Chevy Readies 3-Row Blazer for China

General Motors Co. has released images of the Chinese-market Chevrolet Blazer SUV ahead of the vehicle’s public introduction later this month at the Guangzhou auto show.

The truck adds a third row to accommodate seven people, making it Chevy’s largest SUV in China. The U.S. model Blazer, which seats five people in two rows, is dwarfed by several other domestic Chevy SUVs (Traverse, Tahoe and Suburban).

Sales of the Chinese Blazer will begin in the first half of 2020. At the same time, GM will launch the new Menlo electric car, a Bolt-based model GM unveiled the Bolt-based Menlo, at the Chengdu auto show in September.

The Menlo—the first Chevy-badged EV in China—and local-market Blazer both will be manufactured in China.