I'm sure the rest of you have been keeping up with the changes and the annoucement came through this morning. GM plans to shut down the Tahoe/Yukon plant by 2010 or earlier and focus on smaller cars and crossovers for the future (including adding third shifts at their Malibu plant). Any thoughts of trading for a new model might best be acted upon soon.
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BigZAJ
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They are just shutting down 4 Truck/SUV Factories, not all of them. The Arlington plant will now only produce SUV's (such as Tahoe/Yukon) and nothing else. They are not suspending production of Trucks/SUVs, just reducing it.
They didn't mention the Arlington, TX plant, correct? I believe they also build the GMT-900. I was walking through a dealer lot looking at Yukons the other day. It could have been a coincidence but all the Yukons were built in TX while the Denali packaged trucks were built in WI.
I can't see GM completely dumping this platform, yet. (maybe that is just my wishful thinking because I just ordered my '09!!)
I can't see GM completely dumping this platform, yet. (maybe that is just my wishful thinking because I just ordered my '09!!)
Rollin Thunder
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Your over reacting to this.
Companies close plants all the time just like they open them. Gl has like 4 plants
Companies close plants all the time just like they open them. Gl has like 4 plants
BigZAJ
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The Arlington plant is NOT closing, it is just now only going to produce GMT-900 SUVs and nothing else. (Which is what I thought it already did, but the lady on the news said otherwise)
Sorry, I did not intend to start a scare. They are just closing the one plant for the Tahoe and regearing to increase production of smaller cars and the Malibu (which is their biggest money maker right now). It just could be that special orders may take a while longer. After their huge investment in the new platform I doubt seriously that there are plans to cease production in the near future.
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We own vehicles that will become a rare animal, we love them, but get em while you can! It is a sad reality we face that with high gas prices they are expensive to operate thus sales will drop, simple economics,GM in order to be competitive must adapt. I hope they don't kill the Corvette too, that would signal dark days ahead if that happened.
GM Statement
June 3, 2008
GM Announces New Products, Capacity Adjustments; Continues Transformation of North American Business
-- New car, powertrain programs to meet the changing needs of U.S. customers
-- Chevy Volt production gets the green light from the GM board
-- GM builds on car momentum with additional capacity; adjusts truck capacity
-- Hummer brand set for strategic review
WILMINGTON, Del., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- GM today announced a range of strategic initiatives to aggressively respond to growing demand for fuel-efficient vehicles and to economic and market challenges in North America. Rick Wagoner, GM chairman and CEO, made the announcements here as part of the GM annual meeting of stockholders.
Major initiatives announced by Wagoner include:
-- A new global compact car program for Chevrolet, a next generation for the popular Chevy Aveo, and a high efficiency engine module for the U.S. market.
-- Funding for production of the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle.
-- Addition of third shifts to Lordstown and Orion, which build hot-selling Chevy and Pontiac cars.
-- Cessation of production at four plants that build pickups, SUVs and medium-duty trucks.
-- A strategic review of the Hummer brand.
"From the start of our North American turnaround plan in 2005, I've said that our goal is not just to return GM to profitability, but to structure GM globally for sustained profitability and growth," said Wagoner.
"Since the first of this year, however, U.S. economic and market conditions have become significantly more difficult," he said. "Higher gasoline prices are changing consumer behavior, and they are significantly affecting the U.S. auto industry sales mix."
In North America, GM has been moving rapidly and successfully to revitalize its car lineup and grow its crossover business. New GM cars and crossovers, including the Cadillac CTS, Chevy Malibu, Pontiac Vibe and Buick Enclave, have been selling strongly, and GM intends to build on this success. In fact, 18 of the next 19 new GM products for the U.S. will be cars or crossovers.
Additional operational and strategic actions will be required to position GM for sustainable profitability and growth. These initiatives fall into three broad areas: product and technology, manufacturing facilities and capacity, and the Hummer brand.
New Chevrolet models and a high-efficiency engine module approved
To further strengthen GM's lineup of fuel-efficient cars, the GM board has approved a next-generation compact Chevy for the U.S. and global markets, a next generation of the popular Chevy Aveo, and a U.S. production module of GM's 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
The new Chevy compact will be better equipped than today's compact cars, and will be designed to set quality and safety benchmarks for the compact class. Production will begin in mid-2010 at GM's Lordstown, Ohio, plant, subject to final negotiations with state and local authorities.
