8-K 1 decprod8k-010801.txt GM'S 2000 PRODUCTION TOTALS / Q1 2001 ESTIMATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549-1004 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 8, 2001 --------------- GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION ----------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) STATE OF DELAWARE 1-143 38-0572515 ---------------------------- ----------------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48265-3000 -------------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (313) 556-5000 -------------- ITEM 5. OTHER ITEMS On January 8, 2001, General Motors Corporation's (GM) issued the following 2000 production totals and estimates for first quarter 2001. The release is as follows: GM Announces 2000 Production Totals, Estimate for 1st Quarter 2001 DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. today announced its 2000 production totaled 5,772,000 vehicles (2,892,000 cars and 2,880,000 trucks) in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In 1999, GM produced 5,873,000 vehicles (2,960,000 cars and 2,913,000 trucks) in North America. In the fourth quarter 2000, GM produced 1,364,000 vehicles (670,000 cars and 694,000 trucks) from 1,453,000 vehicles (759,000 cars and 694,000 trucks) produced in fourth quarter 1999. In December, GM produced 378,000 vehicles (180,000 cars and 198,000 trucks) from 428,000 vehicles (216,000 cars and 212,000 trucks) produced in December 1999. GM also announced its first-quarter production estimate will be 1.2 million vehicles (562,000 cars and 638,000 trucks) from its last estimate of 1,301,000 vehicles (635,000 cars and 666,000 trucks) in North America. In the first quarter of 2000, GM produced 1,521,000 vehicles (746,000 cars and 775,000 trucks). This overall reduction of about 21 percent in this quarter's schedule versus a year ago reflects moderating near-term demand due to economic and consumer uncertainty and GM's relatively higher dealer inventories in an unusually severe winter season. Additionally, GM announced the following production results and first-quarter 2001 estimates for its international regions: - GM Europe - 1,993,000 vehicles in 2000, from 2,014,000 in 1999. The first quarter 2001 estimate is 574,000, unchanged; production was 572,000 in the first quarter of 2000. - GM Asia Pacific - 209,000 vehicles in 2000, from 157,000 in 1999. The first quarter 2001 estimate is 61,000, unchanged; production was 40,000 in the first quarter of 2000. - GM Latin America, Africa and the Middle East - 544,000 vehicles in 2000, from 412,000 in 1999. The first quarter 2001 estimate is 128,000 from 130,000; production was 118,000 in the first quarter of 2000. In this press release and related comments by General Motors management, our use of the words "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," forecast," "objective," "plan," "goal" and similar expressions is intended to identify forward looking statements. While these statements represent our current judgement on what the future may hold, and we believe these judgements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially due to numerous important factors that are described in GM's most recent report on SEC Form 10-K (at page II-20) which may be revised or supplemented in subsequent reports on SEC Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Such factors include, among others, the following: changes in economic conditions, currency exchange rates or political stability; shortages of fuel, labor strikes or work stoppages; market acceptance of the corporation's new products; significant changes in the competitive environment; changes in laws, regulations and tax rates; and, the ability of the corporation to achieve reductions in cost and employment levels to realize production efficiencies and implement capital expenditures at levels and times planned by management. # # #
