Chevy Celebrates Suburban’s 80th Birthday

NBC News highlighted out earlier this week that the “practical for only some” Suburban is celebrating a huge milestone this month — an 80th anniversary on the market. This solidifies the Suburban’s places as being the longest running automotive name plate, ever. The full-size Chevy SUV is the king of all SUVs.

Original Suburban

Since the advent of the Chevy Suburban, people with large families and lots of cargo needs have loved the Suburban for all that it offers. While the Suburban was originally constructed in Detroit, Michigan back when your great grandfather bought his, modern versions are made at the Arlington, Texas plant. This massive GM facility takes care of the Suburban from metal stamping, to assembly, to getting the SUV rolling off the line. At the plant, the workers hold the vehicle at high regard and consider it to be a staple of the automotive industry.

2015 Chevy SuburbanPeople who hold the Suburban near and dear to their heart consider the vehicle to be as American as baseball and apple pie. Despite how environmentalist and those who think of the full-size as being somewhat of a dinosaur in the modern era feel about the Suburban.

While the Suburban found at dealerships today is much sleeker than the original, the purpose of this mammoth remains the same — to carry everyone and everything you need safely.

The price is inline with inflation — the original model sold for $685, while the new ones start at around $50,000. GM also redesigned the 2015 Suburban for the first time in 8 years to mark it’s entrance into its 12th generation.

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