With an unexpectedly large pick up inventory, GM has decided to cancel five Saturday overtme shifts that were originally planned for September and October for the Flint, Michican assembly plant. The plant is responsible for the productin of the GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado pickup models. Tom Wickham, GM Spokesman says the reason behind cancelling [...]
General Motors announced today that it will invest a total of $328 million at its plant in Flint, Michigan. The investment is being made to prepare the plant to build the next-generation of Chevrolet and GMC full-size pickup trucks. The investment is expected to create or keep 150 jobs. The plant currently employs 2,047 employees [...]
Guess what pickup fans? General Motors will start retooling assembly plants next year to start building the next-generation of its full-sized pickups. General Motors will begin retooling assembly plants next year to build the next generation of its full-sized pickups. “We have some scheduled plant downtime in 2012 as we convert to the next generation [...]
GM is considering measures to reduce its truck inventory, said Mark Reuss, president for North America. The company’s truck inventory rose to more than 275,000 units at the end of April, which represents 111 days of supply. “We’re going to do something about it, but we haven’t made those calls yet,” Reuss said in a [...]
With the way the gas prices are going up, General Motors CEO Dan Akerson says that it doesn’t make sense for the company to speed up development on the next-generation full-sized pickups for its brands. The development on the next-generation full-size pickup was significantly slowed down during GM’s 2009 bankruptcy restructuring. “Trucks would not be [...]
Callaway Cars, a legendary American tuning house known for its modifications of the Chevrolet Corvette and Chevrolet Camaro, has released details and pictures of its first-ever high-performance Chevrolet Silverado full-size pickup. Taking the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickup, Callaway has increased power for both the 5.3L V8 and the 6.2L V8 versions with Eaton’s Twin [...]
Top promote its Chevrolet Silverado HD, General Motors has launched a new video series called ‘HD to HD,’ which pits the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD against competitors in real-world tests that show capabilities that matter to real-world truck buyers. “We wanted to get away from spec-sheet comparisons and show how these trucks perform in the [...]
The 2011 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck comes to the rescue in a bunch of awkward situations we probably won’t ever face, but it’s nice to know that the Silverado will help. Check it out after the jump.
Responding to customer demand for heavy-duty pickups, General Motors announced today that it will add a third shift at Flint Assembly, creating 750 jobs for the plant that build the Chevrolet Silverado and the GMC Sierra pickups. The third-shift is expected start in the third quarter with employees arriving in the second quarter. “Adding a [...]
Chevrolet announced today that it will kick off a 3-year partnership was the Official Vehicle of the Army-Navy Game presented by the USAA. Chevrolet launch its partnership during the 111th meeting of the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy. During the game, Chevrolet will present a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado to the Freedom Team [...]
