Comments on: GM Leaves the Medium-Duty Market http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/14/gm-leaves-the-medium-duty-market/ The Fleet Maintenance Blog, where Editor Mark O’Connell comments on what’s right and wrong in the industry. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:43:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: rick stafford http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/14/gm-leaves-the-medium-duty-market/#comment-47 rick stafford Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:27:27 +0000 http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/14/gm-leaves-the-medium-duty-market/#comment-47 why would gm sell the medium duty line if its profittable.also could these hurt their image in selling its light duty trucks. plus with dodge entering the market wont these be a bad move why would gm sell the medium duty line if its profittable.also could these hurt their image in selling its light duty trucks. plus with dodge entering the market wont these be a bad move

]]> By: Kevin Krabill http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/14/gm-leaves-the-medium-duty-market/#comment-34 Kevin Krabill Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:20:00 +0000 http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/14/gm-leaves-the-medium-duty-market/#comment-34 What this means for some Fleets such as ours will be to discontinue purchasing GM Medium Duty Trucks. The GM Medium Duty field service support structure left behind when Isuzu seperated has a lot to be desired. The field support pretty much went with Isuzu and left GM next to nill. My assumption would be to reduce labor cost in order to make the sale more attractive to International. Isuzu is already building a relationship with Freightliner dealers for distributorship. Funny how after divorces new alliances are built What this means for some Fleets such as ours will be to discontinue purchasing GM Medium Duty Trucks. The GM Medium Duty field service support structure left behind when Isuzu seperated has a lot to be desired. The field support pretty much went with Isuzu and left GM next to nill. My assumption would be to reduce labor cost in order to make the sale more attractive to International.

Isuzu is already building a relationship with Freightliner dealers for distributorship.

Funny how after divorces new alliances are built

]]> By: P. R.Yeskey http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/14/gm-leaves-the-medium-duty-market/#comment-33 P. R.Yeskey Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:00:51 +0000 http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/14/gm-leaves-the-medium-duty-market/#comment-33 That's good news for some. Now Dodge needs to step up and move ahead with Cummins, and do a medium duty lineThanks PR That’s good news for some. Now Dodge needs to step up and move ahead with Cummins, and do a medium duty lineThanks PR

]]> By: Editor http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/14/gm-leaves-the-medium-duty-market/#comment-31 Editor Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:04:30 +0000 http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/14/gm-leaves-the-medium-duty-market/#comment-31 Point well taken. Ford did indeed sell its heavy-duty lines to Freightliner. I was referring to the Ford line that is now the Class 5 and 6 Acterra, which we consider medium-duty. Thanks for your input. Point well taken. Ford did indeed sell its heavy-duty lines to Freightliner. I was referring to the Ford line that is now the Class 5 and 6 Acterra, which we consider medium-duty. Thanks for your input.

]]> By: Chris http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/14/gm-leaves-the-medium-duty-market/#comment-30 Chris Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:33:05 +0000 http://www.fleetmag.com/interactive/2008/01/14/gm-leaves-the-medium-duty-market/#comment-30 Just a correction - Ford actually sold their heavy duty, not medium duty, business to Freightliner. Those trucks became the Sterling brand. The Ford F-series medium duty lineup was not affected. Just a correction - Ford actually sold their heavy duty, not medium duty, business to Freightliner. Those trucks became the Sterling brand. The Ford F-series medium duty lineup was not affected.

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