GM transfer.....again.

[Topkicker]

This will be my 5th move with GM. Going back to Wentzville,MO with the launch of the new mid-size truck line. Can't go into alot of details but this new ground up truck will be replacing the tired Canyon and Colorado. Several engine options are being looked at including a diesel (for export only most likely), a small block V8 (available in U.S.), and a V6 standard. This new GM truck line is going after the Toyota Tacoma which has dominated the smaller truck market for many years now. Very excited to be a part of the launch and moving back to Missouri. Will miss Ft.Wayne Assembly but not NE Indiana. Too dang cold, flat and windy here for this Georgia native. Ready to see trees instead of corn stalks. Here's a peak at some of the new truck photos that are available. I really like the off-road version.

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[Scooby074]

Nice, especially the one in y our link.. but no diesel for NA.. Missed the boat!

 

[timswi]

Good luck TK...Don't lose your internet connection!!!...Hope you enjoy the new gig and location.

 

[Monster5601]

Nice, especially the one in y our link.. but no diesel for NA.. Missed the boat!

I retired from GM Powertrain in 2006 and even back then, GM was playing with four cylinder diesels in mid-size vehicles. At the time, it was the Saturn View and mid-size trucks. Nothing ever came of it for reason I don't know.

They recently released a diesel version of the Chevy Cruise but the up-charge for the diesel option is MSRP $7K. If diesels are going to make it in to our market, either they need to find a less-expensive method to scrub the exhaust or the government needs to relax the diesel emissions requirements.

 

[Renze]

They recently released a diesel version of the Chevy Cruise but the up-charge for the diesel option is MSRP $7K. If diesels are going to make it in to our market, either they need to find a less-expensive method to scrub the exhaust or the government needs to relax the diesel emissions requirements.

they just need to lower the prices on them, so more of them get sold. Here in europe the price difference between gas and diesel is nowhere near 7000 dollar, though we have a 40% extra tax on new vehicles. that makes the difference in extra price for diesel, percentually even higher than in the USA.

 

[JESSE1]

I wonder what's going to happen to the GM plant in Shreveport, LA? They built Colorados there. It may already be shut down. Dana Corp in Longview, Tx built frames for those trucks, I believe it's shut down or going to shut down.

 

[rrrkkk]

I bought my last goverment notors vehicle, I now drive Ford's

 

[Diamondpilot]

Good luck to you. I know what you are going through. My job is about to disappear for me after 14 years for me and 34 for the department.

Chris

 

[crashz]

My inside guy is leaving the Fort Wayne plant?

Best of luck with the move, transfer and new truck line!


Chris- sorry to hear about your job. Will you look for another position as a pilot? I swear that the economy is getting worse, not better. People (including myself) are simply doing more work for less pay.

 

[houstonscott]

Missed boat, looking for 2.5L high pressure diesel. One way overbuilt. Frame twice as thick steal, body panels twice as thick, every part over engineered by twice. Want AG model, with simple no frills interior. AC, radio and not much more.

HS

 

[Topkicker]

I wonder what's going to happen to the GM plant in Shreveport, LA? They built Colorados there. It may already be shut down. Dana Corp in Longview, Tx built frames for those trucks, I believe it's shut down or going to shut down.

Yes. Shreveport is closing. It's sad to see another GM North American plant shut down. I started with GM in my home state of Georgia. It announced the closing of it back in 06. I left there and went to Arlington Assembly in TX. It's even more sad to see GM building new plants in China when there is so many Americans willing and wanting a job here.

 

[Topkicker]

My inside guy is leaving the Fort Wayne plant?

Best of luck with the move, transfer and new truck line!


Chris- sorry to hear about your job. Will you look for another position as a pilot? I swear that the economy is getting worse, not better. People (including myself) are simply doing more work for less pay.

Thanks. No worries. I still have a lot of friends and contacts in Ft. Wayne. The new trucks are pretty much ironed out and ready for full line build process. Units are already being built for sale to fill pre-orders.

 

[Topkicker]

Good luck to you. I know what you are going through. My job is about to disappear for me after 14 years for me and 34 for the department.

Chris

Dang, Chris. I hate to hear that. Hopefully you won't have any trouble finding another job w your skill. This move for me is by choice. They offered and I took it. I worked in MO before coming here. Just like the area much better. Y'all Hoosiers have too long of Winters for me.

 

[300UGUY]

Good luck to you. I know what you are going through. My job is about to disappear for me after 14 years for me and 34 for the department.

Chris

A neighbor of mine was laid off from GM's aviation department. They cut way back ( eliminated ) the corporate fleet during the crash. Last I heard, he was working down south someplace.

 

[300UGUY]

Yes. Shreveport is closing. It's sad to see another GM North American plant shut down. I started with GM in my home state of Georgia. It announced the closing of it back in 06. I left there and went to Arlington Assembly in TX. It's even more sad to see GM building new plants in China when there is so many Americans willing and wanting a job here.

Are they importing any vehicles from China?

 

[bdeboer]

Congratulations and good luck with the move, can't imagine what it would be like after 12 years in current house and 20 in the local area.

Are they shipping 2014 extended cabs to dealers yet?

 

[Diamondpilot]

My inside guy is leaving the Fort Wayne plant?

Best of luck with the move, transfer and new truck line!

Chris- sorry to hear about your job. Will you look for another position as a pilot? I swear that the economy is getting worse, not better. People (including myself) are simply doing more work for less pay.

Yes, I will. My company was actually doing good. We make beer and wine bottles and when times are tough our business gets better. Problem is we got sold for 1.7 billion. The new owner did not want our current plane so it was sold. Cheap! The new owner will not be officially in place for about a month and they say they want a plane but are not sure on a timeline. I am not holding my breath or wating around so it may be time for a move.

Chris

 

[Topkicker]

Are they importing any vehicles from China?

Most of the GM vehicles imported here to the States are from either Mexico, Canada, or Korea. The new Buick Encore is from Korea along with the Chevy Spark. The Cadillac XTS began production in China this past Febuary. The XTS is also built in Canada where the U.S. gets their inventory from. Here's an article where GM is building four new plants in China. GM to open 4 new assembly plants in China by end of 2015 | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

 

[Topkicker]

Congratulations and good luck with the move, can't imagine what it would be like after 12 years in current house and 20 in the local area.

Are they shipping 2014 extended cabs to dealers yet?

The only units reaching dealers are currently sold to pre-order individuals. The plant will be working hard to stock dealer inventory next month.

 

[CLinton_in_FL]

Yes. Shreveport is closing. It's sad to see another GM North American plant shut down. I started with GM in my home state of Georgia. It announced the closing of it back in 06. I left there and went to Arlington Assembly in TX. It's even more sad to see GM building new plants in China when there is so many Americans willing and wanting a job here.

They are wanting a job, but not wanting to do the work for the pay they offer. People now, want a ton of money to do nothing. I blame parents who do not instil the "work hard get paid" attitude. Ask any contractor here in Florida, the hard working people speak Spanish, because they can not find an American to work hard and do a good job and get paid for what they do. It is pathetic. I will not even go into the whole union thing. I worked for a large union company. It was pathetic that people had zero work ethic because "they were paid by the hour" . Not to mention they could flat out steel something, and get their job back because they were not the worst one in the pool to be fired at that moment. I guess I should say, hard working people have jobs, and can get a job if something happens to their current one. Others cant.