Refreshed 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 Delayed, Limited Model To Be Introduced
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General Motors has informed dealerships the arrival of the refreshed 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 has been delayed, with a GMC Sierra 1500 Limited continuation model set to serve in its place.
GM is currently in the midst of developing a mid-cycle update (MCE) version of the T1 platform GMC Sierra 1500, which will receive revised exterior styling, an overhauled interior and other changes and updates. The updated GMC Sierra 1500 will not be ready for the beginning of the 2022 model year, however, so a Sierra 1500 Limited model based on the pre-update 2021MY Sierra will be sold in its place. This continuation truck will be a shortened model year and will carry over every aspect of the 2021 Sierra 1500, including models, trims and available options and features.
With the GMC Sierra 1500 Limited set to serve as a stop-gap to the updated model, the actual refreshed GMC Sierra 1500 could end up being a 2022.5 or 2023 model year product. Production of the 2022MY GMC Sierra Limited will begin in September of this year.
When the T1 platform GMC Sierra 1500 was released for the 2019 model year, GM also offered a less expensive model called the GMC Sierra 1500 Limited, which was based on the previous-generation Sierra 1500. That means this isn’t the first time that GMC has relied on the “Limited” nomenclature when introducing new or updated versions of its popular light-duty pickup.
2019 GMC Sierra 1500 Limited
As we reported back in May, GM was forced to delay the arrival of the refreshed 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 and 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 due to the microchip shortage. At the time, we predicted a carryover model from the 2021MY could be a potential solution to this problem amid the chip shortage, so it seems as though our hunch was correct. That said, there’s no word yet on if the refreshed 2022 Silverado will be delayed as well, nor if the Silverado will receive a carryover configuration akin to the Sierra 1500 Limited.
As a reminder, the 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 and 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 were originally set to introduce several updates, including new front and rear fascia designs, new wheel designs for certain trims and models, new exterior colors and a completely overhauled interior with a new dash, center stack, center console and a larger infotainment screen. The refresh is also expected to introduce GM’s Super Cruise semi-autonomous driver assist system to the pickups and both are expected to migrate to the new Global B / Vehicle Intelligent Platform.
We’ll provide an update on GM’s 2022MY truck situation as more information comes to light. In the meantime, be sure to 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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Ha ha ha ha oh GM you suck so bad. This could be a 2023 model by the time we see it?
And you suck at trying to convey a thought clearly and grammar.
Anyway, they are already not having a problem selling all the trucks they are producing currently, so why push something that may not be ready yet? Likely due to supply issues.
What do you mean may not be ready yet? This truck was supposed to come out a year ago. If it’s not ready now, we should be worried.
Chevy struggles like usual. Wow, they might as well not even do a mid-cycle update and just hold off until the next generation models.
Meanwhile Ford and Toyota move forward….
That’s exactly right. It always looks like the competition is charging full steam ahead and GM is in perpetual delay and catch-up mode.
Just ignore all of the electric platform news from the past year and a half and you’re right. GM is years ahead of competitors on next generation technology. Certainly, Ford has made a lot of noise with it’s electric vehicles but Ford has had to rely on competitors (VW & Rivian) to shore up it’s electric offerings because it dragged it’s feet and thought doubling down on ICE pick ups and SUV was smart.
Heard of the F150 Lightning? Mach E is available now.
GM squandered their EV advantage with a crappy little Bolt. Right now, Ford is ahead with EV.
Sounds spiteful and uninformed, Ford had a full lineup of Hybrids and EVs around ’12 just to throw it away to have an unavailable EV pickup and a startup company chaser..
Toyota and Honda are.
Ford? Nope. More plant idling.
Idk, when is that new tundra supposed to come out again? It’s only been how many years and so far the only shot we got was from a dealership reveal and Toyota damage control? At least GM has released a Silverado teaser.
Toyota released a picture without camo of the Tundra.
After it was leaked…… They had no Intention of releasing that yet. We’ve had 3X the teasers from GM
Toyota hasn’t updated their truck in like a decade so why even bring that up lmao
Called it. By the time we see it, it will already be close enough to be considered a 2023.
So what’s wrong with that? If its not going to be ready and you don’t have all the parts, it makes since to delay it. They are selling every single truck they produce right now. Most people are not going to wait for the refresh if they need a truck.
GM has the parts. GM just wants to use it’s 8 years of surplus parts from it’s previous generation of pickup. The previous generation with rattling, moving, falling interior parts fanboy’s slurp up and say this is quality stuff. For nearly 20 years overhead center consoles have been falling on GM trucks with no fix. For over 7 years interior control lights have failed within 2 years of purchase. The only fix is buying a $300 part only for the part to fail within 2 years. The steering console has rattled since the introduction of the previous generation. The driver seat loosens and slides within 3 years of purchase since 2014. GM has simply done nothing to fix these very common issues. Then GM has reward it’s loyal fanboi’s with the exact same lame broken interiors for 8 years including on a “new” designed truck in 2019. It’s simply illogical why GM has any supporters let alone loyalist who will say none of the very specific issues exists. GM has acknowledged these issues do exist by issuing TSB’s to address the issue not fixing them. Some of these issues have existed for 2 decades and still no fixes have been attempted only TSB’s issued. But GM is more than happy to roll out crappy interiors with the exact same issues in 2022 models and tell it’s fanboi public a new interior will be available a decade of using the same substandard interior.
