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Options include a segment-first locking rear differential, traction controls and roof rail side airbags. With all that refinement and extra content, GM could have a problem maintaining its margins in favor of stiff competition from the Ford Ranger and other competitors in today’s incentive-laden, price-sensitive market.

But Mark Hogan, group vice president-GM Advance Vehicle Development Team, says GM is confident having a better pickup in showrooms will pay dividends.