![]() A total of four front modules, seven midsections, and four rear sections were designed, and supported nearly 40 truck configurations. This gives greater flexibility to the platform. The front section was hydroformed, while the middle and rear sections were roll formed or stamped, depending on application. This could be mixed and matched depending on the wheelbase, GVWR, and body type fitted to the platform, rather than a single-piece long frame. The GMT800 introduced a three-section frame system. A GMT810 2 door SUV variant was designed and prototyped, but was not put into production. The GMT820-based Hummer H2 was built under contract by AM General at a specially-constructed plant in Mishawaka, Indiana. Trucks were assembled in Oshawa, Ontario Pontiac, Michigan Fort Wayne, Indiana and Flint, Michigan for pickup & chassis cab models, and Silao, Mexico Janesville, Wisconsin and Arlington, Texas for SUV models. The GMT800 frames were manufactured by Magna International in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico and St. This platform was the successor to the GMT400 series of C/K pickups and SUVs, and was replaced for 2007 by the GMT900 line. ![]() ![]() It is the foundation for the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups and the derivative GMT820 and GMT830 versions for the Chevrolet Tahoe/GMC Yukon and the Chevrolet Suburban/GMC Yukon XL full-size SUVs, respectively. ![]() The GMT800 was a General Motors full-size truck platform used from the 1999 through 2006 model years. ![]()
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