Plant closing in Oshawa a suburb of T.O.
2019 Might be a rough year (GM shutting down five plants and more)
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Coworkers and I were talking about this during lunch.
This country is not going to make (manufacture) anything anymore. Used to be when you could walk from your highschool graduation to a manufacturing plant and be set for 30 - 40 years with a nice pension at the end. Talk to your kids and educate them on industries that will stand the test of time.
This country is not going to make (manufacture) anything anymore. Used to be when you could walk from your highschool graduation to a manufacturing plant and be set for 30 - 40 years with a nice pension at the end. Talk to your kids and educate them on industries that will stand the test of time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/mone...otors-chevrolet-volt-cruze-impala/2114114002/
GM to kill Chevrolet Volt, Cruze, Impala as Americans ditch passenger cars
Nathan Bomey, USA TODAYPublished 11:20 a.m. ET Nov. 26, 2018 | Updated 4:22 p.m. ET Nov. 26, 2018
General Motors will close three assembly plants by the end of 2019, and lay off up to 5,600 workers.USA TODAY, USA TODAY
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General Motors is killing several passenger cars, including the Chevrolet Volt and Chevrolet Cruze, two compact vehicles that were held up as examples of the automaker's post-bankruptcy revival.
The move — part of a sweeping cost-cutting plan unveiled Monday — comes as Americans are abandoning passenger cars in favor of crossovers, SUVs and pickups.
The automaker will no longer make the Volt semi-electric car and the Cruze compact sedan for sale in North America beginning in March, Chevy spokesman Kevin Kelly confirmed.
GM will also discontinue the Chevrolet Impala full-size car, the company confirmed. It will end U.S. production in March and Canadian production in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Kelly declined to say whether the company would sell any of those products in markets outside North America.
The company will also end U.S. sales of the Cadillac XTS and Buick LaCrosse luxury cars after production ends in March. And the Cadillac CT6 will be killed off in the U.S. after mid-2019, though it will continue to be sold in China.
More: GM poised to close plants in Michigan, Ohio, Maryland, will cut 15% of salaried workers
More: America's love affair with pickups gets new midsize dimension: Here comes Gladiator, Ranger
General Motors announced plans to close three assembly plants, one each in Michigan, Ohio and Ontario before the end of 2019. Wochit
The moves are part of a sweeping $6 billion cost-cutting plan announced Monday. GM is poised to close plants in Michigan, Ohio, Maryland and Canada, and cut 15 percent of its salaried workforce.
The Volt's demise comes about 10 years after the semi-electric vehicle's production model debuted. The automaker trumpeted the Volt for years as a symbol of its alternative propulsion expertise, but the company has since pivoted toward building fully battery-powered cars. The Volt still had a small gas engine paired with its battery pack.
Mike Ramsey, mobility and transportation analyst for Gartner, said the Volt was "a beautiful design" and a sensible solution for its time. But he said pure battery-powered cars are ultimately a better solution than plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, like the Volt, which compromise on battery range to make way for a small gas engine.
"The only one that really surprises me is the volt and even then I understand the rationale," Ramsey said. "They’re basically saying that halfway doesn’t work — we’re going all the way."
Like the Volt, the Cruze was also described for years as an illustration of GM's recovery after its federal bailout and bankruptcy. GM's decision to locate Cruze production in Ohio breathed new life into the Lordstown plant and was hailed by President Barack Obama's administration as reflective of the auto industry's revival.
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But sales eventually plunged as the entire industry struggled to sell cars.
The old GM would have heavily discounted the Cruze and other models to keep them alive, Autotrader analyst Michelle Krebs said. But that would have compromised profits, which are ultimately critical to keeping the company alive and thriving.
"They just don’t do that anymore," Krebs said. "They have shown a lot more discipline since the Great Recession."
In the first nine months of 2018, U.S. sales of the Volt fell 15.9 percent to 12,664 units, compared with a year earlier. During the same period:
• Cruze sales fell 26.5 percent to 109,662.
