GM cancels plans to overhaul large pickups and SUVs

Posted: Jun 18, 2008
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GM said today that it has cancelled plans to re-engineer next-generation versions of its full-size pickups and SUVs as sales keep declining due to high gas-prices. The General said instead of focusing on redesigning  and re-engineering vehicles like the Silverado and the Tahoe, GM will save and invest money into improving the current 2007 models.

“We’re going to focus on improving the current trucks until we see where the market goes,” GM spokesman Tom Wilkinson said.

This means that the exciting news of GM moving away from traditional heavy pick-up truck frames to a lighter replacement is no longer the company’s focus. GM said it will continue to invest in more fuel-efficient cars and crossovers.

 

Source: Detroit News


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  • justmatt

    That's okay, GM's last attempt to move over to a crossover has yeilded the GMC Acadia, et. al. The Acadia is only a couple of hundred pounds lighter than a Tahoe and cannot tow as much. Best not waste the money on new models that don't improve.

  • Bobmarley

    once Obama has his meeting with them they will learn how to “CHANGE” their cars for the better!!! Because he believes in YOU and YOU and YOU. . . . even though he doesn’t know the first thing about cars compared to GM (and even though GM seems to have had their head in ass for the last decade or two)

  • Bobmarley

    once Obama has his meeting with them they will learn how to “CHANGE” their cars for the better!!! Because he believes in YOU and YOU and YOU. . . . even though he doesn’t know the first thing about cars compared to GM (and even though GM seems to have had their head in ass for the last decade or two)