General Motors Corp has indefinitely postponed offering a diesel engine version of its light-duty pickup trucks in 2010, citing the poor economic climate. GM had previously said a Duramax 4.5L V-8 diesel engine would be offered in the automaker’s Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks next year.
GM is seeking up to $30 billion in US government aid to ride out a deep downturn in the US auto market. The automaker is in a severe cost-cutting mode and has put a number of assets on sale to generate cash.
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March 26, 2009 at 7:59 pm
I was actually thinking about looking at a chevy diesel so this is interesting. I have friends who buy a new chevy diesel for their work every year, I wonder how this will come out over the next year or two.