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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 →

GM slowing the assembly lines at full-size SUV plants Sam Abuelsamid

General Motors assembly plants in Silao, Mexico, Arlington Texas, and Janesville, Wisconsin will be slowing their hourly build rates after the winter holiday break. The plants all produce the ...

Softening demand hits GM full-size truck production 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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, ...

GM slowing the assembly lines at full-size SUV plants 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors assembly plants in Silao, Mexico, Arlington Texas, and Janesville, Wisconsin will be slowing their hourly build rates after the winter holiday break. The plants all produce the full-size GMT900 SUVs that GM introduced in early 2006. After strong early sales, these trucks are all ...


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