General Motors is making significant changes to its lineup of internal combustion engine (ICE) crossovers. As GM Authority exclusively reported in January, the current-generation Cadillac XT5 and Cadillac XT6 will both be discontinued from the U.S. market following the conclusion of the 2025 model year. Now, sources close to the matter tell us that the ICE-powered Chevy Blazer crossover will follow suit, marking the end of its production run in North America.
To note, the discontinuation of the ICE-powered Chevy Blazer applies exclusively to North American models. The nameplate will continue to be sold in China, where GM offers a slightly larger three-row model that’s the same size as the aforementioned XT6.
We reached out to GM for confirmation, and a Chevy spokesperson provided the following statement: “we have no portfolio changes to share and will not comment on speculation.”
Back in North America, the ICE-powered Blazer is currently assembled at the GM Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico, which is now set to become an EV-exclusive facility. The plant already manufactures the Chevy Equinox EV and its Cadillac Optiq platform mate, along with the Chevy Blazer EV and its Honda Prologue platform mate, making the ICE-powered Blazer the only non-electric model still being produced at the facility. Up until this point, Ramos Arizpe has operated as a “flexible” plant facility capable of producing both ICE-powered models and EVs, much like the GM Spring Hill plant in Tennessee.
With the discontinuation of the ICE-powered Chevy Blazer, GM will no longer offer an internal combustion two-row midsize crossover in North America. That said, the Chevy Equinox – which was fully redesigned for the 2025 model year – has grown slightly in size, allowing it to become more spacious.
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Though slightly more interior space could potentially help in transitioning Blazer customers to the Equinox, the latter is only available with a turbocharged four-cylinder engine (175 horsepower and 184 or 203 pound-feet of torque) that is substantially less powerful than the turbo four (228 horsepower and 258 pound-feet) and atmospheric six (308 horsepower and 270 pound-feet) offered on the Blazer.
As mentioned earlier, the North American Cadillac XT5 is also on its way out, while the GMC Acadia has grown into a larger three-row model following the launch of the 2024 model year. As a result, those in the market for a midsize two-row crossover from GM product will have to consider the all-electric Chevy Blazer EV or Cadillac Lyriq instead.
At this point, it’s unclear whether or not GM will offer a new ICE-powered Blazer in the North American market any time in the future, although it looks unlikely. That said, if GM did offer a new ICE-powered Blazer on these shores, we at GM Authority would prefer to see the nameplate reimagined as a more rugged, off-road-focused SUV, somewhat similar to the new Honda Passport.
Chevy Blazer sales numbers have been decreasing for years. The current-generation Blazer launched for the 2019 model year and recorded its best sales year in 2020, with 94,599 units sold. Since then, sales have consistently dropped, with only 52,576 units recorded in 2024.
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I would argue the Buick Envision is a great 2 row midsized crossover with the 2.0. Been fairly impressed with it outside of some CarPlay issues.
Unfortunately it’s chinese so that disqualifies it for me
So you are so star spangled American I bet you would buy an American built Honda or Toyota and spout how American you are. You do realize the dollars come to the US, the quality of being built outside the US is usually better and you pay less which I bet you complain about he cost…
American Honda or Toyota over a 51% CCP owned Envasion…? You betcha. Every day. Very little of that vehicle likely flows back to the average folks at gm. Maybe the brass and shareholders, but that’s it.
At least the wages that those American Honda and Toyota workers earn finds its way back in to our economy. Unlike the Chinese built car; their earnings are pumped back into China’s economy. There may be some money that remains in the US from purchasing a GM branded Chinese built import, but it is going to be very little.
There’s a reason we want these companies to invest in domestic workers and production. It’s better for our economy.
Not to worry, Chinese built cars will soon be taxed out of existence.
Maybe we should make better products then.
The 25yr rule exists because cars with better options were sold in Europe was for cheaper and it was still cheaper with import costs then their US sold counter part.
The import tax on 80’s Japanese cars was because US makers were totally crap at MPG, handling and build quality.
Maybe we should just make a good quality, well priced product instead of using regulations to keep our auto industry alive.
Envision is a compact. It’s closer to the Equinox and Terrain in terms of size than it is to the Blazer.
And the EV version just sits on lots collecting dirt.
