GM reveals names for 2003

General Motors (GM) has finally decided to give proper names to its new line of Class 4 through 8 line of trucks - currently known by its code name, the GMT 560. GM's revamped GMT 560 trucks will now be known as the 2003 Chevrolet Kodiak and GMC TopKick. The Kodiak/TopKick C4500-C5500 Series (Class 4-5) include regular and commercial cutaway chassis cabs and vocational packages to cover school bus,

Feb. 7, 2002

General Motors (GM) has finally decided to give proper names to its new line of Class 4 through 8 line of trucks - currently known by its code name, the GMT 560.

GM's revamped GMT 560 trucks will now be known as the 2003 Chevrolet Kodiak and GMC TopKick. The Kodiak/TopKick C4500-C5500 Series (Class 4-5) include regular and commercial cutaway chassis cabs and vocational packages to cover school bus, fire and rescue, ambulance, shuttle bus, wrecker and snowplow requirements. Crew cab and four-wheel drive models will be introduced at a later date, said GM. Gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWRs) for those trucks ranges from 16,000 pounds for the C4500 to 18,000 and 19,500 pounds for the C5500.

The heavier Kodiak / TopKick C6500, C7500 and C8500 Series (Class 6-8 trucks) replace GM's conventional-cab C-Series line with regular and crew cab and chassis cab offerings. With GVWRs covering 19,501 to 61,000 lbs., these models include low-profile, tandem-axle and tractor variations.

The Kodiak and TopKick model-name designations were originally used on Chevrolet and GMC medium duty trucks available from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s.