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Old 06-09-2009, 09:55 AM   #1
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GM To Stop Making Chevy Kodiak and GMC Topkick

Seen in the news today.

GM Stops Trying To Sell Medium Duty Truck Line


For the past four years, General Motors has been trying to sell its medium duty truck business, which produces the giant Chevy Kodiak and GMC Topkick. Navistar, Isuzu and other unnamed suitors were all at one point in discussions with GM to make a deal, but none ever happened and today the automaker announced that it would will "wind down" production of the Kodiak and Topkick and cease production altogether on July 31st.

In addition to the consumer-oriented models from Chevy and GMC, the medium duty truck operations also produced the commercial grade C4500, C5500 and C6500 models. Halfway between a full-ton pickup and an actual semi, these mammoth haulers were best suited for just that: towing. Chances are if you ever saw one on the road, there was a trailer behind it.

The Topkick also earned acclaim for its acting prowess in the Transformers film franchise playing the Autobots' weapons specialist, Ironhide. Unfortunately, success on celluloid didn't transfer to sales on the street, and it looks like Ironhide may be taking his last curtain call in Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.


Link to story:

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/08/gm-stops-trying-to-sell-medium-duty-truck-line-will-cease-produ/?icid=main|main|dl4|link6|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoblo g.com%2F2009%2F06%2F08%2Fgm-stops-trying-to-sell-medium-duty-truck-line-will-cease-produ%2F


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Old 06-09-2009, 04:56 PM   #2
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How anyone could call a C4500 or C5500 "mammoth" is beyond me...neither of these trucks could haul much more than 1000 pounds more than a 3500 Chevy, and neither would come close to a Ford F450 or F550.

They looked good, but that was about it...NO GCVW. Then, when you put on an RV tow body........
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Old 06-10-2009, 08:06 AM   #3
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As all dinosaurs, these GM mammoths are soon to be extinct. They make huge footprints because of their size. But couldn't do the job for fulltimer's units like ours. Otherwise you'd probably see us with one!

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Old 06-10-2009, 07:28 PM   #4
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Certainly not Mammoths! Have a look at the sig line.....
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