PREMiERdrum Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) In recent weeks, news and speculation surrounding GM’s next generation full-size trucks and SUVs has been piqued. The increased speculation has stemmed from multiple rumors and spy shots that suggest the new full-size trucks and SUVs will not be as Earth shattering as originally speculated. GMI has now been told that GM has canceled almost all of the hybrid variants of the new trucks and SUVs. GMI has confirmed with several sources—both external and internal at GM—that the hybrid program surrounding the full-size trucks and SUVs has been shutdown. It is unusual for GM to cancel programs that are so close to launch, but many insiders GMI has spoken with are not terribly surprised by the move. Remember that nasty looking interior from the spyshot? News of GM scrapping the hybrids comes on the heels of further reports from insiders that suggest a recent interior spy shot of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and reaction to it led to a shakeup of the entire new truck program. Details of what exactly has changed are unclear, but nonetheless, development of GM’s latest trucks and SUVs continue to evolve – despite launching in just nine to 10 months from now. http://www.gminsiden...ks-suvs-113163/ Edited August 31, 2012 by PREMiERdrum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Next up...."Lt Dan" Akerson gets the boot, paving the way for "Maximum Bob" Lutz' triumphant return.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 Next up...."Lt Dan" Akerson gets the boot, paving the way for "Maximum Bob" Lutz' triumphant return.... You get a Zeta! And you get a Zeta! And YOU get a Zeta! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 Seriously though, this validates the majority opinion here that the visible bits of that interior were bad. I wonder how much can be changed in such a quick timeframe? Another interesting tidbit, first run Silverados and Sierras are still 9 months from going into production, so easily 11 to 12 months from being on sale. The last model to launch, the Escalade, won't go into production until early 2014! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 You get a Zeta! And you get a Zeta! And YOU get a Zeta! In the words of "Quagmire on Family guy....."Ooh yeah!!!!....giggidy!!!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) Edit, Could it be that GM cancelled the Hybrid truck because it just realized what Ford is up to with F150, something equally as good but much less costly? That's the only reason I could think of for GM cancelling such a well advanced product.. Edited August 31, 2012 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 It's "All hands on deck" to fix the mainstream stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Edit, Could it be that GM cancelled the Hybrid truck because it just realized what Ford is up to with F150, something equally as good but much less costly? That's the only reason I could think of for GM cancelling such a well advanced product.. The probably knew that they weren't going to be able to hold a candle to anything else with the hybrid product. The existing hybrid trucks have been mediocre at best, and now Ram offers 25 MPG with the V6 and numbers for the Hemi expecting to trump the EcoBoost. The hybrid trucks probably didn't seen much in the way of gains for the cost premium...you know, like the rest of GM's hybrids... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) It's "All hands on deck" to fix the mainstream stuff. After spending a fortune in resources on novelties,letting Silverado languish is an almost unforgivable error and i hope it costs them $6,000 a vehicle until it's done. The probably knew that they weren't going to be able to hold a candle to anything else with the hybrid product. The existing hybrid trucks have been mediocre at best, and now Ram offers 25 MPG with the V6 and numbers for the Hemi expecting to trump the EcoBoost. The hybrid trucks probably didn't seen much in the way of gains for the cost premium...you know, like the rest of GM's hybrids... It's part of the GM culture to set out on a course of developing "hail Mary" slam dunk vehicles instead of broadening approach and supplying improvement across the board. Edited August 31, 2012 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 (edited) You get a Zeta! And you get a Zeta! And YOU get a Zeta! Lutz' old illumine, Sigma-Alpha-Zeta? Edited September 1, 2012 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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