GM has just announced the renewal of its strategic truck alliance with Isuzu Motors in Colombia.
The automaker’s Colombian subsidiary announced the renewal of its alliance with Isuzu Motors Limited to build and market Japanese-technology commercial trucks under the Chevrolet brand in the South American country, which is currently the only production center between both companies in the region. The renewed agreement will allow GM to continue strengthening the broad leadership of the Chevrolet Buses and Trucks division in the Colombian market.
“With the broadest portfolio in the country, we will continue to offer comfort, safety and technology to satisfy the needs of every Colombian, generating value for the national automotive industry,” said Commercial Director of GM Colmotores, Juliana López. “Chevrolet seeks to remain the leader in the buses and trucks category, thus contributing to the sustainable development of the transportation and cargo sector,” she added.
The new agreement between GM and Isuzu, signed by the highest executives of the companies in South America, renews the successful strategic truck alliance in Colombia for five more years. As such, the agreement will strengthen the production and marketing of Isuzu trucks at the GM Colmotores plant in Bogotá, as well as parts distribution to maintain its offer of efficient and reliable cargo mobility solutions.
In particular, the renewal of this commercial alliance guarantees the continuity of the production of derived trucks and buses at least until at least 2029 at GM’s Colombian plant. The complex works under the Complete Knock Down (CKD) assembly modality with parts from Japan and produces a wide variety of more than 15 models and 27 variants, which make up the line of Chevrolet Buses and Trucks for the transportation and cargo of 4- to 27-ton sector.
At the beginning of GM and Isuzu’s strategic union in 2008, the N-Series and F-Series marked the beginning of a very successful collaboration that years later added the heavy duty FVR and FVZ lines. The Chevrolet Buses and Trucks portfolio has been constantly adapting to market regulations, from Euro II to the current Euro VI, to meet the needs of the company’s customers in Colombia, in addition to some countries in the region such as Chile and Ecuador.
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