Posted on 06/22/2018 2:54:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Minutes after GM announced that the Blazer would be making a comeback in the 2019 model year, the labor union issued a statement blasting the plan to build the new Blazer at the Ramos Arizpe factory in Mexico.
"This news that the iconic Blazer nameplate will be built in Mexico is disappointing to UAW families and communities across this country," stated Terry Dittes, vice president at the UAW. "GM employs over 15,000 production workers in Mexico, pays the workers less than $3 per hour and exports over 80 percent of the vehicles to the U.S. to sell here. This is all happening while UAW-GM workers here in the U.S are laid off and unemployed."
GM said the decision to build in Mexico was made years ago and that the Blazer's engines are made in the U.S. The Blazer also could get caught up in a potential trade war, with President Donald Trump threatening tariffs on imported vehicles.
The new Blazer, due in showrooms early next year, comes as American buyers continue their shift from cars to trucks and SUVs. This year trucks and SUVs accounted for about two-thirds U.S. new-vehicle sales, with cars making up the rest.
SUVs based on car underpinnings, sometimes called crossover vehicles, are what buyers want these days, and the Chevy brand didn't have a midsize one with two rows of seats to compete
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BTW, most of the crew cab Silverados and Sierras are also built in Mexico. If that is important to you, then check the VIN before buying.
Ford did the same thing with the Ranger. Quit selling it in the US but continued to make and sell it in Mexico. I guess they wanted us to buy the much more expensive F-150 but they forget there are other small trucks available.
Blazer or BLAZER?
There used to be a difference.
Switch to Vodka or some American whiskey.
I will pass, bound to be a POS.
Slapping an old name on a completely unrelated new product is not a winning strategy.
GM should look at what's happening to the Star Wars franchise and learn a lesson or two. The Toyota FJ looks more like the old Blazer than this new POS.
What do they get paid these days?
Up to 35 an hour max should be OK
Wow...they sure love to create conundrums.
Which side do you dislike more?
The Unions which forced companies out of the country?
General Motors who received a ‘boost up’ from US and now is producing product outside the country that paid the way back into business?
Kind of like which bunch of ‘kooks’ do ‘we’ support when it comes to White Supremacists v Antifa v BLM.
Best result is for all 3 groups to kick the crap out of each other or band together and give the Police a GOOD excuse to bust some heads.
Decisions, decisions....
VW has been making the
Beatle in Mexico. They are well known for the insufferable smell from using the wrong adhesives on the interior insulation, and other quality control issues.
since its made in Mexico:
Retail price should about $12K
Of course it will be even more poorly put together than an American made car but WTH? right.
They keep trying to rebrand the stinking Equinox and now they are going to name it the Blazer. It won’t sell either.
Every time I think I might want to give GM another chance, they give me another reason to avoid them.
The new Blazer looks like something a funeral home would use.
My K5 Blazer logos are all caps.
That new thing is ugly.
The pickup based SUVs are/were the only way to go.
The full-sized pickup based SUVs are/were the only way to go.
I agree. It was the last hold-out for the professional.
I have a GMT800 (03) Suburban. It’s not the sexiest, meanest or even fastest of them but it was a true truck.
I went to look at a Colorado tonight. 2016. It was sexy, sleek and beautiful. 5 cylinder and an import auto.
list of cars made in America www.cars.com
1. Jeep Cherokee (Belvidere, Illinois)
2. Honda Odyssey (Lincoln, Alabama)
3. Honda Ridgeline (Lincoln, Alabama)
4. Ford Taurus (Chicago)
5. Chevrolet Volt (Detroit)
6. Honda Pilot (Lincoln, Alabama)
7. Acura MDX (East Liberty, Ohio)
8. Ford Explorer (Chicago)
9. Ford F-150 (Claycomo, Missouri, and Dearborn, Michigan)
10. Chevrolet Corvette (Bowling Green, Kentucky)
My father worked for GM for most of his adult life. My first car was a GM product. I will never buy GM again.
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