GMC Canyon History

Mid-size pickup truck · 2004–present

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History

The Canyon arrived for the 2004 model year as the replacement for the compact Sonoma, sized up into the mid-size class. It launched on GM's GMT355 platform alongside its corporate twin, the Chevrolet Colorado (and the Isuzu i-Series), splitting the difference between compact and full-size pickups.

After a hiatus following the first generation, the Canyon returned for 2015 with a fully redesigned second generation, again twinned with the Colorado and offered with a turbo-diesel and the off-road-focused trims. A third generation arrived for 2023 with a wider, more rugged body and the AT4X off-road flagship.

Generations

Canyon (all generations) · Canyon (2004–present)

Photo: “GMC Canyon SLE All Terrain (2018) (53648960484).jpg” by Charles from Port Chester, New York / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY 2.0

GMC's mid-size pickup since 2004, twin of the Chevrolet Colorado, across the GMT355 first generation, the 2015 redesign, and the wider 2023 third generation.
- 2017
  Photo: “GMC Canyon 2017 Pickup Truck.jpg” by MTSRider18 / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2018
  Photo: “GMC Canyon SLE All Terrain (2018) (53648960484).jpg” by Charles from Port Chester, New York / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY 2.0
- 2023
  Photo: “2023 GMC Canyon.jpg” by 42-BRT / Wikimedia Commons , licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0