Pickup trucks have been targeted in many urban areas in China as excess polluters as the national and municipal governments have been striving to improve the abysmal air quality in many of the country’s urban centers. However, utility vehicles are still widely used in the country’s less-urbanized areas. GM says it will sell the Colorado and Silverado in the Henan, Hebei, Liaoning, and Yunnan provinces.
GM already produces a global version of the Colorado at its plant in Thailand, which is sold in Australia and Southeast Asian markets. Fullsize trucks are extremely rare outside of the Western Hemisphere, with the U.S., Canada, and Mexico being the primary markets, with some sales in other parts of Latin America. Earlier this year, Ford announced it would sell its F-150 Raptor off-road performance truck in China.