The Chevy Express and GMC Savana vans have been on sale since the 1996 model year, with a single generation spanning nearly three decades. That’s a long time, and considering the Chevy Express and GMC Savana have had few significant updates implemented in the last 28 years (save for a relatively mild refresh for the 2003 model year), it may come as a surprise to learn that their price tags have increased substantially. In fact, pricing for the Chevy Express and GMC Savana has increased more than 20 percent in just the last three years alone.
Looking over pricing for the 2024 Chevy Express, the least-expensive model on offer is the Work Van Cutaway 3500 model with a 139-inch wheelbase and the 4.3L V6 LV1 gasoline engine, starting at $38,395. Meanwhile, the most-expensive model on offer is the LT Passenger 3500 Extended Wheelbase model with the 6.6L V8 L8T gasoline engine, priced at $52,390. Note that prices listed here include the destination freight charge (DFC).
Check out the table below for a more thorough breakdown of Chevy Express pricing, including pricing back to the 2021 model year as of December 2020:
| Trim Level | Configuration | Powertrain | 2024 MSRP + DFC | 2023 MSRP + DFC | 2022 MSRP + DFC | 2021 MSRP + DFC | 2021 MSRP + DFC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work Van | Cargo 2500 Regular Wheelbase | 4.3L V6 LV1 | $42,595 | $39,895 | $34,695 | $34,295 | $33,795 |
| Work Van | Cargo 2500 Regular Wheelbase | 6.6L V8 L8T | $44,565 | $41,665 | $36,465 | $36,065 | $35,565 |
| Work Van | Cargo 2500 Regular Wheelbase | Turbo-diesel 2.8L I4 LWN | - | - | $38,765 | $38,365 | $37,865 |
| Work Van | Cargo 2500 Extended Wheelbase | 4.3L V6 LV1 | $44,495 | $41,795 | $36,595 | $36,195 | $35,695 |
| Work Van | Cargo 2500 Extended Wheelbase | 6.6L V8 L8T | $46,465 | $43,565 | $38,365 | $37,965 | $37,465 |
| Work Van | Cargo 2500 Extended Wheelbase | Turbo-diesel 2.8L I4 LWN | - | - | $40,665 | $40,265 | $39,765 |
| Work Van | Cargo 3500 Regular Wheelbase | 4.3L V6 LV1 | $45,695 | $42,995 | $37,795 | $37,395 | $36,895 |
| Work Van | Cargo 3500 Regular Wheelbase | 6.6L V8 L8T | $47,665 | $44,765 | $39,565 | $39,165 | $38,665 |
| Work Van | Cargo 3500 Regular Wheelbase | Turbo-diesel 2.8L I4 LWN | - | - | $41,865 | $41,465 | $40,965 |
| Work Van | Cargo 3500 Extended Wheelbase | 4.3L V6 LV1 | $46,495 | $43,795 | $38,595 | $38,195 | $37,695 |
| Work Van | Cargo 3500 Extended Wheelbase | 6.6L V8 L8T | $48,465 | $45,565 | $40,365 | $39,965 | $39,465 |
| Work Van | Cargo 3500 Extended Wheelbase | Turbo-diesel 2.8L I4 LWN | - | - | $42,665 | $42,265 | $41,765 |
| LS | Passenger 2500 Regular Wheelbase | 4.3L V6 LV1 | $46,795 | $44,095 | $38,895 | $38,495 | $37,695 |
| LS | Passenger 2500 Regular Wheelbase | 6.6L V8 L8T | $48,690 | $45,790 | $40,590 | $40,190 | $39,390 |
| LS | Passenger 2500 Regular Wheelbase | Turbo-diesel 2.8L I4 LWN | - | - | $42,890 | $42,490 | $41,690 |
| LS | Passenger 3500 Regular Wheelbase | 4.3L V6 LV1 | $47,995 | $45,295 | $40,095 | $39,695 | $38,895 |
| LS | Passenger 3500 Regular Wheelbase | 6.6L V8 L8T | $49,890 | $46,990 | $41,790 | $41,390 | $40,590 |
| LS | Passenger 3500 Regular Wheelbase | Turbo-diesel 2.8L I4 LWN | - | - | $44,090 | $43,690 | $42,890 |
| LS | Passenger 3500 Extended Wheelbase | 4.3L V6 LV1 | $48,795 | $46,095 | $40,895 | $40,495 | $39,695 |
| LS | Passenger 3500 Extended Wheelbase | 6.6L V8 L8T | $50,690 | $47,790 | $42,590 | $42,190 | $41,390 |
| LS | Passenger 3500 Extended Wheelbase | Turbo-diesel 2.8L I4 LWN | - | - | $44,890 | $44,490 | $43,690 |
| LT | Passenger 2500 Regular Wheelbase | 4.3L V6 LV1 | $48,895 | $46,195 | $40,995 | $40,595 | $39,795 |
