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GM to stop diesel output for 4½ months
GM to stop Duramax diesel output for 4½ months
Posted Wednesday, Sep 30, 2009, 11:33 am in Employee News
A 4½-month pause in production of the Duramax diesel engine will threaten supply of the profitable Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra diesel pickups, the Automotive News reported.
Not only is GM’s pickup inventory lean, but analysts also predict sales will start to recover while the Duramax engine plant is down, the publication said. GM is scheduled to stop building the current version of the Duramax in mid-December. Production of a re-engineered 2010 Duramax is scheduled to restart in late April, the Automotive News said.
During the pause, GM will retool the Moraine, Ohio, plant where the engine is built, and GM engineers will tune the 6.6-liter turbocharged diesel V-8 to meet tough new emissions rules that take effect Jan. 1, the paper said. GM Powertrain spokesman Tom Read said GM plans to build inventory of Duramax engines this fall. The Duramax for the 2009 model year can’t be built after Dec. 31, but engines that already have been built can be installed in vehicles after that time, the story said. (Automotive News)
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