Chevrolet Blazer to Retire After 2025, Report Claims
The non-EV Chevrolet Blazer, the one that was resurrected for the 2019 model year and refreshed for 2023, is said to be on the way out.
A couple of weeks after learning about the demise of the Cadillac XT5 and XT6, U.S. publication GM Authority is now claiming that the Blazer sold in North America will retire at the end of the 2025 model year, according to sources close to the matter at General Motors. The automaker has not yet made an official announcement.
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The Blazer will live on in China, where a larger, three-row variant is available.
The two-row midsize SUV as we know it here is built at the Ramos Arizpe assembly plant down in Mexico, which will soon begin manufacturing electric vehicles exclusively (Chevrolet Blazer EV and Equinox EV, Cadillac Optiq, Honda Prologue).
Sales of the conventionally powered Blazer in the U.S. have been declining from a high of 94,599 units in 2020 to just 52,576 last year. In Canada, they fell 1.5 percent in 2024 to 3,983 units, making it Chevrolet’s least popular SUV/CUV aside from the full-size Suburban. Even the Blazer EV (5,810) found more takers across the country last year.
Meanwhile, the brand recently launched the next-generation Equinox compact SUV, which is slightly larger and roomier than its predecessor, although its turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine (175 hp) would hardly satisfy Blazer drivers used to a 2.0-litre turbo (228 hp) or a 3.6-litre V6 (308 hp).
If indeed discontinued, the Blazer will join the Ford Edge, another two-row American midsize SUV that bit the dust last year. Production in Oakville, Ontario ended in April.
Ultimately, Chevrolet’s biggest mistake was reviving the Blazer nameplate as a sporty, urban-oriented SUV instead of a rugged off-roader. A Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco fighter arguably would have had a better chance to survive in the long haul. Will the company return with such a vehicle at some point, seeing what Toyota and Honda are doing with their next-gen 4Runner and Passport? Count us among those who hope so.