In the next few years 7 popular models of cars can disappear from the market. In the framework of the impending reorganization of the largest automobile Corporation in the U.S. General Motors is considering withdrawing from the production of hybrid cars the Chevrolet Volt, Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac CT6, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Impala and Chevrolet Sonic.
For this step the company pushed changing preferences of American consumers, who are less interested in the above models, choosing instead pickups and SUVs.
In the first half of this year, the demand for passenger cars fell by 12%, while the market for light trucks observed the opposite trend — their production increased by 13%.
This situation has forced the management of General Motors to reconsider the rationality of the use of certain production capacity.
In the near half of the plant on production of passenger cars in Hamtramck, Michigan, you can temporarily shut down to retool it to build the trucks. As a consequence, the workers under threat of job loss.
