General Motors has so many versions of the Chevrolet Silverado that it doesn’t even build all of them. The Silverado 4500 HD, 5500 HD, and 6500 HD are medium-duty Class 6 commercial trucks that share a platform and factory with the International CV Series. That unique arrangement is about to come to an end.
According to TFL Truck, production of the Silverado MD models will end September 30, 2026. Transport Topics reports that GM opted not to renew its contract with International, which originally signed in 2015 (when the latter was still known as Navistar) and set up joint development and manufacturing of the CV and Silverado MD trucks. International is also discontinuing the CV Series—production ends September 10—and it sold the Springfield, Ohio, plant where the trucks are manufactured to Canadian defense contractor Roshel effective March 30, 2026.
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Why did GM decide not to re-up? It may be partly down to a dip in sales of the medium-duty trucks. As TFL Truck notes, Chevy sold just 1,273 in the first quarter of this ye …
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Author: Stephen Edelstein
