Just reported on ABC7; GM is soon to be closing 9 assembly plants and 3 parts plants, which is said to effect 30,000 employees.


For those of you that already have inside info of all this stuff, sue me

 

Yeah, its on cnn also. They are not saying which plants though.

 

Just for the record, it is 3 assembly plants and 9 total facilities.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/21/news...ex.htm?cnn=yes

 

Yea how is this gonna affect the production of the new Camaro???

 

Either it's going in at Wilmington, or Oshawa in CY2009 (probably the latter). I don't like the sounds of this...

 

Yeah, me neither....

this can't be good....

 

Unless GM is keeping things close to the vest, it won't be Oshawa #2, as that is now scheduled to close when the LaCrosse and Grand Prix products die after the 2008 model year.

Wilmington and Detroit-Hamtramck would seem to be the most under-utilized car plants, and likely candidates for new RWD production. I'm surprised that GM kept 2+ full-size SUV plants (Janesville and Arlington), and 3+ pickup truck plants (Oshawa #3, Pontiac East, Fort Wayne) - Silao, Mexico, used to be primarily SUV's but now also produces pickups.

 

Sad but inevitable really.

 

Can anyone itemize the products that are manufactured at the affected facilities? Viewing the video clip on msnbc Wagoner states that several of these closings coincide with end of product life cycle.

What I was able to decipher... Six assembly sites affected. Total assembly capacity to be brought down to 4.2 million units, this includes the New delta Township site to start in 2006. 5 assembly plants shut down by 2008.

Oklahoma City - early 2006
*GMT360 - Chevrolet Trailblazer XL, GMC Envoy XL

Lansing Craft Centre - mid 2006
*Chevrolet SSR

Spring Hill Line 1 - late 2006
*Saturn Ion - there's a new Opel Astra-based model coming, most likely to be built either at Lordstown, OH (if they can find the capacity) or Lake Orion, MI.

Doraville – 2008
*Minivans - New platform crossovers and minivans to be produced at Delta Township

Oshawa Car Complex
-Plant #1 third shift - second half 2006
*Chevrolet Impala, Chevrolet Monte Carlo
-Plant #2 - 2008
*Buick LaCrosse, Pontiac Grand Prix

Moraine third shift - 2006
*GMT360 - Trailblazer, Envoy, Rainier, 9-7

Can someone assist to fill in the blanks above on what product will be affected by the closures noted?

 

Not to sound bad here, but with GM's current financial state, is this a surprise to anyone? When the business struggles, it usually cuts off fat. Unfort. that means lots of jobs affecting lots of people, which sux big time

 

OKC - XL versions of Trailblazer and Envoy - these are either dead with the advent of the new full-size SUV's, or will move to Moraine, OH (most likely the former).
LCC - SSR only, say goodbye. There is another plant (Grand River) in Lansing which builds the CTS/STS/SRX, and it's NOT closing. Ditto the new Delta Township plant, which will build the new crossovers and minivans (not open yet).
Spring Hill #1: Saturn Ion - there's a new Opel Astra-based model coming, most likely to be built either at Lordstown, OH (if they can find the capacity) or Lake Orion, MI.
Doraville, GA - those useless minivans. Replacements to be built at Delta Township.
Oshawa #1 - Impala, Monte Carlo
Oshawa #2 - LaCrosse, Grand Prix
Moraine, OH - Trailblazer, Envoy, Rainier, 9-7, et. al.

 

Thanks for the info ZaphoBeeblebrox. I've edited the list I created with the info you supplied.

If there's anymore details pass them on and I'll add as needed.

Thanks

 

That's the first I've heard of this

 

Cutting a shift at Oshawa 1. Do they think the current Impala won't/doesn't sell as well as the last one?

 

or perhaps the MC won't sell at its current level.