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GM CEO: Won't change production plans despite Trump tweet
Associated Press ^ | Jan. 8, 2017 9:00 PM EST

Posted on 01/08/2017 6:11:39 PM PST by Olog-hai

General Motors has no plans to change where it produces small cars because of criticism from President-elect Donald Trump, the company’s top executive said Sunday night.

CEO Mary Barra said the auto business has long lead times for where it produces vehicles, with decisions are made two to four years ahead.

Last week Trump threatened on Twitter to slap a border tax on GM for importing the compact Chevrolet Cruze to the U.S. from Mexico. …

(Excerpt) Read more at bigstory.ap.org ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Mexico
KEYWORDS: chevrolet; chevroletcruze; chevy; chevycruze; cruze; gm; governmentmotors; trump
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To: Olog-hai

GM is in bed with the thug Muslim.


41 posted on 01/08/2017 6:48:38 PM PST by libh8er
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To: Elderberry

Also had a Pontiac Grand Am with a 4Tec; the motor went on fire on me.


42 posted on 01/08/2017 6:49:08 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: roadcat; Jim from C-Town

Thanks for the clarification. AP never misses any opportunity to publish fake news.


43 posted on 01/08/2017 6:50:19 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Thirty. Five. Percent.


44 posted on 01/08/2017 6:51:08 PM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: Olog-hai

Good move, GM.

Double-down on that stupidity. Can’t imagine why you were only worth about a 1/2 billion dollars in 2008.


45 posted on 01/08/2017 6:52:07 PM PST by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: Olog-hai
That is fine, have absolutely no intention of buying anything Government Motors in the future.

Had to rent a car and got a Buick Volcano, or something. Not a POS, but a very strange car I was happy to turn back in ASAP. Dunno who designs the driver interface, but completely non-intuitive.

46 posted on 01/08/2017 6:52:11 PM PST by doorgunner69
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To: Olog-hai
I say to hell with any trade agreements we may currently have with Mexico.Agreements with other countries/regions....Canada,the EU,Japan/South Korea for example...can stay in place but Mexico is our enemy in *every* way except militarily.

Anything made there must be subject to substantial tariffs.And if they want to reciprocate that's cool.and in the meantime let's get that wall started and those deportations as well.

47 posted on 01/08/2017 6:52:34 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: Olog-hai

http://gotnews.com/busted-gm-sells-mexico-made-cars-ohio-gm-factory-workers-lied-trump-public-msm-cover/

Not just hatchbacks. This article shows proof that GM lied, and lots of Cruze sedans from Mexico are being sold in the USA. Not just a “small number of hatchbacks”.


48 posted on 01/08/2017 6:52:47 PM PST by roadcat
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To: ThePatriotsFlag
Uh ... won’t change plans “NOW” ... but wanna’ bet they will have an epiphany soon?

Methinks GM is overlooking the President Trump advertising campaign.

If a company is on board with Making America Great Again, then the Trumpkins will channel their business to that company.

If a company is NOT on board with Making America Great Again, then the Trumpkins will channel their business AWAY from that company.

This woman who heads GM just failed Public Relations 101.

It's cloudy with a chance of Trump Banhammer for GM stock. 😀

49 posted on 01/08/2017 6:53:53 PM PST by kiryandil (Will Hillary's BrownShirt Media thugs demand that The Deplorables all wear six-pointed Orange Stars?)
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To: roadcat

Good to know


50 posted on 01/08/2017 6:54:42 PM PST by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: Elderberry
My 86 Trans am crapped out after 12K miles and that was the last GM product I ever bought. My dad's Jimmy had issues that forced us to sell it for $500. It only had 90k miles. Turns out it was a computer chip and the boob GM dealership service department couldn't figure this out.

Bottom line: GM build crap (imo) and their technicians are idiots.

51 posted on 01/08/2017 6:55:20 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: Olog-hai

1 250 6cyl
1 302
3 350
1 454

I also had a 59 and a 60 chevy both with a 283. When I gave these 2 cars away they were still going good.


52 posted on 01/08/2017 6:55:43 PM PST by Elderberry
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To: roadcat

Thanks again. AP’s quadrupling down on fake news ever since last November.


53 posted on 01/08/2017 6:55:51 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

She needs to learn to keep her pie hole shut. Why does she think that pretending she has balls will advance shareholder interests? I’d fire her and get someone who knows when to hunker down and when to whip off your jacket and head for the parking lot.


54 posted on 01/08/2017 6:57:48 PM PST by anton
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To: Elderberry

You had all the good motors, which are out of production now mostly due to the unconstitutional executive regulators in DC.

I don’t know enough about Chevy’s new small block motors (such as the LS7 427 in some of the recent Corvettes rated at over 500 horses, or the LT1 376 in the current Camaro SS which is now up to 455 horses) to really say anything about them.


55 posted on 01/08/2017 7:07:00 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
And what kind of driving?

All were used as daily drivers at one time.

The 82 (302 with 327 cam) and 98(350) pickups, off road as well.

The 98 is the only computer/ fuel injected one. All others are carburetted.

The 53 Willys, with a chevy 350, was also a daily driver, as well as an off road beast.

The 454 corvette is more of a weekend fun machine. And I do all of my own maintenance.

56 posted on 01/08/2017 7:09:42 PM PST by Elderberry
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To: Olog-hai

And it won’t change my plans to never buy another GM car ever again.


57 posted on 01/08/2017 7:10:34 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Olog-hai

You can still get many of these engines thru GM’s Performance Catalog.


58 posted on 01/08/2017 7:12:22 PM PST by Elderberry
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To: ThePatriotsFlag

thought they might have had it yesterday


59 posted on 01/08/2017 7:14:03 PM PST by Eddie01 (Tagline Removed by Moderator)
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To: Olog-hai
And my 56 3/4 ton has the 235 6 cyl. It was a daily driver as well.

I even pulled a stuck wrecker out of the mud with it.

60 posted on 01/08/2017 7:19:03 PM PST by Elderberry
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