---
title: "Chevy Says ‘Officially Licensed’ AI Slop Shirt at TJ Maxx Is a Fake"
date: "2026-07-31"
modified: "2026-07-31"
authors:
  - name: "Caleb Jacobs"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/caleb-jacobs"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/chevy-says-officially-licensed-ai-slop-shirt-at-tj-maxx-is-a-fake"
categories:
  - "Chevrolet News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Chevrolet"
  - "pickup"
  - "silverado"
---

# Chevy Says ‘Officially Licensed’ AI Slop Shirt at TJ Maxx Is a Fake

![AI slop Chevrolet Truck shirt](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AI-Slop-Chevy-Shirt-Hero.jpg>)
*\<em\>Cameron E. Schmidt, Adobe Stock (edited by the author)\</em\>*

I wrote [a goofy blog](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/tj-maxx-is-selling-these-horrible-chevy-truck-shirts-designed-by-ai>) earlier this week about an "officially licensed" [Chevrolet](<https://www.thedrive.com/category/chevrolet-news>) shirt that was obviously designed by AI. The tee is on sale at TJ Maxx and Marshall's right now, and several folks have come across it while shopping. Curious to know if it was indeed a legit piece of Chevy merchandise, I reached out to the automaker's PR team. They just got back to me and said no, it's not, and they'll be taking the appropriate legal action to remove the shirt from stores.

In a nutshell, the shirt does a poor job of portraying [the GMT800-generation Silverado](<https://www.thedrive.com/trucks/worlds-junkiest-chevy-silverado-tow-rig-has-500000-miles-and-counting>) with "regular cab," "extended cab," and "crew cab" depictions of the truck. The problem is that they all have just two doors, and the only difference is a progressively longer bed in each illustration. Poke fun at Chevrolet all you want, but it certainly knows its pickup truck nomenclature.

![AI Slop Chevrolet Trucks shirt](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/756341891_10175271107915176_2128225918187356028_n_97f1f8.jpg>)
**Cameron E. Schmidt**

"We can confirm that this product did not go through GM’s official licensing approval process and does not meet GM’s licensing standards," a Chevrolet spokesperson told me. "We are working with our partners to investigate how this product reached retail. We take the proper use of our trademarks seriously and will be taking action as appropriate."

Huh! What do you know? I hadn't a clue that my Monday afternoon pastime would become a piece of *difference-making journalism.* (OK, maybe that's a stretch.)

In any case, this isn't nearly as embarrassing for Chevrolet as some of the past snafus we've seen. Remember when Ram sold a patriotic t-shirt with an [AI-generated Toyota Tacoma](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/ram-is-selling-a-patriotic-t-shirt-with-an-ai-generated-tacoma-and-botched-american-flag>) on the front? Yeah, that was definitely worse.

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## Author
Caleb Jacobs is The Drive’s senior editor. When he’s not searching for stories or poring over copy, he’s usually driving his dump truck or wishing it was running so he could drive it. He was born and raised in the Missouri Ozarks, and he lives there today with his family.

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