| LT | Passenger 2500 Regular Wheelbase | 6.6L V8 L8T | $50,790 | $47,890 | $42,690 | $42,290 | $41,490 |
| LT | Passenger 2500 Regular Wheelbase | Turbo-diesel 2.8L I4 LWN | - | - | $44,990 | $44,590 | $43,790 |
| LT | Passenger 3500 Regular Wheelbase | 4.3L V6 LV1 | $49,695 | $46,995 | $41,795 | $41,395 | $40,595 |
| LT | Passenger 3500 Regular Wheelbase | 6.6L V8 L8T | $51,590 | $48,690 | $43,490 | $43,090 | $42,290 |
| LT | Passenger 3500 Regular Wheelbase | Turbo-diesel 2.8L I4 LWN | - | - | $45,790 | $45,390 | $44,590 |
| LT | Passenger 3500 Extended Wheelbase | 4.3L V6 LV1 | $50,495 | $47,795 | $42,595 | $42,195 | $41,395 |
| LT | Passenger 3500 Extended Wheelbase | 6.6L V8 L8T | $52,390 | $49,490 | $44,290 | $43,890 | $43,090 |
| LT | Passenger 3500 Extended Wheelbase | Turbo-diesel 2.8L I4 LWN | - | - | $46,590 | $46,190 | $45,390 |
As we can see here, prices have risen considerably in the last three years or so. A few highlights include:
- Base Express/Savana 2500 Cargo Van with 4.3L V6 LV1 engine – priced at $33,795 (including DFC) for the 2021 model year, now $42,595 for the 2024 model year, a 26-percent increase.
- Express/Savana 3500 Extended Wheelbase Cargo Van with 4.3L V6 LV1 engine – priced at $37,695 (including DFC) for the 2021 model year, now $46,495 for the 2024 model year, a 23-percent increase.
- Base Express/Savana 2500 Passenger, LS trim with 4.3L V6 LV1 engine – priced at $37,695 (including DFC) for the 2021 model year, now $46,795 for the 2024 model year, 24-percent increase.
- Express/Savana 3500 Passenger Extended Wheelbase, LT trim with 6.6L V8 L8T engine – priced at $43,090 for the 2021 model year, now $52,390 for the 2024 model year, a 21.5-percent increase.
It’s also worth noting that during this time, not only did the MSRP increase, but so did the DFC, rising from $1,295 to $1,895.
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Comments
Malaise era 2.0. Inflation and overregilation taking a wrecking ball to the industry just like the 1970s.
They are asking 55k for a slightly used 2023 v6 or v8 regular wheelbase???? Crooks and thieves, capitalism gotta love a crooked system..
It should have gone down by 20% but the women running the company has an aversion to hard-working gas trucks and it is obvious she does not care for it and wants it gone and replaced with pink EV vans and two batteries.
I buy these for our company fleet. Nearly $50K for one of these barebones POS vans is highway robbery. The quality/fit and finish on the spartan interior and exterior is so bad, the salesmen brush it off to “worn out tooling”… We are replacing vans that are 20 years old, and the new onese are identical with the exception of the radio. These were a sub-par product in 2003, let alone 2023. Unfortunately, GM knows that as predominantly fleet product, companies will just buy whatever they sell and not care, as their interior build-out/ladder racks will easily transfer over from the old van they are replaceing to the new one. These vans are a maintenance hog, have poor reliability, and even poorer fuel economy. The greed-level profits the domestic automakers extract from fullsize trucks and vans is reaching sickening levels. I just dont see how these idiot rednecks keep financing their lifeaway to drive these trucks and vans for personal vehicles, at some point we have to reach a breaking point…$50k for an ancient drivetrain, bare sheetmetal interior, two of the most uncomfortable and outdated tweed-covered 1996 seats, a rubber steering wheel, incandescent sealed beam headlights, dash and gauges out of a 2003 GMT800 truck, and AM/FM radio out of a 2006 Chevy HHR…