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION DECEMBER, 2000 PRODUCTION REPORT - MONTHLY PERFORMANCE & QUARTERLY FORECAST -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- ------ ----- ------ United States Canada Mexico Total Total Total Memo: * -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- ----------- (Units 000's) Car* Truck Total Car* Truck* Total Car Truck Total Car Truck NAO NUMMI CAMI -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- ------ ----- ------ ----------- DECEMBER ACTUAL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December-00 121 148 269 45 27 72 14 23 37 180 198 378 3 6 December-99 155 169 324 51 28 79 10 15 25 216 212 428 4 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00 O/(U) 99 (34) (21) (55) (6) (1) (7) 4 8 12 (36) (14) (50) (1) (1) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUARTER FORECAST -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q:4 2000 461 521 982 162 97 259 47 76 123 670 694 1,364 12 23 O/(U) prior ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- forecast: (6) (6) (12) 0 2 2 0 1 1 (6) (3) (9) 0 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q:1 2001 406 482 888 123 92 215 33 64 97 562 638 1,200 13 15 O/(U) prior ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- forecast: (52) (29) (81) (11) 6 (5) (10) (5) (15) (73) (28) (101) 0 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HISTORY United States Canada Mexico Total Total Total Memo: * ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ----------- (Units 000's) Car Truck Total Car Truck Total Car Truck Total Car Truck NAO NUMMI CAMI --------------------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------ ----- ------ ----------- 1999 1st Qtr 564 604 1,168 167 98 265 50 23 73 781 725 1,506 12 23 2nd Qtr 548 657 1,205 163 96 259 49 42 91 760 795 1,555 12 23 3rd Qtr 482 562 1,044 135 85 220 43 52 95 660 699 1,359 13 17 4th Qtr 550 576 1,126 164 94 258 45 24 69 759 694 1,453 12 26 ------------------------------------------------------------- ----- ----- ------ ----------- CALYR 2,144 2,399 4,543 629 373 1,002 187 141 328 2,960 2,913 5,873 49 89 2000 1st Qtr (Act) 520 623 1,143 185 102 287 41 50 91 746 775 1,521 13 24 2nd Qtr (Act) 562 625 1,187 174 99 273 51 57 108 787 781 1,568 13 23 3rd Qtr (Act) 495 465 960 147 90 237 47 75 122 689 630 1,319 12 22 4th Qtr (Act) 461 521 982 162 97 259 47 76 123 670 694 1,364 12 23 ------------------------------------------------------------- ----- ----- ------ ----------- CALYR (Est) 2,038 2,234 4,272 668 388 1,056 186 258 444 2,892 2,880 5,772 50 92 2001 1st Qtr (Est) 406 482 888 123 92 215 33 64 97 562 638 1,200 13 15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- ----- ------ * NUMMI units included in U.S. Car: CAMI units included in Canada Car and Truck figures.
GM Production Schedule - 1/01 -------------------------------------- Total Memo: Units 000s GMNA GME GMLAAM GMAP Worldwide NUMMI CAMI -------------------------------------- ------------ ------------------------------------------------ 2001 Q1 1,200 574 128 61 1,963 13 15 O/(U) prior forecast:@ (101) 0 (2) 0 (103) 0 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Total Memo: Units 000s GMNA GME GMLAAM GMAP Worldwide NUMMI CAMI ---------------------------------------- ------------ 1997 1st Qtr. 1,442 472 130 32 2,076 16 30 2nd Qtr. 1,459 521 162 33 2,175 17 29 3rd Qtr. 1,269 417 170 31 1,887 13 21 4th Qtr. 1,458 464 142 37 2,101 11 18 ------------------------------------------------------ CY 5,628 1,873 604 133 8,238 57 98 1998 1st Qtr. 1,375 424 146 36 1,981 16 10 2nd Qtr. 1,172 479 153 39 1,843 7 14 3rd Qtr. 1,002 440 137 37 1,616 11 3 4th Qtr. 1,510 522 89 36 2,157 12 18 ------------------------------------------------------ CY 5,059 1,864 525 148 7,596 46 45 1999 1st Qtr. 1,506 524 93 38 2,161 12 23 2nd Qtr. 1,555 533 110 25 2,223 12 23 3rd Qtr. 1,359 427 112 47 1,945 13 17 4th Qtr. 1,453 530 97 47 2,127 12 26 ------------------------------------------------------ CY 5,873 2,014 412 157 8,456 49 89 2000 1st Qtr. 1,521 572 118 40 2,251 13 24 2nd Qtr. 1,568 534 140 44 2,286 13 23 3rd Qtr. 1,319 374 151 52 1,896 12 22 4th Qtr.# 1,364 513 135 73 2,085 12 23 ------------------------------------------------------ CY # 5,772 1,993 544 209 8,518 50 92 2001 1st Qtr.# 1,200 574 128 61 1,963 13 15 ------------------------------------------------------ @Numbers may vary due to rounding * GME Production includes Saab back to 1999 # Denotes estimate Note: Beginning with Q1 2001, a reclassification has been made in the International regions to count vehicles as production in the region of final assembly. 1999 and 2000 data has been adjusted to reflect this reclassification. This report is governed by the Safe Harbor language found in the Terms and Conditions on the GM Institutional Investor website GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION U.S. PASSENGER PRODUCTION MONTH OF: DECEMBER, 2000