• Impala sales declined 13.4 percent to 43,952.
• CT6 sales fell 10.6 percent to 7,240.
• XTS sales rose 15.9 percent to 12,664.
• LaCrosse sales fell 14.2 percent to 13,409.
Altogether, during the first nine months of the year GM sold 199,591 units of the vehicles to be discontinued.
That's less than half of the Chevy Silverado, GM's most popular model.
GM to kill Chevrolet Volt, Cruze, Impala as Americans ditch passenger cars
Nathan Bomey, USA TODAYPublished 11:20 a.m. ET Nov. 26, 2018 | Updated 4:22 p.m. ET Nov. 26, 2018
General Motors will close three assembly plants by the end of 2019, and lay off up to 5,600 workers.USA TODAY, USA TODAY
TWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE
General Motors is killing several passenger cars, including the Chevrolet Volt and Chevrolet Cruze, two compact vehicles that were held up as examples of the automaker's post-bankruptcy revival.
The move — part of a sweeping cost-cutting plan unveiled Monday — comes as Americans are abandoning passenger cars in favor of crossovers, SUVs and pickups.
The automaker will no longer make the Volt semi-electric car and the Cruze compact sedan for sale in North America beginning in March, Chevy spokesman Kevin Kelly confirmed.
GM will also discontinue the Chevrolet Impala full-size car, the company confirmed. It will end U.S. production in March and Canadian production in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Kelly declined to say whether the company would sell any of those products in markets outside North America.
The company will also end U.S. sales of the Cadillac XTS and Buick LaCrosse luxury cars after production ends in March. And the Cadillac CT6 will be killed off in the U.S. after mid-2019, though it will continue to be sold in China.
More: GM poised to close plants in Michigan, Ohio, Maryland, will cut 15% of salaried workers
More: America's love affair with pickups gets new midsize dimension: Here comes Gladiator, Ranger
General Motors announced plans to close three assembly plants, one each in Michigan, Ohio and Ontario before the end of 2019. Wochit
The moves are part of a sweeping $6 billion cost-cutting plan announced Monday. GM is poised to close plants in Michigan, Ohio, Maryland and Canada, and cut 15 percent of its salaried workforce.
The Volt's demise comes about 10 years after the semi-electric vehicle's production model debuted. The automaker trumpeted the Volt for years as a symbol of its alternative propulsion expertise, but the company has since pivoted toward building fully battery-powered cars. The Volt still had a small gas engine paired with its battery pack.
Mike Ramsey, mobility and transportation analyst for Gartner, said the Volt was "a beautiful design" and a sensible solution for its time. But he said pure battery-powered cars are ultimately a better solution than plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, like the Volt, which compromise on battery range to make way for a small gas engine.
"The only one that really surprises me is the volt and even then I understand the rationale," Ramsey said. "They’re basically saying that halfway doesn’t work — we’re going all the way."
Like the Volt, the Cruze was also described for years as an illustration of GM's recovery after its federal bailout and bankruptcy. GM's decision to locate Cruze production in Ohio breathed new life into the Lordstown plant and was hailed by President Barack Obama's administration as reflective of the auto industry's revival.
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GM through the years
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An auto worker assembles an SUV chassis at the General Motors auto plant in Arlington, Texas, May 13, 2014. LM Otero, AP
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But sales eventually plunged as the entire industry struggled to sell cars.
The old GM would have heavily discounted the Cruze and other models to keep them alive, Autotrader analyst Michelle Krebs said. But that would have compromised profits, which are ultimately critical to keeping the company alive and thriving.
"They just don’t do that anymore," Krebs said. "They have shown a lot more discipline since the Great Recession."
In the first nine months of 2018, U.S. sales of the Volt fell 15.9 percent to 12,664 units, compared with a year earlier. During the same period:
• Cruze sales fell 26.5 percent to 109,662.
