A report on RadioWorld says that it had heard GM was leaving HD Radio out of the 2015 Chevy Traverse and confirmed that with iBiquity Digital, which had indicated its technology was being removed “for a period of time” and iBiquity’s working with GM on future generation radio platforms.

GM Authority blog indicates HD was also removed from more models, specifically the 2015 Silverado Truck, Buick Enclave and Regal as well as the Impala.

IBiquity Digital’s Joe D’Angelo tells me today that overall, the trend for HD Radio adoption in new vehicles remains strong. “HD Radio receivers are being installed by every automaker. While HD Radio receivers remain in all Cadillac models, there will be some slowdown in adoption with other GM brands for a period of time. Industry wide, we are pleased that soon close to 40% of all new vehicles sold in America will be HD Radio-equipped.”

Yet, this looks bad. GM is one of the so-called “Big 3” U.S. automakers. And it comes on top of the recent news about BMW leaving AM out of the dash for electric models i3 and i8. HD Radio is standard on those models, we’ve reported.

Getting back to dropping HD from the dash, is this a trend? Is “temporary” really temporary in GM’s case, I asked.

D’Angelo says “We can’t talk about planning” and he directed me to the automotive portion of the Alliance website, which he says is updated regularly. Today, that shows 177 vehicle models available with the technology.

Looking at the GM brands on-site, HD had been standard equipment on the Chevy Traverse, and remains available in the Corvette. HD remains on four Cadillac models, including the ATS and is standard on the CTS, SRX and XTS. HD remains on GMs two Acadia models, the Sierra and it’s standard on the Acadia.

Source:RadioWorld, GM