What If NUMMI Goes Under?

[GUYMAN]

Alot of speculation that Toyota wants out of NUMMI. Do you think Pontiac would (or could) keep producing a vehicle like the Vibe? You would think they learned some things over the 20 yrs in Fremont, but maybe you those things don't translate to a regular GM plant, I don't know.

[prathman]

Quote, originally posted by GUYMAN »Alot of speculation that Toyota wants out of NUMMI. Do you think Pontiac would (or could) keep producing a vehicle like the Vibe? I doubt it. The Vibe does not fit in with Pontiacs current vision of RWD sporty cars and Chevy already has the HHR in the same basic niche as the Vibe. So I think they would use the resources on some other vehicle development.

[engineertwin2]

There's been speculation for years that Toyota wants out of NUMMI. That's been a rumor for awhile.Given that the NUMMI joint venture was a way for Toyota to increase American sentiment for Toyota cars (having a Union shop) and a way for GM to show they were improving their small car design and manufacturing quality.I'm sure Toyota would love to get out of NUMMI for union issues alone, but it hasn't been a strong enough desire to warrant it before. I don't see this happening anytime soon.

[vibebuilder]

Quote, originally posted by engineertwin2 »I don't see this happening anytime soon....and I hope you are right. I had heard a while back that what GM had learned from NUMMI was applied at a GM plant. I think it's called Saturn.

[scherry2]

Quote, originally posted by vibebuilder »I had heard a while back that what GM had learned from NUMMI was applied at a GM plant. I don't know about that. but here at our plant we have implemented the "Toyota way" of building vehicles and it is a more proficient way.