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Replying to: myblubu (Apr 01, 2007 1:23 pm) |
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Apr 01, 2007 5:10 pm) So I took this opportunity to make a pointed sarcastic and unfunny comment (hence the 'ha ha') to show that I never believed for one second that GM was purposely slowing down production by not adding a 3rd shift just to keep prices higher. Building another plant kinda shows that it really wants to meet demands. Have I cleared things up?
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Apr 01, 2007 5:10 pm) |
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Replying to: nxs138 (Apr 01, 2007 6:13 pm) Hope they do not flood the market and IMO they will not. The days of huge Suburbans and Tahoes and Expeditions amd Trailblazers all over the road will subside (but NOT go away) and LARGE CUV's will take some of that business. And that is a HUGE market. And the Lamdas are the best in the market today for large CUV's. I think the biggest issue is that they look small on the outside!
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Replying to: zman3 (Apr 01, 2007 6:51 pm) But when? General Motors officially let the car out of the bag this afternoon on the future of Saturn's soon-to-close factory in Spring Hill, Tenn. The plant will produce a new Chevrolet crossover in 2009, GM North America President Troy Clarke told them during a plant visit. The question has been a source of anxiety for some the 4,200 hourly workers at Spring Hill. Although sources have indicated that a Lambda-platform Chevy was definitely planned for Spring Hill, many workers had their doubts. "We're just worried that GM hasn't told us what's coming," assembly worker Craig Fincher said earlier this week as he prepared for an extended layoff. "It would be nice to have that little reassurance that something's coming for us. Why haven't they said?" Today, Clarke said. "Do you know a plant that wants to build a Chevy crossover?" Clarke asked the cheering crowd. "Well, guess what? You're going to." Clarke told workers the Chevy would start in 2009. He did not clarify whether he meant calendar year 2009 or model year 2009. The difference is important, since a calendar-year 2009 start would mean a much longer lay-off for the thousands of Spring Hill employees and some 10,000 dependent supplier jobs. The plant has been planning on a 14-16 month suspension until now, which would indicate a late summer 2008 reopening. In Detroit, GM would only confirm in a brief prepared statement that it had shared business information with employees "that they will have a future product upon their return." "We are not prepared to discuss the specific product at this time," the statement read, "as it is still more than two years away."
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Apr 02, 2007 3:29 am)
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Replying to: zman3 (Apr 02, 2007 4:37 am) |
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Replying to: nxs138 (Apr 01, 2007 6:13 pm)
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Replying to: jay_24 (Mar 30, 2007 5:04 am) 
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Replying to: dmathews3 (Apr 02, 2007 1:40 pm) Like I said, they are not building a plant they are converting Spring Hill. It's been announced. Either 2009 modely year or calender year. I am not sure. But you are correct it is 2 years away. It is posible a 3rd shift could be added to Lansing. Sorry thought I posted the link. General Motors officially let the car out of the bag this afternoon on the future of Saturn's soon-to-close factory in Spring Hill, Tenn. The plant will produce a new Chevrolet crossover in 2009, GM North America President Troy Clarke told them during a plant visit. |
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