chevy Colorado and 2022 GMC Canyon will likely be the final model year of the current-generation Colorado and Canyon nameplates before the arrival of the all-new generation for the 2023 model year.

GM Authority recently covered spy photos that capture the next-gen 2023 Chevy Colorado testing on public roads. Updates for the next-gen models include completely overhauled styling, including new cues for the Chevy Colorado that will give it a family resemblance to the recently leaked 2022 Silverado 1500 refresh.

Under the skin, the 2023 Chevy Colorado and 2023 GMC Canyon will ride on an updated version of the GMT-31XX body-on-frame architecture, appropriately dubbed 31XX-2. In addition to new exterior styling, the interior for both models will also be overhauled.

As for the powertrain, both models will be offered with the turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B gasoline engine, the same powerplant currently offered in the Silverado 1500, rated at 310 horsepower and 348 pound-feet of torque. The four-pot will mate to GM’s 10-speed automatic transmission. Meanwhile, the naturally aspirated 2.5L I4 LCV gasoline engine, naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LGZ, and 2.8L I4 LWN turbodiesel Duramax currently offered will not return for the 2023 model year. Finally, both trucks will adopt the Global B electrical architecture, enabling the latest in infotainment and active safety features.

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  1. Hopefully the 2023 doesn’t just get even bigger and heavier.
    I won’t hold my breath though.

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    1. It will be the same size and approx weight.

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  2. So I really like my wife’s 2.0 Equinox but sorry can’t have that choice anymore and now I’m told the V6 in my next Colorado is gone too? Are you trying to drive customers away?

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    1. No they are trying to meet regulations for emissions, fuel mileage and keep cost of development down to keep the. Price from going higher and higher.

      With the volume of this truck it limits offering a Zillion options and choices as there is little money in it and it drive up the cost.

      This is why so many automakers are now wanting to go electric. It will be cheaper and easier to reconfigure a number of ways and no emissions or CAfe involved.

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      1. Electric motors, to me is cost prohibitive. By the time i would need to pay someone to retro fit the charging port into my garage and have my electric bill double where is the benefit?

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        1. It is today but the cost will drop rapidly over the next 20 years.

          At some point the chargers may even be part of the deal.

          You need to look where this is going not where it is.

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  3. Just one engine option @ 310 hp? Think somebody at GM would realize this is supposed to be their smaller offering.

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    1. This is the smaller offering. And the largest.

      There is no rule that says you need a bunch of engines if it cost you more money than needed.

      Many options like tilt wheel and power windows are standard as it is cheaper than offering two different versions.

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  4. My Colorado , which had 45k on it , suffered a stretched timing chain , but was out of warranty . 20+ hrs.of labor time and eventual $4500.00 to repair ! Poor engineering and quality , at best . Over the yrs. , I’m 72 , I have bought many American cars . This was the last one . Chevrolet used to mean something . Now , it just means garbage ! I feel sorry for anyone who mistakes these for good . Small wonder people have turned to foreign products ! I’m almost ashamed to drive it .

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    1. All 3.6 were completely Redone in 2016 and later. No more chain issues.

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      1. Only took them a decade to figure it out. Nice going,GM. !

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    2. My 1975 Honda Civic rusted so bad in three years I had to give it away, no more Hondas for me. I bought a 2005 Toyota Tacoma and the frame rusted right through in four years, wouldn’t pass safety inspection and I got next to nothing when I traded it, no more Toyota’s for me.

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    3. You must be hard to satisfy, one issue after decades and you run? Wow, so all those years they can’t have one issue? It is a mechanical vehicle assembled by robots and humans with tens of thousands of parts, they can and will have the occasional issue. Chevrolet is far from garbage. I am guessing you are going to run to a japanese manufacturer? Let me guess, you think Toyota is reliable? They have fallen from grace, they aren’t any more reliable than GM , Ford or the others. Stuff can happen, your truck was 12 years old and was under constant strain even just sitting over those years. Makes me wonder if they should have a time limit on timing belt or chain replacements? Either way, sucks to hear but there is a reason GM sells so many vehicles, they may not have the fanciest interior but their drivetrains are usually some of the best and most reliable (which is why they are big in the performance and boating world which is very hard on engines).

      I guess I feel sorry for people who really don’t have an actual clue what they are talking about and start spitting stuff when they are upset they had an issue and have to resort to lying…

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  5. Interesting no more V6 well ford only has only one engine as well. Doug the timing chain is not every vehicle a mechanic I know worked on a Cadillac SRX with the 3.6 V6 one of the things he said was the engine was not maintained properly they give my wife and her Buick Enclave 5000 miles between oil changes I still change mine every three in my 2010! Equinox… And why at 45k would it not be covered under warranty anyway??

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    1. It was out of warranty time-wise. 2009 with only 45k on it. Regular oil changes with full synthetic,BTW.

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      1. Oh Doug is talking about the tin can series Colorado a girlfriend I was dating had one of those years Colorado cheap interior, they tried using a five cylinder engine, the doors where like plastic… I can see why a 2009 broke and why it’s out of Warranty. The 2022 is much better then those years don’t take my word for it though. In all honesty I think they bring the S10 back then make a real Blazer SUV off the Blazer and call the current Blazer an Equinox!

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      2. I have a 2018 GMC Canyon and a 2016 colorado ..I drive 50,000 miles a year both the Canyon and Colorado have been completely flawless ….I highly recommend these trucks …great trucks no issues at all….it’s always been the Honda’s and Toyota’s that have had timing belt issues…it’s considered “routine maintenance” to chance timing belts in Honda’s.

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  6. I think they made a typo where they state the LCV, LGC and LWN will not return for the 2022 model year. It should read will not return for the 2023 model year, unless they plan on using the L3B in the 2022 models, which I doubt.