Also to the supporters GM full size trucks have the lowest market share since 2015. GM trucks simply are not nearly as popular as fanboi’s believe. It’s due to crappy subpar trucks, shoddy customer service, and dated cheap interiors which needed a refresh 3 years ago not a year or two into the future.
Wow, you have issues.
It’s called stating facts.
I don’t think they’re QUITE this bad. The only issue I had that you listed is the shifting seat when I turn. Easily fixed but I shouldn’t have had to as it was a know issue since 2014 and mine is 2018.
Don’t forget the flexing gas pedal that makes low speed acceleration unpredictable and sloppy. I fixed that at about 1000 miles.
Such long-winded BS.
Only Gm doesn’t take their highest volume and highest profit vehicle seriously. This was supposed to be ready for the 2021 model year.
Covid, yadda yadda microchip shortage yadda yadda. Somehow Ford was able to release an ALL NEW truck that is actually competitive or leading the class for 2021. GM gave us a lame 2019 truck and we will probably see a 2023 model truck that should have been what was released in 2019.
Bet a dollar it’s only competitive with what’s already out there.
This is no longer a mid-cycle refresh unless they plan on keeping this model 10 years. At this point they should just call it a refresh. If the HD’s get pushed back to ’24 it’s going to be a serious test to my patience.
At this point I’d just go straight to Ford if I needed a truck. I’ve always bought GM, I doubt I will next round. I’ve spent thousands making my 2018 what it should have been from the factory and it’s finally decent.
Liar.
Care to elaborate?
Apparently you haven’t heard, Ford has been impacted even more by the microchip shortage. Probably be waiting even longer there.
I bought my last Denali Ultimate when the Dodge Limited came out in 2019. GM engineers look at the Dodge speaker placement and sound system in the Dodge Limited.
I buy every year, but the dime store interior and small information screen on the GM products has kept me buying the Dodge Limited. Bring me home Denali Ultimate. I miss OnStar. The Dodge trucks has its share of electrical problems. To GM management, excuses doesn’t work in business. If you’re making excuses your not competitive.
gm, you blow! It’s like the movie Groundhog Day, we’re stuck with the same cheap, crappy interior every year!
Wow, all these armchair executives in here 🤣
With GM’s history, you better hope they never get it right, because as soon as they do it will be discontinued
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Is it just me, or does anyone else notice how much y’all cry about every little thing? Delays happen, its life….pull up your diapers, put on your big boy pants and get over it already. What a bunch of Nancys!
We have a GM apologist here. Man up and accept the decline of the brand or move else where!!
Problem for GM is, people are moving elsewhere.
Right now the only product they make that I really like is the Tahoe.
Problem is your wrong. GM is the fastest growing auto brand in the world right now. (Rate of growth, yes Toyota is larger but in terms of rate of growth GM is top dog) Chevy is the youngest auto brand in terms of age demographics as well. Those all bode well for GM…..solo that decline again? The decline was the last 50 years, and has reversed this past decade.
I don’t know how you obtained totally false information it’s honestly garbage dribble.
“GM’s U.S. sales totaled 639,406 units in the first quarter, up 4% from last year’s first quarter, which was the automaker’s lowest sales volume in years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the gain, the first quarter was GM’s second-lowest sales volume for the first quarter since 2015. Compared with 2019, GM’s first-quarter sales were down 4%”
From Cox automotive May 4th 2021.
“GM’s market share in the U.S. declined to 16.5% in FY2019 but rose back to the 17% level in FY2020.
While China has been GM’s largest retail market, the company had a market share of only slightly above 10% in FY2020 in this region.
Between FY2014 and FY2020, GM’s market share in China has been on a decline and reached the lowest level at 11.6% as of FY2020.”
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If you hate GM, leave. Truth is I’m right your wrong. If you draw a line from 1946 to literally any other GM market share point, it’s a decline, if you draw from the bailout, 2021 is an increase in market share. Your stat is biased because it starts at 2000, where low gas and the SUV boom of the 90’s brought GM back from the low point of the 70’s. Fact is over the last decade, GM has gained market share with the exception of last year and continues to do so. Start thinking and stop hating. Fact is at 17.3%, GM is still by a comfy margin the biggest car producer in north America. How is that decline?
No you are simply wrong. I provided data with verifiable sources showing GM has declined in all markets it is in. You provided nothing but dribble.
