GM to boost Hummer H3, truck production
SHREVEPORT, La. — General Motors Corp. said Thursday that it will invest about $20 million at its Shreveport assembly plant to increase production of the Hummer H3 and Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickup trucks.
The company also said the increased production will require the addition of a third shift to its paint department during the first quarter of 2006.
The assembly plant currently has about 3,200 employees.
The H3 was released to the market in mid-May. GM has said it hopes to sell 20,000 to 30,000 of the vehicles by the end of the year.
GM has been hurt in recent years by lackluster sales of its highly profitable truck and sport utility vehicles and market share loss to Asian rivals.
Source: AP
