August 10, 2010 online at www.uawlocal2250.com
Reminder: The Women’s Committee Annual Golf Tournament will be Saturday, Aug. 28 at Bear Creek Golf Course in Wentzville. This is a 3-person scramble with a 1:30 shotgun start. The cost is $70 a person or $210 a team and includes food and beer served after the tournament, longest drive and closest to the pin prizes. Proceeds from the tournament will be donated to “Village of the Blue Rose”, an organization that provides job training for special needs teens and young adults. Deadline for signups is Aug. 16. Entry forms are available at the entrances.
From Automotive News: After stumbling badly in 2009, fleet sales soared to about 1.6 million units in the first seven months from fewer than 1 million a year earlier. Daily rental companies, contractors and other fleet operators that deferred vehicle purchases last year are more confident -- or are forced to replace worn-out vehicles. GM sales Vice President Don Johnson said dealers are telling him that contractors are returning to showrooms. Rebecca Lindland, head of North American auto research at IHS Automotive, said there is pent-up demand in fleet, but not necessarily any on the retail side. "Rental fleets are investing now because they bought very little last year and their vehicles are old," Lindland said.
Fleet's contribution
Fleet as percentage of U.S. sales, Jan. through July
Chrysler Group 39%
Ford Motor 35%
General Motors 31%
Hyundai brand 16%
Nissan North America 15%*
Toyota Motor Sales 9%
American Honda 2%*
*Automotive News estimate
Buick future product information from Automotive News on back:
Here are highlights of Buick’s product plan for the 2011-13 model years:
Verano: This compact sedan is the next-generation Opel Astra in Europe and the Buick Excelle GT in China. General Motors Co. will market the car here as the 2012 Buick Verano and probably will build it in Orion Township, Mich., or Lordstown, Ohio.
GM developed the car on its front-wheel-drive Delta platform, which is shared with the Chevrolet Cruze. Look for a turbocharged high-performance engine as an option.
Regal: GM has confirmed it will build the sporty Regal GS concept it unveiled at the Detroit auto show in January. It is expected for the 2012 model year.
The Regal GS will have a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which is expected to come to market with a bit more power than the 255 hp and 295 pounds-feet of torque advertised in January at the Detroit show. An adaptive all-wheel-drive system will include an electric limited slip rear differential. The car will have all the performance upgrades offered on the Opel Insignia OPC. The Regal is essentially a rebadged Insignia.
In addition, a wagon version of the Insignia has been spotted at GM's proving grounds in Milford, Mich. Before deciding on U.S. sales of the wagon, GM probably will observe sales of the 2011 Acura TSX Sport Wagon, which launches in October. If the Regal wagon gets the green light, it could appear in the 2012 or 2013 model year.
LaCrosse: A hybrid version of the sedan is under strong consideration for the 2012 model year, and a reskin could come as early as that model year. The next generation is expected for the 2016 model year.
Lucerne: The sedan dies after the 2011 model year.
Encore: The "Baby Enclave" compact crossover, tentatively called the Encore, will arrive in the 2013 model year. The five-seater is built on the Delta compact-car platform.
Enclave: GM will freshen or reskin this three-row crossover for the 2012 model year and add a 3.0-liter V-6. The automaker will drop the current 3.6-liter V-6.
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