Big Chevy Silverados Discontinued. GM Ends Medium-Duty Pickup Production

• General Motors is ending production of its medium-duty Silverado pickups.
• These pickups were being made by International Trucks at its Ohio factory.
• International Trucks is selling the factory later this year.

General Motors is getting out of the medium-duty truck game. The automaker has confirmed that it will stop production of the trucks later this year.  

The Silverado 4500HD, 5500HD, and 6500HD are not built by Chevrolet. GM collaborated with International Trucks on the vehicles, which are built at its Ohio assembly plant, but International is selling the factory later this year. The sale was announced on March 30.  

Since then, a GM spokesperson has already confirmed the news. In a statement, they said:

“GM will end production of the Chevrolet Silverado 4500 HD, 5500 HD, 6500 HD, and select Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana Cutaway van variants following the September 30 conclusion of our manufacturing agreement with International Motors.”

It’s unclear whether Chevrolet plans to re-enter the market, but the spokesperson added that the company is “evaluating future portfolio options for medium-duty,” promising to share more information as it becomes available.  

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Sales for Chevrolet’s medium-duty trucks have fallen in recent years. They were down 19.2 percent in 2025, with 8,341 sold. Sales so far this year are also down 37.4 percent, with just 1,273 sold through March. That’s compared to the 2,331 heavy trucks Ford sold during the same period.  

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Motor1’s Take: It seems like GM really did not have a choice in deciding whether the Silverado 4500HD, 5500HD, and 6500HD continue. The sale of the factory forces the automaker’s hand, but maybe we will see new pickups sooner.

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