They're not closing plants cause they're not selling cars. They're doing it cause they want to build outside the US. GMK is doing much better & is a bigger profit margin. If it was the case, they would just re-tool the plants like they did at mine when they brought the Camaro back to the US. This strictly "we're going to get out of the US" move. They changed over the lines while we were still in the plant! It took all of 4 months to do this.
They did a similar move with the Encore & Envision. Most cars are on the same platform. It isn't hard. She is simply pushing her weight, they're moving people at the VEC, which makes no sense if it's cause of those cars not selling. They have a few plants in mind where the new cars will be built.
They set themselves up for this long ago. This is about the future & more profits. Which can't be made in the US. I've seen this a few times being here. As this goes along, it will become clear.
They been had this plan laid out a few ways, they was going to build the Blazer there, but no....She is focusing on where Trump stumped!
I took these at the VEC this summer.. A Retool at Lordstown would've been done before the new year
THEY CAN JUST RETOOL THE PLANT!
Another thing, cars never was a big portion of GM sales, they can't compete with Toyota & Honda in this segment. Now Kia & Hyundai are whooping their ass too.
China is now GM's largest market, that's where they wanna build cars.