I wonder if this means just the Sierra is delayed, and the Silverado will get the refresh on time? Interesting, looking at the sales release this morning GMC is killing it, and the Silverado seems to be needing some help? Sounds like its a 3 to 6 month delay, no big deal, trucks still selling well, all you drama queens can cool down, no doom or gloom is imminent. GMC will get the Hummer EV on time in October, that will draw plenty of excitement to GMC dealerships.
Limited to be all those trucks without chips that they need to sell? How is it delayed? I thought that GM just announced production of the new trucks is set for September just a month ago. Will the limited be sold for a discount? At this rate the new truck will be revealed by Instagram accounts of UAW line workers.
It makes me think Oshawa will go straight to the new truck and they are going to keep the other plants on the old truck until then.
GM probably figures they can’t afford the downtime of either plant before Oshawa comes online now that they have chips.
I’m just hoping with Oshawa opening they’ll bring back some of the lower volume trim lines, which is what I’ve always bought from.
Looks like I’ll be getting Tundra.
I’ve been holding off with the hope that GM would release the refresh sometime this year, but that’s clearly not happening.
Here comes the typical GM fanboy response, in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1……
Tundra is in the same boat, at this rate it’ll be a 2024 tundra reveal.
Blame the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as well as the microchip shortage for GM delaying the upcoming refresh for the Silverado and Sierra 1500s.
Yet Ford and Toyota have no issue releasing their trucks
Actually, releasing the trucks and then actually supplying them to dealerships are two very different things. I’ve spoken with a local Toyota dealership manager who states it will be next to impossible to find a new gen Tundra for a while, yet along having multiples to choose from on lots.
Ford is also having issues now supplying trucks to dealerships. Ford did do something smart before they released the new truck last summer; they pre-purchased a ton of chips to help get the new model to the dealerships, when the chips were still available to be bought. If the F150 was scheduled to be a 2022 instead of having been scheduled to be a 2021, Ford would be having the exact same issues as GM is now as Ford wouldn’t be able to get enough chips / parts from suppliers now either (as Ford is now dealing with).
There is a flaw to this statement. First regarding Ford and Toyota. It’s not a case of woulda shoulda coulda. It’s is a case of what is. Currently what is Ford has a new F150 and has its new product is on lots and is selling it’s product at near or above MSRP. Toyota is states it’s on track for its new product and will produce it in 2021.
Meanwhile GM is offering it’s old product at 15-20% off of MSRP and still has plenty of it’s lower level offerings on dealership lots. It doesn’t have what potential customers want available thus it’s market share is in the pits. GM has major hit with it’s SUV’s. But if GM thinks in the future it can neglect it’s cash cow by rolling out the same tired design for another year without a further loss it is delusional.
The only “issue” is GM wants to use it’s surplus stock pile of cheap Chinese plastic parts.
So is Silverado 1500 not getting a refresh?
I hope not, wouldn’t make sense to can the 2022 Sierra’s
So many people have no understanding of logistics in redoing/refreshing a vehicle. This delay no doubt has a lot to do with suppliers. Yes, GM has the design down as we can see in their test vehicles. But, it is a completely different story when it comes to suppliers who build and supply all the parts. Here’s an example. The new gen Tahoe has been out for a year now on lots, and the Police version is just now being built and starting to be delivered. Why? Because the suppliers of the special suspension/steering components, upfitter companies who supply/install wiring for polices, lights, sirens, etc all had to not only design these parts, but also test them, and then change their entire production line to start building them fast enough to supply GM. And what’s more is that with Covid, many of these suppliers were either shut down or working with limited numbers of workers. Plus, these suppliers had contracts with many companies which were delayed and extended due to covid; contracts that now must be delivered on first before they can even change their production lines for newly designed parts.
On top of that, GM (and all brands) have thousands of pre-built vehicles, including the vast majority being trucks, sitting and ready for the chip install/testing process and then dealers will have to still sell them late into 2021. There is no economical reason to flood dealerships with very late 2021 models that won’t arrive until October through early December plus bring in a new/refreshed model at the same time. GM would have to put larger incentives out on the 2021 to move them. Incentives that come from the profit margins. The 2021’s are having no issues selling. Actually, combine the Sierra and Silverado and their numbers in 2020 rivaled along side Ford, and are not that far behind in the 2021 model year with Ford having a brand new truck. Transaction prices are up, incentive spending is down, and the trucks are selling as fast as GM can make them.
These are good things for GM; not problems.
Anxious to see who gets their truck to the dealership first, refreshed Chevy/GMC or ’22 Tundra.
New Silverado production starts September with delivery not long after. Toyota has yet to announce when production even commences. Chevy will be here first.
I’m glad I ordered my F150 a couple weeks ago rather than wait for GM to get it’s sh-t together. This article proves just that. GM just can’t seem to get it together. Maybe its time for ole Mary to go screw up another company. Anyway, this will be my first ford. And guess what? A V8 without that crappy AFM or DFM.
Since we haven’t seen the same info about the Silverado it is possible the refresh on the Silverado may happen still on time. Sorta of staggered launch. Build Limited Sierras and Silverados at one plant while one builds refreshed Silverados