Come Monday, General Motors is reportedly anticipated to make a major announcement at its Flint Assembly facility, where the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra half-ton and HD models are manufactured. Present during the announcement will be still-GM North America President Mark Reuss, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and UAW Region 1-C Director Norwood Jewell, according to a media advisory Friday.
Plant expansion? Line re-tooling? Tax abatement? We’ll have to wait just over another day to know for sure.
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If I could pray for one solitary thing it would be for a retooling of the entire truck line to facilitate a redisign that makes the trucks truly appealing.
Could be the larger mid class heavy truck Mark Ruess hinted at?
Richard the sales have been great and you are in the majority so deal with it.
scott, I think you mean minority not majority because I see like you do that the sales of these trucks are doing pretty good. No redesign needed much to the disappointment of Richard. I’m thinking it might have something to do with that new manufacturing process, modular whatever it was called.
It’s a new paint shop.
Richard is just mad cuz his wife hates how small a man he is so he takes it out on our beloved chevy/gmc trucks!
Merry Xmas tiny!
Great news, (whatever it is), because Flint was the hardest hit Michigan city of all.
I can only Wish that they announce retooling for the New 7 or 8 speed transmissions, but with the Gov. there, probably Tax abatements!
What the he’ll does the government have to do with it
Transmissions that would be in Toledo OH.
Good trucks perhaps but look just like the old ones. Any wonder why the F series still eats their lunch.
What is the m oust important full size truck segment?
1/2 trucks! I hope that didn’t take very long!
There are more 1/2 ton trucks sold in the US then any other type of truck sold!
Of all the companies that sell 1/2 trucks which one do you think sells the most 1/2 ton trucks?
GM not ford!
When you lump all truck sells in the total from 1/2,3/4,1 Ton! 450,550,650 and so it doesn’t really tell the whole story!
Ever since the Fall Guy, there wasn’t really a reason to drive anything else.
And now the 6.2 spanks the Ecoboost not only in balls but also at the pump. All hail the venerable small block V8.
The new paint shop is old news. Since the announcement is taking place at Flint, the best guess is that it has something to do with trucks. The Flint plant supposedly has a lot of vacant space where the 560 medium duty line was. The statement says the announcement is about manufacturing. Here’s a wild guess- maybe a joint venture with Isuzu for commercial trucks?
Drive one and then talk. The MAJOR changes in the interior alone are dramatic. The drive is just as improved. Truck buyers don’t want major styling changes, it’s a truck so there is only so much you can do. Sales numbers (+20% in Nov.) and increased ATP’s prove that the new truck IS appealing.
Flint certainly got an awful hit. Anything that improves production and creates jobs will be a great thing.