Merry Christmas: Envoy, Trailblazer, 9-7X plant closing Dec. 23rd

October 6 2008 by in cars |No Comments

Filed under: SUVs, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Chevrolet, GMC, Saab, UAW/Unions
Looks like that Moraine, Ohio plant that was going to be shut down next year is actually going to be shuttered on December 23rd, just in time for Christmas. This is the plant responsible for production of the GMC Envoy, Chevy Trailblazer and Saab 9-7X. The General had [...]

Embattled Oshawa plant to get GM hybrid truck production, will still close in 2009

June 26 2008 by in cars |No Comments

Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Plants/Manufacturing, Chevrolet

GM’s Oshawa Truck plant has been slated for closure in 2009, but GM has announced that the embattled plant will still build the Silverado Two-Mode hybrid beginning later this year. The move was well received by the CAW, which hasn’t exactly been playing nice with the General since it got word [...]