* Michigan - GM sees more truck output available. No FCA merger plans
-- CEO Barra says on a conference call that her management team has no intentions of pursuing a merger sought in the financial press by FCA US CEO Sergio Marchionne... General Motors CEO Mary Barra says the automaker has room in its large-truck assembly plants to pump out more volume to meet brisk demand, which provided a surge in its first-quarter financial results, without adding an additional facility... Low fuel prices, a rebounding economy and strong consumer confidence are driving demand for GM’s large trucks. Sales of the automaker’s large pickups, SUVs and luxury SUVs combined soared 21.6% in the first quarter to 226,617 units from 186,308 last year, according to WardsAuto data... GM’s share of the large-truck segment swelled to an industry-leading 41.1% from 37.4% in the same period and the vehicles now account for 33.1% of its sales compared with 28.7% year-ago...
(Photo: GM large SUV demand outstripping supply) -- Detroit,MICH, USA - WardsAuto, by James M. Amend - Apr 23, 2015
* Michigan - Ford to cut a shift at assembly plant
-- Ford Motor Co. is pulling the plug on a shift at its Michigan Assembly Plant amid slumping sales for small cars, electrics and hybrids... The Dearborn automaker on Thursday said it will indefinitely lay off 673 hourly employees and 27 salaried employees on the "C Crew" at its Wayne plant starting June 22...
(Photo: Detroit News - Ford's Michigan assembly plant. The Wayne factory employs about 5,100 and makes the Focus gas-powered car, Focus Electric and C-Max hybrid gasoline-electric car) -- Dearborn Hills, MICH, USA - The Detroit News, by Michael Martinez - April 24, 2015Labels: truckmakers news USA
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