"This car will represent the first U.S. application of our global architecture strategy," said Wagoner. "This strategy will pay major dividends as we leverage our extensive car product development capability in Europe, Korea, and other locations to accelerate the shift in our U.S. product portfolio."
The next-generation compact will be pure Chevrolet in design, and will feature the 1.4-liter turbocharged version of GM's global four-cylinder engine. With this engine and a manual transmission, the new Chevy is expected to achieve a 9 mpg improvement over Chevy's current entry in this segment. The engine will be produced in Flint, Michigan, again subject to final negotiations with state and local authorities.
Also recently approved was a next generation of the popular Chevy Aveo. Based on a global architecture, the Aveo is also expected to have segment-leading fuel economy when it goes on sale in the U.S. market in the second half of 2010.
These new Chevy models will help build on GM's leadership in fuel efficient vehicles. For example, GM continues to offer more vehicles with a 30-mpg or better highway fuel economy rating than any competitor.
Chevy Volt is a go
The Chevy Volt took a major step toward the showroom with formal approval by the GM board of funding for production of the extended-range electric vehicle. This approval, which includes funding for production development and tooling, indicates that GM leadership believes that the technology for the Volt, including its lithium-ion batteries, will be ready for volume production on schedule.
"The Chevy Volt is a go," said Wagoner. "We believe this is the biggest step yet in our industry's move away from our historic, virtually complete reliance on petroleum to power vehicles."
"We intend to show a production version of the Chevy Volt publicly in the very near future, and we remain focused on our target of getting the Volt into Chevrolet showrooms by the end of 2010," Wagoner said.
Preliminary plans are to produce the Volt at GM's Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center, subject to successful discussions with state and local governments.
Capacity adjustments address market shifts
GM will react to the shift in the U.S. market by increasing production of small and midsize cars and reducing production of pickups and truck-based SUVs.
GM will add a third shift in September to the Orion Assembly Center in Michigan, which builds the hot-selling Chevy Malibu and Pontiac G6. Also in September, the company plans to add a third shift at Lordstown Car Assembly in Ohio, which builds the Chevy Cobalt and Pontiac G5.
On the other side of the mix equation, market-related declines in truck sales mean that, over time, GM will cease production at four truck plants.
Oshawa Truck Assembly in Canada, which builds the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra, will likely cease production in 2009, while Moraine, Ohio, which builds the Chevy TrailBlazer, GMC Envoy and Saab 9-7x, will end production at the end of the 2010 model run, or sooner, if demand dictates. Janesville, Wisconsin, will cease production of medium-duty trucks by the end of 2009, and of the Tahoe, Suburban and Yukon in 2010, or sooner, if market demand dictates. Chevrolet Kodiak medium-duty truck production will also end in Toluca, Mexico, by the end of this year.
GM expects that these actions, along with the recent announcement to remove shifts at two other U.S. truck plants (Pontiac and Flint, Michigan), will result in an additional GM North America structural cost savings of more than $1 billion, on a running rate basis, by 2010. This is on top of the approximately $5 billion running rate reduction by 2011 that we announced earlier this year, and also in addition to the $9 billion reduction accomplished over the 2006-07 period in North America.
GM will work closely with its union partners to mitigate the impact of these difficult actions, which are made necessary by long-term changes in consumer demand for trucks and SUVs.
Strategic assessment for Hummer brand
Finally, GM is undertaking a strategic review of the Hummer brand to determine its fit within the GM portfolio. At this point, the company is considering all options, from a complete revamp of the product lineup to a partial or complete sale of the brand.
Moving forward
"We are making a number of important announcements today, covering everything from product and technology investments to capacity adjustments to a strategic review of our Hummer brand," said Wagoner. "These moves are all in response to the rapid rise in oil prices and the resulting changes in the U.S., changes that we believe are more structural than cyclical.
"While some of the actions, especially the capacity reductions, are very difficult, they are necessary to adjust to changing market and economic conditions and to keep GM's U.S. turnaround on track and moving forward."
