StephenPT
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It's like this with appliances as well. There's people that swear by Maytag, Kitchenaid, Whirlpool, etc. The fact is they are all made by the Whirlpool corporation in the same plant and all use the same architecture. Same pumps, motors, etc. Where they differentiate is the exterior aesthetics, some of the features and the badge stuck on the door.no idea really other than Chevy has more product line's, like I said under the skin there is basically no difference. Some people seem to think chevy/gmc/cadillac use inherently different parts. They do but only for the surface of what you see different style grill, dash, cluster, some buttons, exterior trim, etc. Powertrain wise, frame and all the important parts are the same. So many parts you can swap from A~Z from vans, pickups, suv's. any motor with a matching 8th digit vin can be a direct swap doesn't matter what it came out of.
Historically the GMC/Cadillac line has offered more higher end product but they have mostly closed the gap with the T2 line, finding a gmt900, k2 "chevy" with a 6.2liter can be hard to find.
and with the T2 line they finally let Cadillac do a mostly separate design, how far they have actually strayed I couldn't say it's just one thing they "announced" in press releases as the T2's were in design phase still. The gm penny pinchers certainly have some say in all of it.
If it's a GM full-size SUV it goes down the same line in Arlington, TX. Right after an Escalade goes down the line will be a Tahoe and then followed up by a Yukon. The same people are putting them together and until you see the body/interior trim being installed you'd have no idea if it's a Cadillac/Chevy or GMC.