Target: Ford

[SnakeEyeSS]

got this from TruckTrend.com:

GM Expanding Full-Size Pickup Production [5/10/02]

General Motors has announced plans to further strengthen its truck leadership by expanding production of the award-winning Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickups at its Pontiac, Michigan, truck assembly plant. The Pontiac plant will add a third shift of production later this fall. "Market demand is driving GM to expand production of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra - two cornerstone products behind GM’s market place resurgence," says Gary Cowger, President of GM North America. "Once again GM and the UAW demonstrate what can be achieved by working together to build high quality, must-have products."

 

The added capacity at Pontiac is expected to increase the plant’s production by more than 30 percent. Over a full calendar year of three-shift production, Pontiac Assembly will have the capacity to build approximately 100,000 more full-size pickups than are currently produced on two shifts of production. In 2001, Pontiac built more than 208,500 full-size pickups.

 

 

Hopefully, Silverado alone will blow Ford sales away this year, So they can't use the "F-150 is the best seller" slogan anymore, in any way.

[GreenRado]

Here's keeping our fingers crossed!!!  

 

I know GM has been wittling away at Ford/Lincoln market share w/ the Tahoe/Yukon, so why not Pick'em ups?

[pacodiablo]

imo sales alone just show who advertises more.  repeat buyers are what really determine if the vehicle is good.

 

anyway, i sure hope this plan isn't for the ugly butt new (2003) ones, if it is GM is making a mistake