S-10 Pickup

This nameplate debuted for the 1982 model year as Chevrolet’s first domestically produced compact pickup, created to give the brand a smaller truck below its full-size lineup. It replaced the imported Chevrolet LUV and quickly became one of the defining compact pickups of the 1980s and 1990s. The original truck ran through the 1993 model year before Chevrolet introduced a substantially redesigned second generation for 1994, with more rounded styling and a more modern interior. Over time, the line expanded beyond the basic regular-cab pickup to include extended-cab and, later, crew-cab configurations, helping it stay competitive as buyer expectations changed. Performance and off-road variants such as the ZR2 and later street-oriented special editions gave the truck extra enthusiast appeal, but the core mission remained an affordable, versatile compact pickup. The model reached the end of its U.S. run after the 2004 model year, when Chevrolet replaced it with the Colorado. This was a single continuous production period with no confirmed gap in the nameplate’s U.S. pickup history.