BUT, GM messed up on this one from the start. Trying to be a “crossover Camaro” was absurd. Trying to see out of the thing is another challenge.
And the Honda version sets records.
This is a perfect opportunity to bring the Blazer back as an off-road vehicle. It should be based off the Colorado platform!
GM just announced, the ICE version of the Chevy Blazer will be phased out after the 2026 model year. Sales have dropped steadily since it was introduced as a 2020.
I barely see any on the road.
If you recall, around 2019 we were promised a new truck-based GMC Jimmy “off-road” vehicle (to compete with Ford’s new Bronco, as well as Jeep models), that was to be available in 2022 , in V6 RWD and 4WD configurations. I waited and waited. Then the Biden EPA set down new CAFE requirements to force all manufacturers to go the EV route. As a result, GM canceled the Jimmy project. Thanks, Joe!
In the meantime I have to see all of these new Broncos on the road. They look nice. But they are Fords. And under-powered with 4-cyl engines. And we have nothing from GM.
The fact you blame a politician for GMs inability to do what EVERY other manufacturer does tells me you’re “that guy”. The guy that would blame Biden if your cereal was soggy.
GM doesn’t do anything worth being excited about and GM is to blame for that.
Duh. 1) Blazer should have never seen the light of day in it’s current form. 2) Blazer had the same price point as a Traverse.
True Blazer fans were never going to buy it and with having a price point the same as it’s larger 3-row, more-cargo-space sister, those with no concern of the ruining of the Blazer nameplate were never going to buy it either after the initial “newness” of first model year wore off.
If gm were smart the blazer should’ve been an SUV version of the Colorado but in a perfect world it would’ve been a modern day K5 2 door version of the Tahoe
Exactly right. The Blazer was morphed into first a compact SUV (“S-10 Blazer”), which was actually not bad; I had a 2001 Xtreme with the 4.3L V6 RWD, and I loved that vehicle. Next, the “Blazer” name grew into the 2002-2009 mid-size SUV TrailBlazer, which, again, was a GREAT body-on-frame (i.e., “durable”) RWD vehicle. My 2008 Chevy TrailBlazer SS has a 395hp/400 lb-ft LS2. What “we” hoped for was a follow-on model based on the Colorado truck platform. (And that’s exactly what they GOT overseas in other countries! But NOT in North America!) Instead, we got a FWD cross-over (instead of an SUV) called the Traverse. And not built on a truck platform. And no V8. Sorry; not interested.
Tbh, no one cares about these mom SUVs. The de-tuned LGX engine is cool but not a Bonco competitor.
Now, Bring Camaro V8 back.
On what platform and built where, exactly?
And how would the ROI on that be when it’d only be built to satisfy a niche, within a niche, market? I know the enthusiasts want it back, I’m not even a Camaro buyer, but I also want it back. But therein lies the problem. A LOT of even those enthusiasts want it back, just for the sake of having it back in the market, not for the purpose of actually buying one. gm is in the business of making money. Sometimes that comes from providing certain products, other times is means not throwing money at a product line that MIGHT break even with its development and cost of building. Do we have to like it, no. But it’s not personal, it’s just business.
Seems to me that the assembly plant building RWD Cadillacs has capacity. And that Alpha platform seems to be flexible enough to easily carry the size and weight sporty car some of us are looking for. And with an LS or LT V8, with no problem. (For me, I’d like more of a mid-size RWD coupe, on the order of a reborn Monte Carlo SS.) The last 2 Camaro generations were awful cars, with those ridiculous high belt-lines, poor visibility, and cheap plastic interiors. You are right; if that’s what they would offer, I wouldn’t buy. The 2005-2006 Holden-based GTO’s put them to shame; I WOULD buy an updated one of those to replace my 2005.
😂 “mom” SUVs are the most popular and common on the road.
Look around.
So-called “enthusiasts” might not care, but the general public does.
Sorry; I beg to differ.
What you see (and what are most popular) are cross-overs. Not SUV’s. SUV’s are truck-based vehicles, and are thus usually RWD (or 4WD), such as the Chevy Tahoe and Suburban, the GMC Yukon and Suburban, and the Cadillac Escalade. Those are much too large for me. GM shafted us by never giving us a mid-size SUV after the Chevy TrailBlazer was discontinued after 2009…. but they have been selling such a vehicle overseas, just not in the North American market. (And so I have not bought a new vehicle since then.)
