| General Motors has recently announced
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| | second-shift workers at the plant will be
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| that they will be offering XM satellite
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| | laid off in May but the company together
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| radio standard on all 2008 Buick, Hummer,
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| | with the union is still determining how
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| and Saab models with quality Saab
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| | many workers are to be affected. Also
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| radiator. Aside from these new models of
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| | some of the second-shift workers could be
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| which include the Chevrolet Malibu,
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| | moved to the first shift to help with
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| Silverado, Tahoe, Cobalt, Corvette and
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| | staffing. The plant has around 2,700
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| Impala, Saturn VUE, OUTLOOK, Aura and
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| | hourly workers who worked on the
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| Sky, GMC Acadia, Yukon, and Sierra,
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| | Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra
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| Pontiac G5 and Solstice. A total of 50
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| | pickups.
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| models of the year 2008 GM vehicles are
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| | United Auto Workers Local 594 President
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| to be equipped with the XM satellite
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| | Gloria Morgan has not made any comment on
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| radio plus they will be offered with a
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| | the issue. The news came days after GM
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| free 3-month trial subscription.
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| | announced that it would permanently lay
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| Rick Lee, General Motors executive
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| | off 767 workers in December at its other
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| director said, "XM Satellite Radio has
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| | Detroit-area plant cause by the slow
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| been one of the most successful
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| | sales of its two sedans namely the Buick
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| entertainment offerings ever launched by
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| | Lucerne and Cadillac DTS.
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| General Motors. The XM service has broad
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| | Chief Sales Analyst of GM to leave
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| appeal, with a growing number of our
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| | Automaker
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| customers asking for the service in their
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| | General Motors' Chief Analyst, Paul
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| new car or truck. In the 2008 model year,
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| | Ballew was reported leaving the company
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| General Motors will build more than 2.5
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| | to become senior vice president for
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| million vehicles with XM."
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| | Consumer Insights and Market Research for
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| It was GM that first introduced the XM
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| | Nationwide Insurance in Ohio.
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| satellite radio with the Cadillac in the
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| | Mr. Ballew is a longtime executive
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| year 2001 and at present the automaker
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| | director of global market and industry
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| have produce more than six million
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| | analysis and would step down in early
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| vehicles equipped with the XM. Satellite
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| | November. GM officials in a statement
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| radio providers have really made it a way
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| | said, "During his 10 years with the
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| for their radios to be pre-installed in
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| | company, Paul has been an effective
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| cars to attract more customers. Presently
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| | leader of GM's global market and industry
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| XM and Sirius have exclusive deals with
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| | analysis team. His industry knowledge is
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| all major carmakers.
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| | immense. His counsel and perspective will
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| GM to Cut More Jobs
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| | be missed."
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| Still on General Motors, the automaker
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| | At present the company has not yet found
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| has announced its plan of cutting a shift
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| | a replacement for Mr. Ballew that is
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| at a truck plant in Pontiac due to
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| | according to Tom Wilkinson GM spokesman.
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| declining demand for pickups. The said
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| | Mr. Ballew became part of GM in 1999 but
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| job cuts will lay off hundreds of workers
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| | prior to that he was a partner and senior
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| that is according to GM's spokesman Tom
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| | director for J.D. Power and Associates
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| Wickham.
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| | from 1995 to 1999.
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| He further explained that some of the
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