GM originally planned to start selling the new Silverado and its stablemate, the GMC Sierra, next year as 2008 models. However, senior executives working on the program say production of the SUVs has gone so smoothly that they pulled the pickups forward several months.
Sales should begin in October. The early launch will provide a major infusion of cash to GM's bottom line this year. The new Chevy and GMC also will have a head start of several months before Toyota begins selling its new Tundra full-size pickup sometime in 2007.
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