GMC is working on a new three-row SUV that would sit above the Acadia, but below the America-only Yukon, potentially giving Holden a vehicle that would dwarf cars like the Mazda CX-9 in Australia.
Reports out of the USA today confirm that GMC is keen to shrink the size gap between the Acadia, which is offered in Australia as a Holden, and the significantly bigger Yukon.
That would come as music to Holden's ears, with SUVs still doing big business in Australia. It's a market it plays in with the Acadia, which is a seven-seater that measures in at 4979mm in length.
But that car is swamped, sales wise, by the bigger Mazda CX-9, which measures in at 5075mm in length. The Japanese brand has shifted 4905 so far this year, compared to the 1917 Acadias that found homes.
US site GM Authority is quoting sources "familiar with future GMC vehicle and product plans", who have reportedly confirmed the plans to give the brand a new "full-size, three-row SUV".
For now, though, watch this space.
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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