GM to Cut Pontiac, 21,000 Jobs

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GM to Cut Pontiac, 21,000 Jobs
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Mon, 04-27-2009 - 11:01am

My heart goes out to all those people without jobs. :(


http://www.wxyz.com/news/local/story/GM-to-Cut-Pontiac-21-000-Jobs/kYLlxaZ6t0KZbtFj5yAwEw.cspx


General Motors says it will cut 21,000 hourly jobs and the entire Pontiac brand in what is being called a major restructuring effort.

Under the plan, GM will cut hourly employees from about 61,000  to around 40,000 in 2010. That represents about 1/3 of the total hourly workforce, and is between 7,000 and 8,000 more workers than the previously announced cuts.

The company will also be cutting about 1/3 of their plants by 2012. The plan calls for them to have 34 plants when the restructuring is complete. That's down from the current total of 47. No details are yet known on what plants will be cut.

GM will also cut 14 nameplates from their current total of 48, leaving them with 34. Again, no details on which nameplates will be cut, but it presumably includes all of Pontiac's nameplates. The company says it will concentrate on its core brands of Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and GMC. It is also accelerating plans for Saturn and Hummer, with decisions expected on those brands by the end of 2009.

The company's dealerships will also be slashed by 42%, to about 3,000. GM currently has over 6,000 dealers.

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Registered: 03-18-2000
Mon, 05-04-2009 - 4:26pm

"The numbers are expressed in fatalities per million cars, both for drivers of particular models and for the drivers of the cars they hit."


The figures from the site you've posted do not

 


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Registered: 03-23-2003
Mon, 05-04-2009 - 4:40pm

Like you, I honestly don't understand how people can like those ugly Hummers.


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Registered: 03-23-2003
Mon, 05-04-2009 - 4:54pm

The rear seats are very small from the picture. I guess if your family is unusually short, a car like that could work.


Sorry, but the picture is misleading.


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Registered: 03-23-2003
Mon, 05-04-2009 - 5:24pm

Tell me you support reduced speed limits and the "safety" card will have far more credibility since not only does "55 save lives" but it also greatly improves vehicle mpg, REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE SIZE.


Very true! Wouldn't break my heart to see the speed limit drop back to 55!


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