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Isuzu and GM Jointly to Develop Next-Gen Pickup Truck Platform
13 June 2006
Isuzu Motors and GM are forming a new joint venture company—LCV Platform Engineering Corporation (LPEC)—for the joint development of next-generation pickup truck and its derivative platforms.
The new company will be founded in Isuzu’s Fujisawa Plant later this month. Its initial capitalization is 50% from Isuzu and 50% from GM.
Isuzu and GM—who ended a 35-year equity partnership in April— worked together at the early engineering stage for the current Isuzu D-MAX (Chevrolet Colorado). LPEC will plan and control the integrated platform and joint engineering work for the next-generation platform to reduce the engineering costs.
Isuzu will be responsible for the engineering of the pickup truck, while GM will be in charge of the derivatives by leveraging its know-how on passenger cars and SUVs.
June 13, 2006 in Market Background, Vehicle Manufacturers | Permalink | Comments (8) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by: Mark A | June 13, 2006 at 11:11 AM
I think it means that GM will ad power crap to the interior and bling bling rims.
Posted by: Nemo | June 13, 2006 at 12:49 PM
GM know-how is an oxymoron, or E85moron
Posted by: fyi CO2 | June 13, 2006 at 01:27 PM
One thing GM does right: The Corvette.
Posted by: Patrick | June 13, 2006 at 04:03 PM
It means that they will use the basic architecture as the platform for other types of vehicles...such as SUVs.
Posted by: Mike | June 13, 2006 at 04:54 PM
Got a good laugh, guys. I also fully agree about the corvette, currently the best super car buy in the world today......
Posted by: Bud Johns | June 14, 2006 at 07:12 AM
No mention oF Hybrid Pickup platforms?
Too bad.
Power crap to the interior and bling bling rims?
But this stuff sales.
Blame Americans, not GM.
Posted by: Tony Chilling | June 14, 2006 at 08:22 AM
I will be in the market for a new (preowned) car in a couple of years or so.
I made the decision years ago that the suburban was my car. Now gas prices are going through the roof and I am an avid environmentalist.
Wonder how long it will take to come out with a good strong car like the suburban that can be driven on rough ranch roads, pull a horse trailer and still get good gas mileage?
With the research I have done, actual miles per gallon on these little tin can cars is not that much less than a a suburban to warrant getting a little car so size and weight really aren't the only factor.
How long is it going to take, man??
Posted by: Marty Lane | April 01, 2007 at 01:41 PM
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Does anyone know what this means and give me an explanation?