DETROIT — Strong sales of medium duty commercial trucks is prompting General Motors Corp. to add a second production shift at its Flint truck assembly plant.
The plant, which also builds full-size pickup trucks, currently operates on a single shift, employing 3,370 workers.
GM won’t be hiring any new workers to staff the second shift, company spokesman Dan Flores said, but will draw from a pool of idled workers and employees from other plants.
It’s not clear, he said, how many additional positions would need to be filled when the second shift goes into operation in September.
Demand for GM’s medium duty commercial trucks is running far ahead of last year’s sales pace. About 12,500 units have been sold this year. In 2003, GM sold 20,906 medium duty trucks, Flores said.
“Commercial trucks are used as a tool by businesses to generate revenue,” said Flores, “so it’s just one sign the economy is picking up, because businesses are starting to spend more money.”
Source: The Detroit News
The plant, which also builds full-size pickup trucks, currently operates on a single shift, employing 3,370 workers.
GM won’t be hiring any new workers to staff the second shift, company spokesman Dan Flores said, but will draw from a pool of idled workers and employees from other plants.
It’s not clear, he said, how many additional positions would need to be filled when the second shift goes into operation in September.
Demand for GM’s medium duty commercial trucks is running far ahead of last year’s sales pace. About 12,500 units have been sold this year. In 2003, GM sold 20,906 medium duty trucks, Flores said.
“Commercial trucks are used as a tool by businesses to generate revenue,” said Flores, “so it’s just one sign the economy is picking up, because businesses are starting to spend more money.”
Source: The Detroit News