• Impala sales declined 13.4 percent to 43,952.
• CT6 sales fell 10.6 percent to 7,240.
• XTS sales rose 15.9 percent to 12,664.
• LaCrosse sales fell 14.2 percent to 13,409.
Altogether, during the first nine months of the year GM sold 199,591 units of the vehicles to be discontinued.
That's less than half of the Chevy Silverado, GM's most popular model.
The cop car getting discontinued...r.i.p impala
Watch it sucka this has nothing to do with Trump.But, But, But, Trump Said MAGA...
Like GM said people are just not buying passenger cars anymore like they once did, so instead of wasting money making them and not selling them they have decided to discontinue them instead.
They using Explorers and Tahoe’s now
Like I said before this situation with GM has nothing to do with Trump, it's strickly based on GM car sales aren't doing well. Trump has nothing to do with people not buying their cars.
People aren’t buying that trash gm put out. The volt was a major flop, impala sucked after they got rid of the ss. People are buying foreign cars at alarming rates. Gm should be honest our plane Jane looking cars can’t keep up
Fuck you talking about?
Got everything to do with his flaky great pumpkin looking ass. Those plants closing costs jobs. FOH
I see Cruzes, Malibus, and Impalas all over the place, not to mention the Saturn and Buick versions. I don't absolve GM's part in this, but Drumph's policies plays into this as well, don't you think?
So much for MAGA and the Trane plant jobs and GM.
I already know this.
Always hated the way they made the Impala one of their low budget get my kid something for high school type of car. They should've made it a generational line like they do with the Camaro. I LOVED the 94-96 Impalas but the newer ones were garbage. Fuckin Malibus looked better.
Other thing I hate with chevy is that they slap the got damn "SS" badge on everything.
Other thing I hate with chevy is that they slap the got damn "SS" badge on everything.
It's still not Trump fault. He is not out there selling the cars himself. GM need to make more appealing cars for the consumers.Fuck you talking about?
Then in true Trump fashion I’m blaming his ass since he’s the so called potus. Thought he’d keep factories from shutting down like all you white folk thought son. Where all that bullshit he was talking or is GM not an American company? Yea, it’s Trumps fault
This. You can't untrain stupid, unfortunately. I keep thinking about the time that Trump toured an aircraft carrier, and then he was talking about how they showed him how launching was digital, and that dumbass wanted to go back to steam. It's one thing when you individually want to stay in the Stone Age, but when your leader literally has your back, it's a recipe for disaster.
New technology is coming whether the older generation(s) want it or not. Either move forward, or get left behind. Those are the choices.
That is not going to help them because of the steel tariffs
Yep that’s the next thing to drop off forgot about that. Actually this needs to happen because right now the house and prices are a bit inflated
There will be a ripple effect. The closure of these plants will affect the surrounding businesses that depended on the those workers being buyers for their business and services as well. Smaller businesses in the surrounding area will start laying off people as well.
Yeah, with ride sharing, some folks don't even need cars any fucking more. I know it ain't happening in NE Ohio, but most areas have folks moving back to the cities. Fuck they need cars for? Telecommuting is growing too. Young folks got these crazy student loans. Older people with grown kids are just catching on to how convenient that shit is.I think the auto industry as a whole in America is at the end of its road. I feel bad for the people in the supply chain, because their days are coming too. Hell, I work for a tire distributor. Im in the same sea even if I'm not in the same boat. As much as I'd love to lay this at the feet of Trump... Cause his trade war expedited thsee events. The shit was coming regardless, just later down the line had that moron not come along.
I'm sad because the auto industry created allot of the foundation a good number of us were able to grow from, and this is the end. The symbolic nature of it... Not so good.
Industry needs to adapt. They can blame Trump, but shit's been coming.
statements like this can be seen as kicking people when they are down
it wont make them introspective
its more likely to have them double down
and continue to vote for the gop
Oh well they just be living out of a cardboard box
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