Another Mary Mis-step that has failed and the last V6 in the Chevy lineup gone. The product holes in this company are jaw dropping. Even Ford still has a 2 door sport coupe with a manual and V8 and still offers V6 engines on several of its truck and SUV models. Plus they have a RWD base ute with the Explorer, another thing gM lacks
Because Ford was smart and got on the EV and Hybrid market fast. They offset the average brand MPG and let’s them get away with still having fun cars.
That said, even with no Camaro or Challenger this new Mustang is the worse selling ever.
Yes, the Mustang is not selling well. Why? As others have stated, it’s due to Ford quality issues. Also, the Camaro and Challenger V8’s were naturally-aspirated OHV engines; Ford’s Mustang V8 is DOHC. I will take a GM LS (or now, LT) V8 over a Ford DOHC engine any day.
The mediocrity in General Mediocrity’s lineup continues.
Look I will be the first to day the name was wrong. Nomad or something else but not Blazer.
As for the rest of the BS here. This model sold well. Its worst year was 51,144 last year with a sales slump. The best was 94,599. Most years were in the 70,000 range. It often out sold the Camaro 2 to 1.
As for price it is cheaper than the Traverse. We got a 2024 for my son for $32K for a fully loaded RS model. It was a really good by and it drives well and he loves it.
I had him look at a Camaro and he really did not care. Wanted AWD.
I hate to see this one go but the platform is going away. It and the Xt5 are on this platform and the V6 is also going out of production.
GM has to make these cuts as the emissions and CAFE keep going up. They need to sell more of these small CUV models to sell more trucks. This helps off set the government numbers.
Yes I know Trump will change the EPA regs but Carb will hard line things in court. Also president terms are only 4 years. Automakers plan 8-10 years out.
GM is focused to sell what makes money. It may not always fit your plans but it is keeping them viable. Remember GM dominated market share yet they went broke trying to fill every niche. That no longer works.
I wish more would consider all the factors in play and understand running a car company is one of the most difficult over regulated industries there is.
If they ban red dye. M&Ms just makes a purple one. But in the auto industry you are dealing with global regs as well two different stet of regs in America.
Good analysis. A nice change from those who can’t think beyond 140 characters, and for whom facts like GM total sales, current segment market share, and financial results don’t matter.
What are those buyers going to buy now?
I suspect they’ll cancel it, find out that those buyers won’t buy the “alternative” gm is selling (whatever that is) and then be forced to revive it.
Where did the Camaro buyers go?
Where did the Bolt buyers go?
Where did the Volt buyers go?
Where did the sedan buyers go?
Those sales numbers individually might be small, but abandoning buyers only drives them to other competitors.
The appliance vehicle market is flooded and gm is never very successful competing in the appliance market. They need their niche vehicles where brand loyalty is built. Which vehicles built the customer base that buy the other product offerings? Corvette, Camaro, Silverado, ZR2, Z71, Z06, Z28…
Why do you consider a gm product?
Reliability? Toyota
Safety? Volvo
Fuel Efficiency? Honda
Cost? Kia
Luxury? Cadillac, LOL no, Mercedes
Sporty? Porsche
Off-road? Jeep
The only people buying the non-aspirational models are people who’ve built a brand loyalty from them.
What are the conquest sales numbers for the Equinox?
The Few Camaro people have gone Mustang but mostly Corvette since it is nearly the same price and the Corvette sells nearly as many units.
Bolt and Volt people generally go Tesla or some Cadillac. Most don’t want a small car when they can afford a better car. Sone EV Nox.
Sedan went CUV. Just more space and utility.
I buy GM as it is what I know. Parts are cheaper than Toyota and they are near as reliable. I seldom have issues with them.
As for who buys what. There is little brand loyalty anymore. Toyota reliability is not what it once was. Honda prices are high.
This is why many go Hyundai/Kua. They are cheap to buy. They get expensive as they age and quality issues. But they are damn appealing for the price. They lose many repeat buyers.
The key to the future is a good CUV with options that gets good mpg, reliable, safe and is affordable.
