General Motors Acknowledges Corpse of Chevrolet City Express

General Motors has officially confirmed the discontinuation of the Chevrolet City Express work van, which the automaker has sourced from Nissan since 2014. Its sister vehicle, the Nissan NV200, is one of the many vehicles you see serving as a replacement for the Ford Crown Victoria in New York City’s taxi fleet.

However, the City Express is a vehicle you’ve probably never noticed, as they don’t sell particularly well. General Motors moved 8,348 in the United States for 2017, which — believe it or not — was one of its better years. Meanwhile, Ford had a pretty mediocre year with its Transit Connect, managing only 34,473 deliveries. It looks like General Motors is willing to concede the segment to its Blue Oval rival as the NV200 soldiers on sans the Chevy badge.

Considering the abysmal sales record of the City Express, this confirmation isn’t a huge surprise. Dealers reported losing the ability to place orders for the compact commercial van and were informed to stop taking orders from customers last year. There were also gripes about the lack of compatibility with GM parts, since it’s essentially a rebranded Nissan.

According to Automotive News, assembly officially ended in February with General Motors only acknowledging the model’s discontinuation recently. We already knew it was a goner, but the automaker wasn’t making much noise about it at the time.

A spokesman for GM declined to comment on reasons for the move or if the vehicle is expected to be replaced. Either way, the decision won’t affect the company’s bigger, body-on-frame Chevrolet Express or GMC Savana — both of which outsold the City Express multiple times over.

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