Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon Pricing Announced

Haha, I've been waiting for someone to point that out. :) Economies of scale, one less trim level, obviously more materials but it also makes for less options and therefore costs to a certain extent.

@Hummer There are several reasons why GM will not offer a regular cab: 1. Exclusive domain of fleets and cheapskates with slim profit margins (I'm starting to sound like DenverMike). 2. CAFE/Emissions rules are more strict on smaller vehicles. 3. Less than 8-10% of sales volume. 4. If sales take off it makes more sense to use manufacturing capacity making higher margin trucks. Toyota has killed off the regular cab Tacoma.

@Lou_BC Cheapskates and fleet will have a dilemma, with no midsize regular cabs available. Bite the bullet on an extendo cab? Step up to a regular cab fullsize? CUV? Escape? Yaris? At Nissan, the regular cab went away when the Hard Body went away. Then buyers went away. Over all, it's one more nail in the midsize coffin. But it's hard to say what bottom feeders will do. Or what percentage of the midsize class they represent. Or if they need their low cost vehicle to be a pickup at all. In Canada, they've lost all regular cab midsizers a while ago. Orkin stepped up to fullsize pickups, if that's any indication. They absolutely need an open bed though. The midsize segment in Canada is dying out for some reason. And best selling midsize pickup in Canada, the Tacoma, is occasionally outsold by the Hyundai Veloster.

@DenverMike If the cheapskates need an open bed, they will go to the full size regular cab trucks. They are already cheaper than the midsizers. Last time I bought fleet vehicles, I purchased two 2013 Silverados for less than the MSRP of a V6 Colorado.

@DenverMike >If the cheapskates need an open bed, they will go to the full size regular cab trucks. They are already cheaper than the midsizers. Exactly, except for the 0.01% who decry that a 1500 is simply too large. Why those people are upset when the Daihatsu Hijet is available, I don't know.

@Danio: It is? WHERE? Where can I find one here in the States?

@DenverMike >It is? WHERE? Where can I find one here in the States? These people can help you. http://www.americasminitruckcenter.com/

@DenverMike - I'd like to see your proof that indicates the midsized segment is dying in Canada. You latched on to that because we do not have regular cab small trucks BUT I've explained the reason why small reg cab 4x2 trucks don't work here and I'm not about to waste my time explaining it again. We also have some strange fascination with small cars and oddballs like the Veloster. Journalists have commented on the fact that our market has differences from the USA one.

@Lou_BC - Tacoma sales in Canada are much improved, actually. They're up to #44, best selling vehicle. And best selling midsize pickup. They used to be close to the Frontier, #108 best selling. Congrats on that! But the Tacoma is still among the worst selling vehicles in Canada. The Hyundai Sonata (barely) outsells it and it's on the "Canada's Worst Selling Autos" list. And the Taco basically has the whole midsize market to itself. goodcarbadcar.net/2014/07/canada-auto-sales-figures-by-model-june-2014-ytd.html goodcarbadcar.net/2014/08/canada-pickup-truck-sales-figures-july-2014-ytd.html goodcarbadcar.net/2014/06/canada-worst-selling-autos-may-2014-sales-figures.html

@DenverMike Ah. Thank you, Danio. Now all I have to do is wait for a dealership to open in my region--or walk 1500 miles to the site so I can drive one back home. Yes, that does sound ridiculous--just like your own comment. Making a claim like, "Why those people are upset when the Daihatsu Hijet is available, I don’t know," is like saying, 'why those people are upset because the nearest power pole is two miles away, I don't know.' Available means accessible. While I don't deny SOME people would drive, fly or even walk 1500 miles or more to buy some one-of-a-kind type item, the people who really want these need them available LOCALLY. Why are they upset? A) most people that want something like this don't even know they're here. B) They want to be able to study them in person; walk around it; drive it; and they don't want to have to travel 1500 miles to do so. C) Quantities. Even the website makes it quite clear that THIS importer is looking for dealerships to carry his CUSTOMIZED products. What about the people who want them stock? Is this the ONLY importer of these trucks? Maybe somebody else--closer to the actual import docks--could offer a better price because they don't have to be shipped out to the middle of the country AND BACK--over double the distance in some cases while even cross-country shipping would be cheaper since it doesn't have to be off-loaded and re-loaded from the train/truck/plane--however it ships. Why upset? Because it is NOT "available", it is in a remote location that makes purchasing more difficult for the people who really would want one--or more. By the way, the Daihatsus are only available as USED models. Until now I've never heard of an AMTC brand (which is obviously their own in-house brand name.)

@DenverMike - what dilemma? Fleets want the cheapest product that meet their needs that is available. Your wet dream about small truck sales being driven by fleets has never been proven by you. Just like a wet dream all you have produced is a set of sticky sheets. You manipulate data once again to prove a point in hopes that no one will check (and most will not) Here are Tacoma and Tundra sales: 2010 year end totals Tacoma - 8,111 Tundra - 7,560 2013 Year End Totals Tacoma - 10,400 Tundra - 7,535 The Tacoma was #5 in truck sales in Canada in 2013. that would be a 20% increase in 3 years. Not bad for a truck that does not target cheapskates (at least not in Canada) or should I call you Winnipeg Mike from now on?

I do hope that these trucks with a diesel have better cargo ratings than the Ram.

@Lou_BC They might if they continue GM's practice of removing equipment like bumpers and spare tires when they set the capacity ratings. Ram doesn't game the ratings like that. One of the reasons the cargo capacity appears lower, Ram rates them as they appear on the dealer lot where GM and Ford do not.

@danio3834 - all of their trucks took a hit in cargo towing when changing over to coil springs. Ford used to offer 3 different frames in the F150 based on capacity ratings. They are now down to 2. That fact in itself explains why Ford has higher ratings across the board and can offer a 2300 lb cargo capacity in a SuperCrew 4x4. It does make me wonder about GM when they have 1 frame across the board and offer 2k cargo ratings.

@Lou_BC Part of the reason, sure. Still, in light of how they game the measurements, the Ford and GM ratings are opaque where the Ram's are not.