Contrary to earlier plans, General Motors will continue to offer the ICE-powered Chevy Blazer into the 2026 model year. Initially set for discontinuation in the U.S. following the end of the 2025 model year, GM has since reversed course, with sources now indicating that The General will offer the ICE-powered Chevy Blazer in the U.S. for the 2026 model year. Now, GM Authority has learned when the 2026 Chevy Blazer is set to launch.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the 2026 Chevy Blazer will launch during the fourth quarter of the 2025 calendar year. Production of the current 2025 Blazer is scheduled to wrap up on December 24th, 2025, although this timeline is likely to change. The ICE-powered 2026 Chevy Blazer will continue to be assembled at the GM Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico. This facility also builds several electric vehicles, including the Chevy Equinox EV, Blazer EV, Cadillac Optiq, and Honda Prologue. Notably, the Blazer will be the sole ICE-powered model produced at Ramos Arizpe.
Mechanically, the 2026 Chevy Blazer will be identical to the preceding 2025 model year, offering a pair of gasoline-powered engine options. These include the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LSY and the naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LGX. The Chevy Blazer will once again ride on the GM C1 platform.
This decision to prolong the lifecycle for ICE-powered Blazer in the U.S. market mirrors other recent changes to GM’s product strategy. For example, while production of the Cadillac XT6 is still set to end after 2025, the automaker will now keep the Cadillac XT5 in production through the end of the 2026 model year.
Critically, the Blazer has shown weakening sales momentum over the past few years. U.S. sales peaked at 94,599 units in 2020 but fell to 52,576 in 2024. In the first quarter of the 2025 model year, GM sold 14,837 units, down from roughly 16,600 during the same timeframe a year earlier.
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We really don’t need this model, and it has no capabilities like a real Blazer.
“Real” blazer, you mean that short run of the original K5 where it then was constantly watered down to a Tahoe, then mid size blazer and finally to a trailblazer? Yeah, some of you have zero idea on the actual lack of heritage that name means. It didn’t have some 50 year run of a dedicated muscular off road, it was a constant watered down and evolve in to a suv.
Square body K5 Blazer was made from 1973 until 1991, for 19 production model years, ignoring the 1969-1972 full size Blazer and 1992-1994 GMT400 full size Blazer. Add the (3) generations together, and it is 25 model years. That does not sound like a short production run. I suppose not 50 years, but not short by any means.
Almost 15k sales per quarter is simply lousy. The number of Chevrolet dealers in the North America is about 3300. Dividing the number of sales by the number of dealers comes out to about 4 to 5 sales per month per dealer. Some dealers will sell more and some will sell less. It’s not a bad looking truck, both inside and out. It’s a nice size too being not to big or small. IMO, it should sell much better. It must be a weak brand image and lack of advertising. And it never should have been called a Blazer.
I’m still driving a 2007 Trailblazer SS and loving it. I will keep at it until it won’t run anymore. It’s worth spending occasional times to keep it running as it was intended. I would buy a new one if GM would manufacture it…but I doubt they will.
Of course they won’t build a vehicle customers want 🙄
Chevy announced over a year ago they were discontinuing the ICE Blazer. Every time they make announcements like that sales drop. The sales damage has been done. Maybe announcing they are going to keep production going for another year will help short term. We have a 2020 Blazer RS. Love it. I’m sure the people that have the older truck type Blazers love theirs too. Just different animals.
We just purchased a 2025 RS Blazer and absolutely love the ride. We get compliments all the time especially on the Iridescent Pearl (White) with black top and trim. I’m a stickler for smooth ride and balanced tires and whom ever or machine balanced these tires in Mexico is “top shelf”. Oh, front wheel alignment is right on too.
What kind of crap town do you live in to get compliments all the time on a Blazer? Especially one with a hideous black top?
A few of my family members have had all versions of the blazer and they all have their place. I drove one of the new style as a loaner for a pu we had in the shop and it impressed me. As a retired mechanic of 50 years it takes a lot to impress me.
I just traded 23 blazer rs and leased a 25 love it. Yeah sales dropped but its the last car in line up with no update. The traverse is too big and lease price was horrible, and from online chat boards and dealer mechanics that I know that car is garbage any way. The equinox is too small and no horse power. Now what i read is new plant being built in Tennessee one of the first cars being built with be the 2027 ice blazer which I am sure that it will get full re-design and sales should pick up then.