GM is now taking vehicles like the Trax and the Buick based on that platform. The designed it yo be FWD only. This lowers costs and weight. Many people can do without AWD. The formula is working as both have enjoyed very good sales.
Now if you need AWD you can still get the Trailblazer. It is smaller on a AWD platform. GM wants to make appealing models but affordable. I anticipate they will follow this formula.
We are facing a critical point Today where the Average price of a car is nearly $50k and most can’t afford that. Also keeping a car for ever is just nor]t working as labor to fix cars over 100k miles is often more than they are worth. Only trucks hold resale.
Too new to tell the Nox numbers. I have the new 2025 in the drive snd it is nice even in LT form.
GMC is doing a great job with an increase in sales 33% and they generally have high profits over Chevy. They make good money.
But watch the new Nox and Trax they will be pushing good numbers and even better profits per unit.
Bolt people are going to the Equinox EV. Or waiting for the new Bolt EV to come out this year.
Equinox EV is usurping ICE Equinox sales. The EV sales are nearly the same as how many the ICE equinox has dropped.
You can quit making the current Blazer altogether. Bring back the K5 and maybe we’ll talk.
Just one more Mary mess-up in her attempt to convince the people that all electric is the only future to accept.
It is funny seeing those that hold some strength like the Blazer name has history behind it. It started as a decade and a half run before getting watered down with midsize Blazers and trailblazers, oh yeah the storied history! Not…
Second, if this came out on a BOF platform as a 4runner competitor it would have sold even worse. The 4runner has been losing sales and it is the ONLY one in that market. Yeah, great idea! Once the newness of off road focus models and buying with their eyes wears off, they realize how bad they are as a DD and end up trading them in a few years later. Unless they are actually used off road regularly, they stink. Bronco, Gladiator and even the Wrangler has been taking in sales for the better half of a decade. Why do you think that is? Good thing this company isn’t run be enthusiasts, a few cool cars and the company would go down the drain.
Saw a 4Runner at the lot a the Chevy dealership where I just bought my Equinox EV, the salesperson said he had taken it on trade for a new Blazer EV.
The Blazer EV is really nice, and I love the exterior design, but the interior is a bit too busy, and it’s a bit larger car than I was looking for, so got the Equinox EV instead.
Considered the Optiq, but there were only 2 available in the area, and decided to save some $$.
I’m pleased with my 2019 RS which I affectionately refer to as “Black Beauty” due to the special detailing I had done. Just kicked over 14,000 miles and plan on keeping her for a very, very long time.
The price difference between the Equinox and the Blazer is too much in the consumer’s eyes and it’s only a couple of thousand below the Traverse. Put it square dab in the middle of the Equinox and Traverse and it will probably sell a lot more.
As a lifelong GM man, I am disconcerted at the continuing EV push. The political pendulum has swung back to reality and common sense. I can only hope and pray, the same will hold true for my favorite carmaker.
You have to remember that the “political pendulum” as you put it, has the potential to swing one way or the other, substantially, every 4 years and even to a lesser extent every 2 years. The time it takes manufacturing, especially of something as involved as automotives, doesn’t really allow them to try to plan in such timeframes. These manufactures have to plan out at LEAST 8-10 years at a time. So, as much as some would like to think that when the politics changes, things like car making will just up and change too. That’s just not how this type of thing works.
Amen
Another emasculated GM vehicle goes down .
Keep up the great work, Hillary Barra .
Gm better get with a phev line or get seriously left behind. Crazy because they have the technology sitting on a shelf. Now ford is ramping up phev models. Basically every manufacturer is bringing phev models online . Mary and company is killing gm.
People complained about it when it was released. Now people are complaining about it again with it being canceled. They can’t seem to make anyone happy, so it sounds like GM made the right choice in ditching it.
There’s a reason the automakers don’t listen to passionate enthusiasts when they make vehicles. Their lots would be drowning in BOF V8 manual transmission 4×4 SUVs, V8 manual transmission coupes, and station wagons that most people don’t really want.
It’s time for Ford to buy GM.
With what Fords stock is $9 and GM is at $48.
If Henry were alive he could not afford to pay attention.
That has nothing to do with if one company can buy another.
Dollar Shave Club bought Unilever.
