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To: BWAC who wrote (119055)	4/28/2008 4:29:21 PM
From: Giordano Bruno	Respond to of 306849

Have I mentioned Smart Cars come with air bags? GM To Cut Full-Size Truck Production - Quick Facts [GM] 4/28/2008 4:22:17 PM General Motors Corp. (GM) announced that it is eliminating one shift of production at its full-size pickup truck assembly plants in Pontiac, Mich.; Flint, Mich.; and Oshawa, Ontario; and its full-size SUV assembly plant in Janesville, Wis. The decisions were made to bring production capacity more in line with market demand. Under this plan, approximately 88,000 units of full-size pickup and 50,000 units of full-size SUV production will be removed from GM's North American production capacity for the remainder of the 2008 calendar year. According to GM, the full-size pickup truck and full-size SUV segments have softened for the entire industry - down 15% and 26%, respectively, through the first quarter of 2008. Troy Clarke, president GM North America, said, "With rising fuel prices, a softening economy, and a downward trend on current and future market demand for full-size trucks, a significant adjustment was needed to align our production with market realities. This is a difficult move, but we remain committed to retaining and growing our leadership position in the full- size truck market." Clarke added that the company is continuing to explore options to increase car and crossover production, but there are no changes to car production at this time. The full-size truck production cuts will result in lower staffing requirements at all four plants, and those details will be worked out over the next several weeks with the UAW and CAW.