About GM:
General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world's largest automaker, has been the annual global industry sales leader for 77 years. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 266,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 35 countries. In 2007, nearly 9.37 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. More information on GM can be found at www.gm.com .
Forward Looking Statements
In these and following presentations and in related comments by General Motors management, we will use words like "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "forecast," "objective," "plan," "goal," "project," "outlook," "targets," and similar expressions to identify forward looking statements that represent our current judgments about possible future events. We believe these judgments are reasonable, but actual results may differ materially due to a variety of important factors.
Among other items, such factors include: our ability to realize production efficiencies, to reduce costs and implement capital expenditures at levels and times planned by management; market acceptance of our products; shortages of and price increases for fuel; significant changes in the competitive environment and the effect of competition on our markets, including on our pricing policies; our ability to maintain adequate liquidity and financing sources and an appropriate level of debt; the final results of investigations and inquiries by the SEC; court approval of the settlement agreement with the UAW and UAW retirees related to the 2007 national agreement; negotiations and bankruptcy court actions with respect to obligations owed to us by Delphi Corporation, a key supplier; possible downgrades for GMAC or ResCap by rating agencies; developments in the residential mortgage market, especially the nonprime sector; and changes in general economic conditions such as price increases or shortages of fuel, steel, or other raw materials.
GM's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q provide information about these factors, which we may revise or supplement in future reports to the SEC on Form 10-Q or 8-K.
Source: GM
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121249686870241235.html
GM Statement
June 3, 2008
GM Announces New Products, Capacity Adjustments; Continues Transformation of North American Business
-- New car, powertrain programs to meet the changing needs of U.S. customers
-- Chevy Volt production gets the green light from the GM board
-- GM builds on car momentum with additional capacity; adjusts truck capacity
-- Hummer brand set for strategic review
WILMINGTON, Del., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- GM today announced a range of strategic initiatives to aggressively respond to growing demand for fuel-efficient vehicles and to economic and market challenges in North America. Rick Wagoner, GM chairman and CEO, made the announcements here as part of the GM annual meeting of stockholders.
Major initiatives announced by Wagoner include:
-- A new global compact car program for Chevrolet, a next generation for the popular Chevy Aveo, and a high efficiency engine module for the U.S. market.
-- Funding for production of the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle.
-- Addition of third shifts to Lordstown and Orion, which build hot-selling Chevy and Pontiac cars.
-- Cessation of production at four plants that build pickups, SUVs and medium-duty trucks.
-- A strategic review of the Hummer brand.
"From the start of our North American turnaround plan in 2005, I've said that our goal is not just to return GM to profitability, but to structure GM globally for sustained profitability and growth," said Wagoner.
"Since the first of this year, however, U.S. economic and market conditions have become significantly more difficult," he said. "Higher gasoline prices are changing consumer behavior, and they are significantly affecting the U.S. auto industry sales mix."
In North America, GM has been moving rapidly and successfully to revitalize its car lineup and grow its crossover business. New GM cars and crossovers, including the Cadillac CTS, Chevy Malibu, Pontiac Vibe and Buick Enclave, have been selling strongly, and GM intends to build on this success. In fact, 18 of the next 19 new GM products for the U.S. will be cars or crossovers.
Additional operational and strategic actions will be required to position GM for sustainable profitability and growth. These initiatives fall into three broad areas: product and technology, manufacturing facilities and capacity, and the Hummer brand.
New Chevrolet models and a high-efficiency engine module approved
To further strengthen GM's lineup of fuel-efficient cars, the GM board has approved a next-generation compact Chevy for the U.S. and global markets, a next generation of the popular Chevy Aveo, and a U.S. production module of GM's 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
The new Chevy compact will be better equipped than today's compact cars, and will be designed to set quality and safety benchmarks for the compact class. Production will begin in mid-2010 at GM's Lordstown, Ohio, plant, subject to final negotiations with state and local authorities.
"This car will represent the first U.S. application of our global architecture strategy," said Wagoner. "This strategy will pay major dividends as we leverage our extensive car product development capability in Europe, Korea, and other locations to accelerate the shift in our U.S. product portfolio."