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    1. You are correct, that was a typo, it should have read 2023 model year. Apologies for the confusion, the post has been updated.

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  7. Only took them a decade to figure it out. Nice going,GM. !

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    1. I wonder why Doug is trolling a GM web site?
      Maybe he doesn’t realize that the truck he is referring to had a I-5 Isuzu motor.
      Wait isn’t Isuzu a Japanese company!

      GM has a joint venture with Isuzu…GM building body’s and Isuzu supplied engines
      All auto manufacturers have joint ventures.

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  8. These trucks are not high profit like the full size. The scale of sales is much lower and profits are much more limited.

    Add to it if you drive the price up too much many will just buy a full size anyway.

    It cost nearly the same to build these as a half ton. Yet they make much less on them.

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    1. These trucks are already more expensive out the door than a full size and have been for a few years now with all the incentives that are being offered on full size only. Options mean labour and floor space at understaffed factories. A one motor option saves a 1/3 of the plant floor and associated labour just at the assembly plant level. 8 units to a pallet as opposed to 6, ect ect. They will use this EPA saving to offset the 6.6 option in the full size that everyone wants, to haul around wood chips for the garden. It costs almost the same to build a full size as a mid size. The difference is the sheet metal and that’s less than a 100 dollars.

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      1. All I would change on this post is more expensive than some full size. The rest is spot on.

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  9. C8R.. Do you know how many new or gently used midsize trucks I see sitting on dealer lots so I asked why my mechanic friend why are people always trading in these nice midsize trucks? It’s because people realize after living with a small truck you might as we’ll get a full size you fit more, pull more, more room inside, better engine, besides 40,000 to 50,000 for a midsize get a used full size instead.

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    1. Pat the mid size truck is not for everyone. I agree with you this does happen as people. Buy on impulse and make mistake buying not just mid size truck. Many buy Jeep’s and find out they are not the be all too

      But there is a segment of buyers like myself that want the smaller truck as todays trucks have grown larger than our needs, We don’t buy for MPG but we want something that you can park about anywhere.

      Many today have trouble fitting a crew short bed full size in a home garage

      I was committed to buy a a mid size and found the one I wanted. I was tempted in the show room by a Sierra Extra Cab with all the options include the 22” RPO wheels for only $1500 more. I sat there and my economic side said it was a good deal as it was nearly $12K off sticker.

      But I stuck to my Canyon and to be honest looking back for me I am much happier in the Canyon. It just fits my needs better.

      If a mid size was for everyone they would sell more than they do but they are not. That is a given and why sales stopped for several years.

      Tooling up a s smaller truck like this is not cheap and cost nearly as much as a full size truck as it is sharing little with anything else. They are not moving 2 million units a year either. This is why Ford and others want to use a CUV shared platform for a mid size truck and try to get people to embraced a FWD based unibody truck, The cost are lower and the profits are greater,

      I see the reasons people buy on the forums. And it is a two way door as some buy small and move up while others move down to needs for smaller.

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    2. By that same logic, I should just skip the 1500 and go buy a 1 Ton Dually because it’s bigger and can tow more. Or why not a Class 8 Semi truck? lol. My Diesel Colorado gets 32 MPG highway, tows 7600lbs (And I regularly do tow 7000lbs) can park anywhere, handles well, and fits on off-road trails in northern Michigan without scraping my paint up. No fullsize can do that. Just because a full-size truck is bigger does not make it better, for me that makes it worse and you couldn’t pay me to drive one of the obnoxiously large 1500s they now make. My truck does everything I need and more while being modest.

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      1. Anderw I agree with you 100% but you made the smart choice and got the diesel… Not only is good on fuel but it
        will outlastt the gas engine to. I like the Colorado and Canyon I just can’t stand Taco drivers who think they are the big bad because they have off road tires… Which ruin fuel mileage. I personally would buy the GMC Canyon just waiting for the new generation in 2023. The Canyon and Colorado are good looking trucks.

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  10. Look the right size is the one that fits the buyer needs. If you need larger great if you need smaller that is fine. That is the point of offering more than one size.

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  11. Is that a typo? IS there some way to confirm that the 2022 models won’t come with the V6 option? Or is it intended for 2023 redesign?

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    1. I think it’s a typo. The only engine that might not be back in 2022 is the LWN.

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  13. what ever happened to august 26th? they said they would be taking orders

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    1. The only change for 2022 is the updated trail boss package, that’s it. I guess the chip shortage has delayed production of the 2022. I ordered mine in April, hoping it would be a 2022 but it is a 2021 and my expected delivery date is now Sept, 17.

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  14. This is sad. The 3.6 liter is the best engine option for the colorado as it is the least problematic. the 6 speed diesel trans suffers from torque convertor shudder. the 8 speed suffers from torque convertor shudder but aggravated by the fluid. now we are jumping up to a 10 speed which if its like the current ones its kind of a 9 speed as it never goes into 1st unless its in manual. But the current 10 speeds are plagued with their own set of problems.Back to the engine no love lost on the little baby Dmax as its not anything to really brag about but is far less problematic than the current 6.6 or 3.0 diesels.

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  15. I have a 2017 Colorado with a 2.8-liter diesel engine in it, and I love this truck. I have 68,000 miles on it and I pull a four-thousand-pound trailer with it. I get between 14 and 16mpg while pulling the trailer. I had a 2015 Colorado with a v6 in it and I could not stand the sound of the engine rpms, while pulling the trailer, drove my wife and I nuts! I purchased a 2917 with the diesel, much happier now!!! Just to show how much I like the diesel engine I ordered a 2022 with the same engine, still waiting for it to show up at the dealership. I ordered it in September 2021. I am very disappointed that GM is dropping this engine!!!!
    Cranky Franky

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