GM’s New Heavy-Duty V8 Signals a Bigger Truck Bet as Oil-Dipstick Debate Highlights Split Strategy
General Motors is sharpening its heavy-duty pickup strategy with a new 8.3-liter Duramax turbo-diesel V8, a move aimed at reinforcing its position in the lucrative full-size truck market. The rollout also underscores a broader engineering split inside GM’s lineup, where passenger cars and trucks are being designed around different maintenance, packaging and durability priorities.