The next-generation compact will be pure Chevrolet in design, and will feature the 1.4-liter turbocharged version of GM's global four-cylinder engine. With this engine and a manual transmission, the new Chevy is expected to achieve a 9 mpg improvement over Chevy's current entry in this segment. The engine will be produced in Flint, Michigan, again subject to final negotiations with state and local authorities.
Also recently approved was a next generation of the popular Chevy Aveo. Based on a global architecture, the Aveo is also expected to have segment-leading fuel economy when it goes on sale in the U.S. market in the second half of 2010.
These new Chevy models will help build on GM's leadership in fuel efficient vehicles. For example, GM continues to offer more vehicles with a 30-mpg or better highway fuel economy rating than any competitor.
Chevy Volt is a go
The Chevy Volt took a major step toward the showroom with formal approval by the GM board of funding for production of the extended-range electric vehicle. This approval, which includes funding for production development and tooling, indicates that GM leadership believes that the technology for the Volt, including its lithium-ion batteries, will be ready for volume production on schedule.
"The Chevy Volt is a go," said Wagoner. "We believe this is the biggest step yet in our industry's move away from our historic, virtually complete reliance on petroleum to power vehicles."
"We intend to show a production version of the Chevy Volt publicly in the very near future, and we remain focused on our target of getting the Volt into Chevrolet showrooms by the end of 2010," Wagoner said.
Preliminary plans are to produce the Volt at GM's Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center, subject to successful discussions with state and local governments.
Capacity adjustments address market shifts
GM will react to the shift in the U.S. market by increasing production of small and midsize cars and reducing production of pickups and truck-based SUVs.
GM will add a third shift in September to the Orion Assembly Center in Michigan, which builds the hot-selling Chevy Malibu and Pontiac G6. Also in September, the company plans to add a third shift at Lordstown Car Assembly in Ohio, which builds the Chevy Cobalt and Pontiac G5.
On the other side of the mix equation, market-related declines in truck sales mean that, over time, GM will cease production at four truck plants.
Oshawa Truck Assembly in Canada, which builds the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra, will likely cease production in 2009, while Moraine, Ohio, which builds the Chevy TrailBlazer, GMC Envoy and Saab 9-7x, will end production at the end of the 2010 model run, or sooner, if demand dictates. Janesville, Wisconsin, will cease production of medium-duty trucks by the end of 2009, and of the Tahoe, Suburban and Yukon in 2010, or sooner, if market demand dictates. Chevrolet Kodiak medium-duty truck production will also end in Toluca, Mexico, by the end of this year.
GM expects that these actions, along with the recent announcement to remove shifts at two other U.S. truck plants (Pontiac and Flint, Michigan), will result in an additional GM North America structural cost savings of more than $1 billion, on a running rate basis, by 2010. This is on top of the approximately $5 billion running rate reduction by 2011 that we announced earlier this year, and also in addition to the $9 billion reduction accomplished over the 2006-07 period in North America.
GM will work closely with its union partners to mitigate the impact of these difficult actions, which are made necessary by long-term changes in consumer demand for trucks and SUVs.
Strategic assessment for Hummer brand
Finally, GM is undertaking a strategic review of the Hummer brand to determine its fit within the GM portfolio. At this point, the company is considering all options, from a complete revamp of the product lineup to a partial or complete sale of the brand.
Moving forward
"We are making a number of important announcements today, covering everything from product and technology investments to capacity adjustments to a strategic review of our Hummer brand," said Wagoner. "These moves are all in response to the rapid rise in oil prices and the resulting changes in the U.S., changes that we believe are more structural than cyclical.
"While some of the actions, especially the capacity reductions, are very difficult, they are necessary to adjust to changing market and economic conditions and to keep GM's U.S. turnaround on track and moving forward."
About GM:
General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world's largest automaker, has been the annual global industry sales leader for 77 years. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 266,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 35 countries. In 2007, nearly 9.37 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. More information on GM can be found at www.gm.com .
Forward Looking Statements
In these and following presentations and in related comments by General Motors management, we will use words like "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "forecast," "objective," "plan," "goal," "project," "outlook," "targets," and similar expressions to identify forward looking statements that represent our current judgments about possible future events. We believe these judgments are reasonable, but actual results may differ materially due to a variety of important factors.
