Late last month, GM Authority reported that the 2023 Chevy Seeker crossover that debuted in China this past July would not be available in the North American market. Now, however, we’ve since learned that GM is now considering bringing the new Seeker to North America after all.
According to GM Authority sources, a team within GM is currently assessing a business case in bringing the new Chevy Seeker to the North American market.
The new Seeker is based on the GM VSS-F vehicle set, a flexible global architecture that’s capable of being built at plants around the world. As of this writing, we have reason to believe that the Seeker will be built at the GM Changwon plant in Korea. Although it’s unclear at this time what powerplant configuration GM may offer the potential North America-bound Chevy Seeker, the all-new model in China will be equipped with the new turbocharged 1.5L engine from the eighth-generation GM Ecotec family, which launched in China last year with the Buick Verano Pro. Output is rated at 177 horsepower, with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) offered as the exclusive transmission option. All-wheel-drive should also be on tap.
In terms of sizing, the new Chevy Seeker slots in between the Chevy Trailblazer and Chevy Equinox as a company model. Exterior dimensions include a 106.3-inch wheelbase, 178.6-inch overall length, 61.6-inch overall height, and 71.7-inch overall width.
Check out how it stacks up against the rest of the Chevy crossover lineup below. Note that the table includes exterior dimensions for all of Chevy’s crossovers in various markets:
| Groove | Trax | Tracker | Trailblazer | Seeker | Equinox | Captiva | Blazer | 3-Row Blazer | Traverse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelbase (in.) | 100.4 | 100.6 | 101.2 | 103.9 | 106.3 | 107.3 | 108.3 | 112.7 | 112.7 | 120.9 |
| Length (in.) | 166.1 | 167.6 | 168.1 | 173.5 | 178.6 | 183.1 | 185.4 | 191.4 | 196.8 | 205.9 |
| Width (in.) | 68.5 | 69.9 | 70.5 | 71.2 | 71.7 | 72.6 | 72.2 | 76.7 | 76.9 | 78.6 |
| Height (in.) | 63.6 | 64.9 to 66.3 | 63.2 | 64.8 to 65.7 | 61.6 | 65.4 | 68.9 | 67.0 | 67.9 | 70.7 |
Also unknown is the name this model could carry. Though this new crossover will be called the Chevy Seeker in China, it may not have a completely different nameplate in the North America – assuming GM green-lights its sale over here.
Of course, we want to know – do you think GM should bring the new Chevy Seeker to the North American market? Let us know by voting in the poll below, and make sure subscribe to GM Authority for more Chevy Seeker news, Chevy news, GM business news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
Comments
The Seeker is not the first SUV to be made in South Korea and sold in America. I have seen many Captivas sold here, too. So I also agree that the Seeker be sold here to compete against the Escape and all the foreign SUVs also sold here.
Build it in Fairfax when the Malibu gets retired! It will sell 20-30% better with a USA build tag.
Peaky:
How so you figure?
People still like made in USA!
Yes. But, build quality will suffer.
Very nice 👌
Build it and the Trailblazer in the states. The Seeker name has to go.
All the OTHER foreign SUVs.
Bringing the Seeker to NA is a no brainer to be really honest about it. The ‘Nox is going full EV to a higher price point and different ownership experience. The Seeker will fill that gap where customers stepping up from the Trailblazer and competing small CUVs can get into along with those from the compact car segment. GM have a good sales opportunity to do a flanking movement with the Equinox EV and the Seeker with the aim of dominating the compact crossover segment, especially targeting the East and West coasts with specific directed marketing to those population dense areas in order to increase exponentially the Chevrolet brand image awareness.
I’m totally against it. Here’s why:
They(gm) would put a smaller engine in it, -maybe even a 1.3 3cyl(!). and then marketing the car as a sporty CUV would be a flop. It would be just another one of their anemic CUVs, -unsafe for passing on 2 lane highways.
A very high possibility, knowing GM. The 1.3 turbo 3 isn’t that bad of an engine though, its surprisingly a good performing power plant. I am hoping the 1.5 turbo 4 177hp engine also comes over in RS and Premier trims.
also awd is available in china
please put the 1.5l in the Trailblazer (and Encore GX).
Instead of it coming to North America. How about building it in North America.
That would have been the perfect choice, but idiotic GM sold the Lordstown plant in Ohio which would have been the ideal location.
Just give me a new gen Malibu. My 2016 has been holding steady for years. My next vehicle will be a sedan and I wont replace it for the facelifted model, or a crossover, SUV, or truck. Trailblazer, Trax and Equinox get worse gas mileage! I’d trade up for a new Regal but can’t. My next new vehicle will most likely come from a foreign automaker.
