General Motors released the first teaser image of the next-generation Chevy Montana at the end of June 2021 in conjunction with the initial phase of preparation of the São Caetano do Sul plant, where it will manufacture the compact size pickup. Although it was then planned that the next Chevy Montana would begin marketing in South America in the middle of this year, the new model’s introduction could be delayed by several months.
Sources familiar with the matter report that GM Brazil will not be able to launch the next-generation Chevy Montana in the middle of this year as planned. In fact, the automaker’s Brazilian subsidiary would be forced to delay the redesigned Montana’s production start by at least six months in the largest country and main automotive market in South America.
According to Autos Segredos, the third-generation Chevy Montana will arrive in Brazil in the first quarter of 2023, several months after the planned date for the production start at the São Caetano plant and the launch of the model in the South American country. As such, delaying the next Montana would mean it would end up going on sale as a 2024 model-year vehicle.
Although there is no official statement yet, this delay in the launch schedule of the next-generation Chevy Montana in Brazil would be caused by the serious and persistent difficulties in the GEM platform’s supply chain that will support the compact pickup. In particular, GM has faced more challenges to build models that use this architecture – like the current Chevy Onix and Tracker – than vehicles with any other platform.
The global shortage of semiconductors hit GEM platform-based GM vehicles the hardest for two reasons. First, the vast majority of suppliers of electronic parts of this architecture is in China and is shared by both the company’s brands and those of its partner SAIC Motor. Secondly, there is the extensive standard technology and safety equipment in these vehicles, all of which are high-volume sales.
In this sense, the next-generation Chevy Montana is now expected to go on sale in South America during the first quarter of 2023. The new Montana will completely redefine the nameplate, becoming a modern compact pickup with a four-door body and a modern design. Its size will be smaller than the all-new Ford Maverick, more similar to the current Renault Duster Oroch, with an overall length of about 185 inches.
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5 years ago or so Mark Ruess said there was interest in bring this updated Montana to the US/Canada as this new one would be larger and more suitable for our market versus the current mini Montana. Clearly somewhere between then and now that changed, and I'm sure Chevy is kicking themselves like they have so many times in the past
when is Canada getting to have the Chev Montanna coming to Canadian market and isn't GM Canada long over due for compact size pickup truly want one over the ford maverick
We need a Maverick fighter in the NA market, here it is. Bring it here GM.
Ford and Hyundai are going to make a killing on Mavericks and Santa Cruzes in the next few years. Ford already can't keep up with demand on Mavs and has shut down orders months ahead of schedule.
Don't leave money on the table, bring the Montana up from Brazil.
No. gm knows what they are doing you aren’t an expert they are. You people cry every time this website writes about something gm makes but isn’t sold here.
So that whole bankruptcy thing was planned?
This is not the same company of 08 grow up.
I worked as an engineer there from 1990 to 2021, trust me, besides being more Woke it's the same company.
Not just bring it here... Build it here.
As usual, NA will be left to buy Ford or cheap import brand names instead of a fine GM product.
Hmmmm. This is what happens when you rely on China. This truck will never happen if China invaded Taiwan. Serves GM right for outsourcing everything.
A BEV Chevrolet Montana to take on the Ford Maverick would be great.
Chevrolet will be very late to the Segment so they should really differentiate themselves in my opinion.
Chevy is always late to the party. I can't believe they didn't preview the success of the Maverick, Bronco and Bronco Sport. The only GM's hit is the big SUVs and the Corvette!
Yeah GM not having a Wrangler type of vehicle is concerning especially when they've known for like five years that Ford is working on the Bronco.
Someone at GM better get their act together and start offering inexpensive fuel efficient cars and trucks in North America instead of continuing to tell us the BEVs are coming. Right now a North American version of the Chevy Onix and the Montana would be a winner. Since the Onix is made in Mexico, wouldn't take too much to get it up to the NA market standards. I am looking for a car in this size range and Don't really want to go with Toyota, Honda or Mazda but feel, I am being forced to.
Seems GM pushes people toward certain cars or trucks by doing things to prevent buyers from buying what they want and what is easier for them to build. Certain truck pkgs I looked at have 1 thing I really want and 3-4 more that I have no need for. So, you take it or leave it. Lots of people leave it from what is written in some of these articles.
Midgate?
Mary Barra is not Plugged into small truck market. Get it?