Among other items, such factors include: our ability to realize production efficiencies, to reduce costs and implement capital expenditures at levels and times planned by management; market acceptance of our products; shortages of and price increases for fuel; significant changes in the competitive environment and the effect of competition on our markets, including on our pricing policies; our ability to maintain adequate liquidity and financing sources and an appropriate level of debt; the final results of investigations and inquiries by the SEC; court approval of the settlement agreement with the UAW and UAW retirees related to the 2007 national agreement; negotiations and bankruptcy court actions with respect to obligations owed to us by Delphi Corporation, a key supplier; possible downgrades for GMAC or ResCap by rating agencies; developments in the residential mortgage market, especially the nonprime sector; and changes in general economic conditions such as price increases or shortages of fuel, steel, or other raw materials.
GM's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q provide information about these factors, which we may revise or supplement in future reports to the SEC on Form 10-Q or 8-K.
Source: GM
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121249686870241235.html
ugachs24
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All 4 of my Tahoes have been built in Janesville 
. I hate to see them slowly phasing out the large SUVs. They're going to go out like the station wagons of the '70s.
. I hate to see them slowly phasing out the large SUVs. They're going to go out like the station wagons of the '70s.LAP TOP GAMER
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All 4 of my Tahoes have been built in Janesville
I feel saddened by the unfortunate, but understandably necessary changes, with that said, why can't we just shut the enviro Nazis and drill our own oli here in the U.S.A? Don't get me started on how totally F****D up the whole mess is! Now we will be stuck driving glorified go carts in the future.
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I really cant foresee the Tahoe going out of production. They sell them like hotcakes here in TX. I am not sure about other parts of the country but about 1 in 4 cars on the street here in Frisco is a SUV. And 1 in 15 is an Escalade...
I would be interested to see a Tahoe sales report on a geographic scale. I think it would be interesting to see which parts of the states are stronger and weaker for the model.
I would be interested to see a Tahoe sales report on a geographic scale. I think it would be interesting to see which parts of the states are stronger and weaker for the model.
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I see a lot of new ones in my aera as well despite the $4.25 gas prices, oh wait that was last hour.:rolleyes2:
There will still be demand for them, although if gas prices stay high or rise then the demand will go down. In certain parts of the country and for some people the Tahoe is a tool that cannot be replaced by a small car or sedan.
For me this type of vehicle was the only one that satisfied my needs. There are no other 4wd vehicles that can sit 7 or 8 and provide some room for cargo.
I bet if they made a suburban with another row of seats you'd get people buying them, some people need the size.
I believe you will see tahoes in the future that weigh less, it's a no-brainer to make the body parts out of aluminum, that could save some serious weight. GM just never had a big motivation to improve the mileage on these things, now they do, you will see changes.
For me this type of vehicle was the only one that satisfied my needs. There are no other 4wd vehicles that can sit 7 or 8 and provide some room for cargo.
I bet if they made a suburban with another row of seats you'd get people buying them, some people need the size.
I believe you will see tahoes in the future that weigh less, it's a no-brainer to make the body parts out of aluminum, that could save some serious weight. GM just never had a big motivation to improve the mileage on these things, now they do, you will see changes.
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I get a daily SME (society of mfg engineering) email and it said gm is thinking about changing the tahoe/Yukon platform to a car-like platform. The only downside they said would be to keep the tow ratings for its "core" buyers. itll be interesting in the next few yrs.
If they threw a V8 in the acadia it would make a much more attractive vehicle to me...
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The Acada dosen't make sense to me as it is almost the size of a Tahoe.
ugachs24
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Throw in a V8 and the Enclave's interior and I'd consider buying one. Don't like the exterior of the Enclave and don't like the interior of the Acadia.
Rollin Thunder
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it would be kinda sad if the Jan Factory closed, my 96 and up suburbans were all built there.
i seriously doubt gm can just go and COMPLETLY STOP production of an suv that has been built since 1935 or stop production of a legend, the corvette. To much has happened and the corvette is so popular and they are faster than ever.
i seriously doubt gm can just go and COMPLETLY STOP production of an suv that has been built since 1935 or stop production of a legend, the corvette. To much has happened and the corvette is so popular and they are faster than ever.
