Unifor Workers Announce Support for Canadian Boycott of ‘Greedy Motors’ in January 2019.
GM Canada says Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealers delivered 14,300 vehicles in January including 10,674 retail and 3,626 fleet deliveries. This is a 15% drop year-over-year at 14,300 from 16,791.
In December sales were down before the formal Unifor boycott announced in January against GM products was underway but after the GM cutbacks were decreed – sales tallied just 13,855 down from 19,801 during December 2017. That’s ~-30% drop-off. (Unifor Boycott Threatens Damage for Ontario Workers GM Says, GM to Invest $22 Million in Spring Hill for Big V8 Engines)
The boycott against GM for its Canadian job cuts and the closing of the award winning – for productivity and quality – Oshawa plant in violation of its Unifor union contract announced at the end of last year is having a negative effect on Canadians’ purchase consideration.
This non-buy backlash comes after Canadians contributed roughly $4 billion dollars in loans, bailouts and stock purchases to help save GM from a well-earned bankruptcy during the Republican Great Recession.
“Our strategy remains disciplined for 2019 focused on bringing great new vehicles and technologies to market that appeal to the diverse driving needs of Canadians,” said Scott Bell, vice-president, sales, service and marketing for GM Canada. “With the best new lineup of pickups in Canada, strong crossover entries across our brands, three all-new vehicle launches for Cadillac, we are well positioned to grow our sales.”
Well, maybe, but the lineup of citizen taxpayer non-buyers appears to be growing every month. Once again the debate over spending good taxpayer money to prop up bad businesses is worth it? The shrinking middle class – a Western nation problem will loom large in upcoming elections. Self-interested elites have a lot of explainin to do about the effects of their subsidize the wealthy policies.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
GM Canada Sales Drop 15% as Boycott Bites
Unifor Workers Announce Support for Canadian Boycott of ‘Greedy Motors’ in January 2019.
GM Canada says Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealers delivered 14,300 vehicles in January including 10,674 retail and 3,626 fleet deliveries. This is a 15% drop year-over-year at 14,300 from 16,791.
In December sales were down before the formal Unifor boycott announced in January against GM products was underway but after the GM cutbacks were decreed – sales tallied just 13,855 down from 19,801 during December 2017. That’s ~-30% drop-off. (Unifor Boycott Threatens Damage for Ontario Workers GM Says, GM to Invest $22 Million in Spring Hill for Big V8 Engines)
The boycott against GM for its Canadian job cuts and the closing of the award winning – for productivity and quality – Oshawa plant in violation of its Unifor union contract announced at the end of last year is having a negative effect on Canadians’ purchase consideration.
This non-buy backlash comes after Canadians contributed roughly $4 billion dollars in loans, bailouts and stock purchases to help save GM from a well-earned bankruptcy during the Republican Great Recession.
“Our strategy remains disciplined for 2019 focused on bringing great new vehicles and technologies to market that appeal to the diverse driving needs of Canadians,” said Scott Bell, vice-president, sales, service and marketing for GM Canada. “With the best new lineup of pickups in Canada, strong crossover entries across our brands, three all-new vehicle launches for Cadillac, we are well positioned to grow our sales.”
Well, maybe, but the lineup of citizen taxpayer non-buyers appears to be growing every month. Once again the debate over spending good taxpayer money to prop up bad businesses is worth it? The shrinking middle class – a Western nation problem will loom large in upcoming elections. Self-interested elites have a lot of explainin to do about the effects of their subsidize the wealthy policies.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.