GM Produce 300 Units per Month Silverado Crew Cab
GM Produce 300 Units per Month Silverado Crew Cab, With an investment of $ 5 million, primarily in tooling and assembly line, General Motors Venezolana began producing at its plant in Valencia to pick up double cab Chevrolet Silverado, which until last year was coming to market as imported vehicle . The information was provided exclusively by Ronaldo Znidarsis, President of General Motors Venezolana, shortly after a group of workers filing of this star in the truck, which will now be available in single and double cab versions cabin, the latter with 4×4 transmission.
Without revealing the names of the products that the company keeps for the year 2010, Znidarsis said that “we plan to launch five new models next year, and that will require additional investment. The head of the assembly reported that new products include both passenger cars and commercial units, and although it declined to give further details, we must remember that the company plans to produce buses in the floor of Mary, “we are presented to our ambitious government plan to produce buses in Mary and we are participating in the meetings with the Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology to increase the percentage of domestic parts in our vehicles and to comply with the goal of the auto policy for the year 2013 ” Znidarsis explained. Without giving a fixed date, but ensuring that it will be in the first quarter of 2010, said they are developing the appropriate program to start assembling the Chevrolet pickup D-Max, with CKD from Japan.
Visibly moved, the president of GMV during the presentation of the Silverado Crew Cab, said “today we celebrate the optimists, like us, the continuation of car production in Venezuela. We are assembling 12 products ranging from compact Chevrolet Spark up to a 45-ton truck, with a shared responsibility, “referring to workers involved in the production process, and who were the main players in an emotional and joyous event attended suppliers and dealers. “We are making our contribution to the economy, generating employment and providing quality products made by Venezuelans.”
For his part, Fernando Agudelo, GMV’s commercial director, emphasized that “the new Chevrolet Silverado Double Cab is the most powerful pickup market, and is a reflection of the legacy Chevrolet commercial vehicles in the country, as was the production of such trucks that GMV began operations, 61 years ago in Venezuela. ”
The presentation of the features of the Chevrolet Silverado was conducted by Juan Montilla, Silvia Cosse, manager of marketing and product coordinator GMV respectively, who talked about the market performance pickups and the features of this truck. “During the year 2009 have been sold pickup 6678, of which 3281 are for the segment of large pickups and General Motors has placed these 2818 units, ie which has a stake exceeding 80%,” Montilla said, adding that will produce 300 units a month, closing the year 2009 with 600 crew cab Silverado delivered to dealers.
Cossé Silvia explained that this truck is designed to meet the needs of small and large companies in the development of commercial or productive activities in rural and urban, the Double Cab Chevrolet Silverado LT 4×4 is equipped with a Vortec 5.3 L, V-8 engine, 16 valves, which delivers 315 horsepower at 5200 rpm and a torque of 338 lb / ft at 4,400 rpm, mated to a dual transmission 6-speed sequential automatic.
Available in shades of blue, white, black and silver, the Chevrolet Silverado Crew Cab will go on sale at a price to be between 220,000 and 230,000 strong bolivar, however it was learned that the introductory price will be around the 215,000 VEB strong.