Also there are reverse mergers.
Ford does not have the capital to employ more engineers to solve their quality issues. They for sure can’t afford GM.
Why would they want GM when they can’t run their own company?
If you have not noticed auto companies sre much larger and complex than some hole in the wall shaving company.
You really need to learn more about buisness.
You have that backwards…… If you think Dollar Shave Club bought Unilever I’d love to know where you get your news. Unilever has since sold DSC, it currently holds 35%
This is GM authority not Ford, Ford cannot afford GM and GM is doing better in nearly all areas over Ford.
I’m a GEEZER. I do car shows and car cruises. I see many older Camaros and Mustangs at the meets. When I speak with the GEEZER crowd who idolize the BOW-TIE and ask them what they daily drive, the answer is Toyota Highlander, Honda CRV, Toyota RAV 4, Toyota Tacoma, Jeep, and some Dodges.
Chevrolet is an afterthought among my crowd since GM left us a long time ago. I drive an Equinox and my cruise car is a new Mustang. I guess I’m in the minority with an Equinox.
SALES ARE DOWN ON THE EQUINOX. COULD IT BE BECAUSE OF TINY LITTLE ENGINE WITH MARGINAL PERFORMANCE? PUT SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD WITH A LITTLE POWER BESIDES THAT 1.5L ENGINE. My ’14 Equinox has more engine and I would buy another one if it could perform like my old reliable.
Could be people are buying the Equinox EV instead? Sales of the Equinox EV was nearly identical to the drop in sales of the ICE Equinox in 2024. And the Equinox EV wasn’t even available the full year, and the cheapest LT version came late.
2025 should be. good year for the Equinox nameplate.
If you include Equinox EV sales as Equinox sales, they haven’t dropped.
That’s great news. GM is really doing great things in the EV space. Purchased an Equinox EV LT AWD with the convenience II package and very happy with it. Salesperson said they owned the Blazer EV, and he was really knowledgeable about the Equinox EV features and systems, said about 70% of their new cars being sold were EVs. GM should have a pretty good 2025 in the EV space.
Viva La rEVolution!
Not necessarily like this move if true but if you want a larger , ICE, fwd CUV, buy a Traverse. GM will protect the cash cow (trucks) at any cost…
People are really idiots….they had/have 6 years to buy this Blazer and now complaining it will be discontinued….any President of a car company, of any brand, would get crazy reading these comments….when the car is launched, complain with lots of bs…..after 6 years still complaining, but NOW because it is getting discontinued….omg…..these ones who complain….Are you good enought in your Jobs????? And more, with dozens of other choices , you better go to a GM dealer and REALLY buy a car….
The only reason I haven’t bought one is that it was never available in RWD. But suddenly a RWD version is available as an EV. Go figure. Problem is, I wanted the V6 with RWD. Not interested in an EV.
“That said, the Chevy Equinox – which was fully redesigned for the 2025 model year – has grown slightly in size, allowing it to become more spacious.”
The new Equinox isn’t bigger, you just reported on this 2-weeks ago!
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/01/next-gen-2025-chevy-equinox-interior-slightly-more-spacious-than-current-model/
The EV Blazer looks so bad as a puffed up station wagon. Ride height on the floor and gimmick design best left for preschoolers
Wasted investment that could have been used to upgrade the Malibu which still outsold this turf from 2019.
Not sure what is “exclusive” about this article as the headline blares. The Chevy spokesperson states, “we have no portfolio changes to share and will not comment on speculation”. What is missing in that statement is that the ICE Blazer is done. “Sources tell us” is not an official confirmation of anything.
It was about this time last year, prior to the 2025 MY, when the speculation was the same; the ICE Blazer is done. There would not be a an ICE Blazer for ’25 MY.
But, as it turned out, Chevy did need the ICE to fill ’25 MY production slots at the Mexico plant because the EV orders were insufficient to run production. So surprise, the ICE lived another model year. Its Deja Vu all over again. The ICE may be done, but at this point there is no official statement. No exclusive. Only speculation. Similarly there most likely are not enough EVs alone to keep the plant running for ’26 MY. Only time will tell.
Until you obtain the official Chevy / GM statement, Jonathan Lopez, it remains “journalism” sourced speculation. Not an exclusive.