Official: GM investing $380 million at Wentzville plant for next-gen Chevy Colorado production

Posted on November 3, 2011 by admin

Filed under: Truck , Plants/Manufacturing , Chevrolet , GM , Earnings/Financials Not long after General Motors confirmed that the new global Chevrolet Colorado pickup will, in fact, be offered in the United States , The General has announced that the midsize truck will be built at its Wentzville, Missouri facility. GM is investing $380 million at the plant for retooling and equipment upgrades, and it says this injection of cash will create or retain 1,260 jobs. Specific details about the next-gen North American Chevrolet Colorado are still unclear, but elsewhere in the world, buyers are treated to a 2.8-liter turbo-diesel four-cylinder under the hood.

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Report: Chrysler to idle three plants early for summer shutdown due to parts shortage

Posted on May 16, 2011 by admin

Filed under: SUV , Truck , Plants/Manufacturing , Chrysler , Dodge , Jeep 2011 Ram 1500 Tradesman – Click above for high-res image gallery Other than the temporary shut down of General Motors ‘ Shreveport, Louisiana plant and the loss of some paint colors , domestic automakers haven’t yet felt the brunt of parts shortages due to the March 11 earthquake in Japan. According to a report from The Detroit Free Press , that changes shortly for Chrysler . Spokeswoman Jodi Tinson tells the Freep that three plants will idle earlier than expected in an effort to “conserve parts from suppliers impacted by the situation in Japan.” Chrysler’s Warren Truck plant, which builds the Ram 1500 and Dakota , and Toledo North, which builds the Jeep Liberty and Dodge Nitro , will both shut down for the weeks of June 20 and June 27. The original plan was for the plants to go idle for the weeks of July 11 and July 18.

How GM avoided its own disaster after Japanese quake

Posted on May 13, 2011 by admin

Filed under: Etc. , Japan , Plants/Manufacturing , GM While Toyota has been one of the automakers hardest hit by the tragic Japanese earthquake , tsunami and nuclear disasters in March of this year, nearly every auto company on the planet felt its impact. Thanks to a global, tight-laced network of interconnected suppliers, manufacturers were left scrambling to make up gaps in the parts chain when Japan’s manufacturing mechanism ground to a halt.

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Report: Ford feels Japan quake effect with shortage of red, black paint

Posted on March 26, 2011 by admin

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , Ford 2010 Ford Taurus SHO – Click above for high-res image gallery Due to a pigment shortage stemming from the March 11 earthquake in Japan, Ford has had to stop taking new orders for cars in Tuxedo Black, and is limiting orders of three shades of red. Officials from Ford say they’re working on another source for the pigment as you read this, and have enough cars in each color to satisfy demand until production resumes. The paint shortage affects the F-150 and Super Duty lines of pickups, as well as the Explorer , the Expedition , Focus , Taurus and the Lincoln MKS and Navigator .

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GM unveils next-gen Chevrolet Colorado ahead of Bangkok debut

Posted on March 21, 2011 by admin

Filed under: Truck , Chevrolet , Misc. Auto Shows , Diesel Chevrolet Colorado show truck – Click above for high-res image gallery Behold, the next-generation Chevrolet Colorado . Sort of. General Motors has yanked back the sheets on what the company is calling a show truck at the Bangkok International Motor Show

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GM plant shut down due to Japanese parts delay

Posted on March 19, 2011 by admin

Filed under: Truck , Etc. , Plants/Manufacturing , Chevrolet , GMC 2010 Chevrolet Colorado – Click above for high-res image gallery General Motors has announced that the automaker is stopping production at its Shreveport, Louisiana assembly plant next week due to a parts shortage caused by the ongoing tragedy in Japan. The facility is responsible for building both the GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado pickup trucks, though GM says that it currently has enough vehicles manufactured to meet consumer demand for the time being. In an issued statement, GM doesn’t make mention of exactly which parts are being delayed due to the earthquake and tsunami events, but as Kicking Tires points out, however, both trucks are available with a five-speed manual transmission built by the Japanese manufacturer Aisin

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