GM are you paying attention – another GM owner most likely heading over to a foreign automaker to get a sedan. As a lot or readers have said here over and over, not everyone is into trucks/SUV’s/CUV’s, discontinuing cars forces them to go else where.
That was me. My cruze was getting problematic and needed a new ride. The cruze was discontinued, and the Malibu at the time was out of my budget how I wanted it. So I am now driving a Honda. Hopefully soon it will switched to VW.. This Seeker looks nice and I don’t mind GM’Ss CVT’s as they are pretty good, but I rather they put the 9 speed and they need to change the name. And ultimately I prefer a sedan or hatchback.
In my case, as few as at all possible. I look at the origin labels.
Make the Seeker truly unique in the US by offering the 1.6L Whisper diesel engiine option for upwards of 60mpg as was possible in the manual optioned version of the 2018 Chevy Equinox…. With proper marketing -?which was nonexistent in the Cruze and equinox/ terrain versions sales would be excellent and offer reasons to continue selling ice vehicles
That more sounds like a Euro spec Seeker based on their buyer expectations and demographics.
Even more of an argument for also building it in the U.S.
This would be a great ICE alternative to the Nox EV, that I don’t want.
When you’re talking of an suv and cuv lineup within inches of wheelbase to each other, adding just one more to the list is emblematic of a GM hierarchy that has lost it’s way in common sense. THIS however, is what is expected from this bunch……
Instead of say, designing and building a direct competitor to the Jeep Wrangler and new Ford Bronco. You know, vehicles that actually are built to go on the trail……and not the local parking lot at WalMart (which is what GM excels in, these days).
Is it really any different from having a Malibu and a Monte Carlo in 1975?
These small CUV spaces are so crowded and watered down that profits get lost between vehicles. That 1-2 inches determines which is bigger when 2 rows seating is max, crazy marketing.
Well, their marketing isn’t the only thing that they’ve been doing crazy in these pat several years. And it all comes from the top, and unfortunately, there’s no one there who has a clue. So sad.
Why do we continue to import cars? If the recent supply chain issues taught us anything it should not to rely on foreign supply. Also employing Americans is a good idea
I’ve said thus in the past: GM will eventually be a car importer, not a manufacturer. They will build pickups and BOF SUVs and vans here. That’s it.
I’m hoping that when they next seek a bailout the answer is a resounding “no”.
God bless the UAW
What’s the point of this if there’s already a trial blazer? I’m they don’t look much different…
Because the trailblazer doesn’t have an engine
When the electric Equinox comes out the ice Equinox will be gone beacuse it would hurt the sales of the new Equinox. The new CUV is almost the same size as the ICE Equinox and would be a great replacement and be priced close to price of the ice Equinox.
At least put the 6 speed or 9 speed in it
I’m replying in regard to the person who said that the quality would suffer. I’m an old guy that used to work in a glass shop in the 60s. I remember working on new cars that were manufactured in the Tarrytown NY plant. Dealers would bring us cars to find rattles. Over the years I filled several large GO JO hand soap cans with screws and hardware from under the seats. I hope the UAW workers realize its their jobs at stake. They car build a car better than anyone but they have to want to. Look at the new Corvette there is your proof.
SURPRISE! Another SUV/CUV from an American automaker! I am so fed up with developing lifted pieces of garbage. There once was a time when GM, Ford, and Chrysler sold attractive, economical (regardless of size) sedans and coupes. Now, they simply TELL you that an SUV is what you want, and people believe it! Not for me. As long as this sedan and coupe and LONGROOF boycott continues, I will continue to buy German or maybe Japanese or Korean.
I own a 2013 Buick Verano and I’m currently ready to trade for a CUV. This Chevy seeker offers much of what I’m looking for. I certainly hope it comes to the USA, so I won’t need to go with another automaker. I love GM, but I don’t care for the Buick Encore GX.
Gentle Grizzly I couldn’t agree more… Almost ever car company is an importer now Ford Mexico, Chrysler is foreign owned with rebadged Fiats, Toyota abs Honda are Japanese but assemble their cars here for North America… Sometimes they import things like the GTR. The days of all made in the USA are over parts are more Chinese then ever. As far as the seeker goes bring it here it’s what a lot of people are looking for cheap, reliable, fuel efficient transportation!
Could totally be rebadged as the next gen ICE Ńox, with some powertrain changes and (hopefully) a 2.0T, even if it is the LSY.