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The Chevrolet Suburban is a full-size, extended-length sport utility vehicle from Chevrolet. It is the longest continuous use automobile nameplate in production, starting from 1934 for the 1935 U.S. model year, and has traditionally been one of General Motors' most profitable vehicles.〔("75 Years of the Chevrolet Suburban: Pictures" ) from Popular Mechanics〕 The Suburban has been produced under the Chevrolet, Holden, and GMC marques until the GMC version was rebranded as the GMC Yukon XL. For most of its recent history, the Suburban has been a station wagon-bodied version of the Chevrolet pickup truck, including the Chevrolet C/K and Silverado series of truck-based vehicles. Cadillac offers a version called the Escalade ESV. The Suburban is sold in the United States (including the insular territories), Canada, Mexico, The Philippines (withdrawn after 2015), and the Middle East (Except Israel) as a Left-hand drive vehicle, while the Yukon XL is sold only in North America (United States and Canada) and The Middle East territories (except Israel). == History == Several automotive companies in the United States used the "suburban" designation to indicate a windowed, station wagon type body on a commercial frame including DeSoto, Dodge, Plymouth, Studebaker, Nash, Chevrolet, and GMC. Chevrolet began production of its all-steel "carryall-suburban" in 1935. GMC brought out its version in 1937. These vehicles were also known as the "Suburban Carryall" until GM cut the name to simply "Suburban". GMC's equivalent to the Chevrolet model was originally named "Suburban" as well, until re-branding it to "Yukon XL" for the 2000 model year. With the end of production of the Dodge Town Wagon in 1966 and the Plymouth Suburban station wagon in 1978, only General Motors continued to manufacture a vehicle branded as a "Suburban", and GM was awarded an exclusive trademark on the name in 1988. The Chevrolet Suburban is one of the largest SUVs on the market today. It has outlasted competitive vehicles such as the International Harvester Travelall, Jeep Wagoneer, and the Ford Excursion. The latest competitor is the extended Ford Expedition EL, which replaced the Excursion. The Suburban of today is a full-size SUV with three rows of seating, a full pickup truck frame, and V8 engine. It is one of the few station wagons available with all bench rows. The Suburban is the same height and width as the Chevrolet Tahoe, although the Suburban is longer. The extra length provides a full-sized cargo area behind the 9 passenger seating area. From 1973 to 2013 it had been available in half-ton and 3/4-ton versions, the latter discontinued after the 2013 model year, but was revived in 2015 as a fleet-exclusive vehicle for the 2016 model year. In recent years, the Suburban has been used as a police car, fire chief's vehicle, or EMS fly-car. Suburbans are also used as limousines. The United States Secret Service uses black Suburbans, and operates fully armored versions for the President of the United States when he attends less formal engagements. In the late 1990s, GM also introduced a RHD version of the Suburban, badged as a Holden, for the Australian market. Sales were low and GM withdrew the model in 2000 from Holden's lineup. There has been twelve generations of Chevrolet Suburbans since its 1935 debut, the most recent (starting with the 2015 model year) entering showrooms in February 2014. On March 25, 2015, Chevrolet celebrated the Suburban's 80th anniversary with the Arlington Assembly plant unveiling the 10th million vehicle built at the facility since its 1954 opening, a black 2015 Suburban LTZ.〔("Arlington 10th Million Celebration Adds to Suburban’s Legacy" ) from Chevrolet/GM Media (March 25, 2015)〕 This marked the second time in the Suburban's history that it has achieved this honor, as the eleventh generation Suburban from the 2011 model year was also the ninth million vehicle built there.〔("General Motors’ Arlington Assembly Center Produces 10th-Million Vehicle" ) from GM Authority (March 25, 2015)〕 On July 28, 2014, GM revealed details that a thirteenth generation Suburban/Yukon XL would be introduced in 2019. This would take place after the next generation GM trucks are introduced in 2018, which was moved up by nine months (it had been planned for a 2019 launch) in an effort to narrow the competition with Ford's truck and SUV lineup. Eventually the twelfth-generation Chevy Suburban will get Ford's 10-speed 10R80 automatic transmission as part of a joint venture between GM and Ford. In-return, General Motors will let Ford use its upcoming GM 9-speed transmission for front-wheel drive vehicles.〔("Exclusive: GM moves next version of big pickups ahead by nine months – sources" ) from Yahoo! Finance (July 28, 2014)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chevrolet Suburban」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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