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Softening demand hits GM full-size truck production

The continuing ramping up of fuel prices and ramping down of the real estate market has taken a toll on sales of big trucks. GM has announced their response with plans to cut production shifts at four factories that build big trucks. With gas at and beyond $4 a gallon and credit getting tighter, people who in recent years have bought or leased full-size SUVs for personal transportation are increasingly looking elsewhere. And with the market for new houses in free-fall in much of the country, contractors aren't buying new pickup trucks. All ... Read more →

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