Big News: Leaked Future GM Product & Production Plans!

[Perian]

Source: www.wsj.com

Page 11 is a blockbuster!!!

http://online.wsj.com/public/resourc...0928_terms.pdf

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Here are the details of 16 plant commitments made by General Motors to the UAW, as outlined in documents the UAW provided to local unions today:


Arlington, Texas — GMT 900 truck and SUV continued until 2012, C3XX full-sized truck and SUV replacement beginning 2013.


Bowling Green, Ky. — Corvette and Cadillac XLR continue until 2011, Corvette and XLR replacement product beginning 2012.


Detroit/Hamtramck, Mich. — Buick Lucerne and Cadillac DTS continue until 2010, Global Delta MPV7 beginning in 2009, Global Delta Volt beginning in 2010, Global Epsilon Chevrolet beginning in 2012.


Fairfax, Kan. — Chevrolet Malibu and Saturn Aura continue until 2011, Global Epsilon Buick and Saturn beginning in 2009, Chevrolet large 4-door notchback beginning in 2010.


Flint, Mich. — GMT 900 full-sized truck and heavy-duty commercial cab until 2011, GMT 900 medium-duty truck continues until 2008, C3XX full-sized truck and heavy-duty commercial cab beginning in 2012


Fort Wayne, Ind. — GMT 900 full-sized and light-duty pickup continues though 2011, C3XX full-sized truck and light-duty pickup replacement product beginning in 2012.


Janesville, Wis. — GMT 900 full-sized truck and SUV continues until 2012, medium-duty truck continues until 2009, C3XX full-sized truck and SUV replacement for current GMT 900 full-sized truck and SUV products beginning in 2013.


Lansing/Delta Township, Mich. — GMC, Saturn and Buick Lambda products continue until 2011, GMC, Saturn and Buick Lambda replacement products beginning in 2012, Chevrolet Lambda product beginning in 2011.


Lansing, Mich., Grand River — Cadillac CTS, Cadillac STS and Cadillac SRX continue through 2009, Cadillac CTS wagon and Cadillac CTS coupe beginning in 2009, Zeta products (two styles) beginning in 2011.


Lordstown, Ohio — Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 continue through 2009, Global Gamma 4-door notchback beginning in 2010, Global Alpha (2 styles) beginning in 2011.


Orion, Mich. — Pontiac G6 continues through 2013.


Pontiac, Mich. — GMT 900 full-sized light-duty pickup and heavy-duty pickup continue through 2011, C3XX full-sized truck, light-duty pickup and heavy-duty pickup beginning in 2012.


Shreveport, La. — H3, H3T, Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon continue through 2011, H3 and H3T replacement beginning in 2011


Spring Hill, Tenn. — Chevrolet Lambda continues through 2012, Theta Epsilon SUV beginning in 2011, next-generation Chevrolet Lambda replacement product – demand and business-case dependent beyond 2012.


Wentzville, Mo. — Chevrolet and GMC large vans continue through the product lifecycle, beyond 2012, next-generation Chevrolet and GMC large vans replacement for the current product – demand and business-case dependent beyond 2012.


Wilmington, Del. — Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky continue until 2012.

UAW Releases GM Contract Details (24 Pages pdf)
UAW Reveals New 'Alpha' Platform Plans

[Perian]

How about that?

Two years of news released in one simple report.

GM must be really happy!

Go UAW!

[CobaltSScrazy]

Originally Posted by Perian

Lordstown will get Gamma sedan after Cobalt/G5.

GMT900s will go until at least 2013 before redesign.

Looks like the Malibu/Aura will spurn a Buick sedan in 2009.

Redesigned Corvette hits in 2012.

Caddy XLR will stay and be redesigned in 2012.

nope. buick sedan on epsilon 2, first product on ep 2.

CTS COUPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG! built in 09 as a 2010 model or ??? hmm, maybe get a Cobalt Turbo for a year or two and then upgrade to CTS coupe!

CobaltSScrazy

[DuSpinnst]

Originally Posted by Perian

Lordstown will get Gamma sedan after Cobalt/G5.

GMT900s will go until at least 2013 before redesign.

Looks like the Malibu/Aura will spurn a Buick sedan in 2009.

Redesigned Corvette hits in 2012.

Caddy XLR will stay and be redesigned in 2012.

"Large 4-Door Chevy in Fairfax starting in 2010 - Probably FWD - So the RWD Impala may be toast.

2010 could be an extended Malibu. The rest of this stuff (minus the Gamma) I've been saying for months.

[GM-10]

Hamtramck scored big. I guess they want the new pride of GM (The Volt) to actually be built in Detroit.

I think that's quite fitting.

[Phoenix]

RWD Impala better not be toast.

Searching for Pontiac...

[DuSpinnst]

Global Epsilon Chevy is the new Malibu on Epsilon II in Hamtramik.

Acadia dies, Traverse goes to LDT.

LGR gets the Park Avenue and DTS/STS.

Lordstown gets BLS, and RWD Pontiac (looks like it won't be called G6)/Torana

[GM-10]

Originally Posted by DuSpinnst

Global Epsilon Chevy is the new Malibu on Epsilon II in Hamtramik.

Acadia dies, Traverse goes to LDT.

LGR gets the Park Avenue and DTS/STS.

Lordstown gets BLS, and RWD Pontiac (looks like it won't be called G6)/Torana

Acadia dies? Where?

[Perian]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

RWD Impala better not be toast.

Do you think they would slot a vehicle between the Malibu and Impala?

Perhaps the return of the Malibu Maxx?

[DuSpinnst]

Originally Posted by GM-10

Acadia dies? Where?

Oh wait, I see GMC now. The LDT one is damn tough to read.

[megeebee]

Wow. So the Cadillac Zeta car(s) will be built at Grand River, though not for 3 years yet. I didn't realize Grand River was that flexible. Good.

The "Theta Epsilon", which I take to be the Cadillac "BRX", will be built in Spring Hill.

It doesn't look like the Colorado/Canyon twins are long for this world.

And I see the "alpha" cars slated for Lordstown. I suspect a heavy revamping of that plant is in order.

[DuSpinnst]

Originally Posted by Perian

Do you think they would slot a vehicle between the Malibu and Impala?

Perhaps the return of the Malibu Maxx?

Notchback is what the Maxx was.

[1487]

is gamma RWD or RWD?

[DuSpinnst]

Originally Posted by megeebee

Wow. So the Cadillac Zeta car(s) will be built at Grand River, though not for 3 years yet. I didn't realize Grand River was that flexible. Good.

The "Theta Epsilon", which I take to be the Cadillac "BRX", will be built in Spring Hill.

It doesn't look like the Colorado/Canyon twins are long for this world.

They get redone in 2013. When you se GXXXX that is a truck platform.

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Perian

Do you think they would slot a vehicle between the Malibu and Impala?

Perhaps the return of the Malibu Maxx?

Possibly, or a larger FWD sedan if they are worried about losing the current FWD Impala buyers.

Originally Posted by DuSpinnst

Lordstown gets BLS, and RWD Pontiac (looks like it won't be called G6)/Torana

Hopefully real names return like Grand Am or Tempest, I think Torana would be a cool name though.