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Chevrolet Silverado

The Chevrolet Silverado is a range of trucks manufactured by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand. Introduced for the 1999 model year, the Silverado is the successor to the long-running Chevrolet C/K model line. Taking its name from the top trim level from the Chevrolet C/K series, the Silverado is offered as a series of full-size pickup trucks, chassis cab trucks, and medium-duty trucks. The fourth generation of the model line was introduced for the 2019 model year. The Chevrolet Silverado shares mechanical commonality with the identically related GMC Sierra; GMC ended the use of the C/K nomenclature a model generation prior to Chevrolet. In Mexico, high-trim level versions of the Silverado use the Chevrolet Cheyenne name (not to be confused with the 2003 concept) starting with the LT trim; Work Truck and "Custom" trims are still called Silverado. The Silverado is among the best-selling vehicles in the United States, having sold over 12 million trucks since its introduction in 1998.

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Predecessor: Chevrolet C/K

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Specifications

name

Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra

Manufacturer

General Motors

aka

Chevrolet Cheyenne (Mexico), International CV, GMC Sierra

Production

1998–present

Assembly

United States:, Flint, Michigan, Pontiac, Michigan (Pontiac East Assembly), Roanoke, Indiana (Fort Wayne Assembly), Springfield, Ohio (Medium Duty), Canada: Oshawa, Ontario, Mexico: Silao, Guanajuato

Class

Full-size pickup truck, Heavy-duty pickup truck, Medium-duty chassis cab truck

Body style

2-door regular cab (1999–present), 3-door extended cab (1999–2000 1500 and 2500 only), 4-door extended cab (2000–2014), 4-door crew cab (2001–present for HD; 2004–present for 1500)

Layout

Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, Front-engine, four-wheel-drive

Predecessor

Chevrolet/GMC C/K, International D series/International TerraStar (for International CV, Chevrolet Kodiak/GMC TopKick (for Silverado Medium Duty)

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US EPA fuel-economy records

US EPA test figures (US MPG, US test cycle).

Sources

• Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q871329CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_SilveradoCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1377573017 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2024_Chevrolet_Silverado_2500HD_au_SIAM_2023.JPGPublic domain · Photo: Bull-Doser · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Manufacturer website (link only) — https://www.chevrolet.com/trucks/silverado/1500Link only; no content copied · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.

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