TS7 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Ok, how many did they build in 2016? Is the plant building any now? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/49609-gm-ceases-venezuela-operations-after-government-seizes-plant/page/5/#findComment-369155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 3 hours ago, TS7 said: Ok, how many did they build in 2016? Is the plant building any now? Volvo keeps a low profile regarding its Venezuela operation. But you can glean an answer here. The workers are still getting paid, but the operation is losing money. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/economia/produccion-vehiculos-cayo-los-primeros-dos-meses-del-ano_86093&prev=search https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/economia/produccion-carros-cayo-858-primer-semestre_18394&prev=search https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://800noticias.com/ford-mack-e-iveco-son-las-unicas-ensambladoras-de-vehiculos-que-estan-operando-en-el-pais&prev=search . Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/49609-gm-ceases-venezuela-operations-after-government-seizes-plant/page/5/#findComment-369156 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 The good ole days under the former Mack Trucks. . 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/49609-gm-ceases-venezuela-operations-after-government-seizes-plant/page/5/#findComment-369157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TS7 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Thank you. It is not Volvo that's wrong there. WSJ had a good story on what is going on there on Friday. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/49609-gm-ceases-venezuela-operations-after-government-seizes-plant/page/5/#findComment-369160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 2 hours ago, TS7 said: Thank you. It is not Volvo that's wrong there. WSJ had a good story on what is going on there on Friday. It appears that Mack de Venezuela sold 345 units in 2015, and 113 in 2016. In its annual report, Volvo avoids any mention of its activity in Venezuela. Unless you're building 5,000 trucks annually (at a minimum), even granted this is a KD assembly plant and not a full-blown production operation, you can't make money. On top of that, the international sales unit of Volvo's Mack brand has been a failure. What little the brand still has overseas was established by the former Mack Trucks. In Central and South America, several stateside Mack dealers have forged such strong customer ties in Latin America that Volvo was forced to allow them to continue. The customers threatened to switch brands if they were forced to start dealing with the Mack brand's corporate int'l sales unit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production 2015 2016 General Motors Venezuelan 5,052 0 Ford Motor of Venezuela 3,813 2,257 Toyota of Venezuela 3,440 430 MMC Automotive 3,104 0 (assembles Hyundai and Mitsubishi) FCA Venezuela, LLC 1,907 7 Iveco Venezuela 639 22 Mack of Venezuela 345 113 Total production 18,300 2,849 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production Sales 2010 104,357 125,202 2011 102,409 120,691 2012 104,083 130,533 2013 71,753 98,878 2014 19,759 23,707 2015 18,300 17,585 2016 2,849 3,008 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/49609-gm-ceases-venezuela-operations-after-government-seizes-plant/page/5/#findComment-369176 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TS7 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 I wonder if Mack sales are up in Venezuela this year? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/49609-gm-ceases-venezuela-operations-after-government-seizes-plant/page/5/#findComment-421690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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