An employee at the DMAX, LTD engine plant assembles Duramax diesel engines in Moraine, Ohio.General Motors’s (GM) all-new Class 4/5 commercial truck – which is being developed jointly with Navistar and set to debut next year – will get GM’s Duramax engine under the hood and will be matched with an Allison transmission, the company announced Tuesday at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.
The Duramax/Allison combo has powered close to two million trucks, and GM’s Director of Commercial Product and Medium Duty Fleet John Schwegman says the new Chevrolet medium-duty truck be the company’s flagship fleet and commercial customers vehicle.
“… we believe the strength of Duramax/Allison powertrain combination will be able to tackle various jobs – from general contracting to urban delivery to bucket loaders and wreckers.”
Technical specifications for Chevrolet’s new medium-duty truck, including cab and frame dimensions, horsepower and torque, GAWR, GVWR, payload and other ratings, will be released close to launch.
