EveryJoe » Sierra hybrid http://www.everyjoe.com Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:12:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 GM reverses decision, hybrid trucks in Oshawa http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/gm-reverses-decision-hybrid-trucks-in-oshawa-337/ http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/gm-reverses-decision-hybrid-trucks-in-oshawa-337/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:06:08 +0000 Hilary http://www.ecofriendlydriver.com/gm-reverses-decision-hybrid-trucks-in-oshawa/ Post from: EveryJoe

GM reverses decision, hybrid trucks in Oshawa

]]> Hybrid SilveradoFinally we get some good news. While the Canadian Auto Workers union says the hybrid truck line won’t be enough to boost plant production to full time, they feel it’s a victory … and so do I. When truck sales are falling for the first time in nearly 20 years and hybrid sales are through the roof, it only makes sense for GM to continue their hybrid truck production.

Best case scenario? Demand picks up and they boost production. Worst case scenario? They don’t sell, and GM closes the plant in the not-so-distant future.

The Silverado and Sierra hybrids are expected out by the end of 2008. The new two-mode hybrid system should boost fuel efficiency by 40% during city driving. You can find out more here.

Source: CTV.ca, NewCarTestDrive.com

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GM reverses decision, hybrid trucks in Oshawa

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GM to Stop Making Hummers??

]]> I never thought this day would come. At a time when gas prices are really beginning to affect the way people live, not just drive, GM is closing truck and SUV plants (including the plant in Oshawa, Ontario where the hybrid Silverado/Sierras were going to be made! Grumble. Grumble.)
Hummer concept
CEO Rick Wagoner claims the company is reviewing the Hummer’s future.
In light of a lack of interest for purchasing Hummer, GM may settle for redesigning the SUVs to much smaller scales (a la, the HX).
Read More Here

It makes sense to me that they’d scrap their vehicles that aren’t selling, and redesign classics to meet modern needs … but Why close a hybrid truck plant when gas prices are driving sales down? I know GM has made the Volt their #1 priority, but trucks are functional vehicles people are going to need, and they’re going to buy, but they’re not going to have better options. (Especially while they’re making hybrid SUVs that aren’t selling.)

Source: Car and Driver

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