Chevrolet Express
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{{Infobox Automobile
|name=Chevrolet Express
|image=Image:Chevy Express.JPG
|manufacturer=General Motors
|production=1997–present
|class=Full-size van
|platform=FR/AWD
|aka=GMC Savana
|predecessor=Chevrolet Van
GMC Vandura
}}
The GM G-Series (Rear wheel drive) and H-Series (All Wheel Drive) vans, the Chevrolet Express and its twin the GMC Savana, are full-size vans from General Motors. They replaced the GMC Vandura and Chevrolet Van in 1997. The Express and Savana currently hold with 44.8% of the full-size van market in the United States, just behind rival Ford's E-Series. The Express outsells the Savana by more than 3 to 1.
After 2003, the Express and Savana had updated sheetmetal similar to the GMT800 light trucks and SUVs, and at the same time, fitted with the LS engines.
The cargo variety of the Express/Savana is popular as a work vehicle, often used by electricians, plumbers, and others needing to haul a variety of large items. In this way, it is the North American equivalent of the ubiquitous white vans in the UK.
The Express/Savana is also available as a passenger van, seating 8 to 15 passengers (depending on the model), and is often used as a very capable tow vehicle or as a shuttle bus.
Both the cargo and passenger models, as well as cutaway versions often serve as the basis for conversion vans and motorhomes.
The main competitors for this model are the Ford E-Series, the Dodge Ram Van, and its successor, the Dodge Sprinter.