TOTAL UNITS 2000 2001 2000 ASSEMBLY BODY PRODUCT 2000 MY 2001 MY PRODUCED MYTD THRU MYTD THRU CYTD THRU PLANT DIVISION CODE TYPE NET DEC NET DEC NET DEC DEC 2000 DEC 2000 DEC 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOWLING GREEN CHEVROLET Y CORVETTE 0 2,505 2,505 33,659 17,538 34,919 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAIRFAX PONTIAC W GRAND PRIX 0 8,232 8,232 172,811 76,765 166,929 OLDSMOBILE W INTRIGUE 0 2,904 2,904 80,511 25,647 59,884 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAMTRAMCK BUICK H LESABRE 0 6,149 6,149 118,519 42,931 92,544 CADILLAC E ELDORADO 0 0 0 8,560 0 0 CADILLAC K SEVILLE 0 1,885 1,885 34,592 16,510 28,026 CADILLAC K-Sp DEVILLE 0 6,688 6,688 98,456 49,765 118,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LANSING "C" PONTIAC N GRAND AM 0 2,528 2,528 68,892 28,072 67,867 (South) OLDSMOBILE N ALERO 0 6,228 6,228 137,140 60,546 135,012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LANSING "M" PONTIAC N GRAND AM 0 7,533 7,533 186,963 79,123 182,585 (North) CHEVROLET P90 MALIBU 0 1,677 1,677 0 5,820 5,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LANS CRAFT CTR CHEVROLET J CAVALIER 0 0 0 4,761 0 5 PONTIAC J SUNFIRE 0 0 0 3,599 0 5 CADILLAC E ELDORADO 0 599 599 5,433 6,610 12,043 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LORDSTOWN CHEVROLET J CAVALIER 0 17,696 17,696 258,903 135,168 252,023 PONTIAC J SUNFIRE 0 5,410 5,410 100,494 47,298 92,169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OKLAHOMA CITY CHEVROLET P90 MALIBU 0 15,294 15,294 252,519 121,571 254,726 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORION BUICK C PARK AVENUE 0 2,980 2,980 52,322 23,357 45,418 BUICK H LESABRE 0 5,694 5,694 82,521 38,711 71,375 PONTIAC H BONNEVILLE 0 3,194 3,194 62,463 24,417 66,783 OLDSMOBILE G AURORA 0 2,224 2,224 0 41,453 39,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILMINGTON SATURN J LS/LW 0 7,070 7,070 104,232 43,169 85,953 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPRING HILL SATURN Z SC/SL/SW 0 11,509 11,509 170,189 108,198 174,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL U.S. PASSENGER 0 117,999 117,999 2,040,567 992,669 1,989,031 =================================================================
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION U.S. TRUCK PRODUCTION MONTH OF: DECEMBER, 2000
TOTAL UNITS 2000 2001 2000 ASSEMBLY BODY PRODUCT 2000 MY 2001 MY PRODUCED MYTD THRU MYTD THRU CYTD THRU PLANT DIVISION CODE TYPE NET DEC NET DEC NET DEC DEC 2000 DEC 2000 DEC 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARLINGTON CHEVROLET C/K PICKUP 0 0 0 38,858 0 20,410 GMC SIERRA PICKUP 0 0 0 12,845 0 7,079 CHEVROLET TAHOE 4-DR (420) 0 12,051 12,051 27,148 35,794 47,410 GMC YUKON 4-DR (420) 0 415 415 18,114 619 7,736 CADILLAC ESCALADE 0 0 0 34,554 0 20,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE CHEVROLET ASTRO (M) VAN 0 4,133 4,133 120,541 27,063 90,050 GMC SAFARI (M) VAN 0 1,593 1,593 45,729 10,133 32,284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DORAVILLE CHEVROLET VENTURE 0 8,006 8,006 131,377 61,639 131,574 PONTIAC MONTANA 0 6,210 6,210 93,617 46,853 92,701 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 0 2,918 2,918 45,966 18,680 39,067 OPEL SINTRA 0 0 0 1 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FLINT CHEVROLET C/K PICKUP 0 2,173 2,173 56,127 7,464 35,844 GMC SIERRA PICKUP 0 615 615 21,021 2,061 12,547 CHEVROLET C/K CREW CAB (480) 0 3,385 3,385 33,071 9,972 26,747 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB (480) 0 877 877 10,776 3,170 8,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FT. WAYNE CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP 0 13,381 13,381 201,338 91,883 190,990 GMC SIERRA PICKUP 0 4,085 4,085 70,613 25,597 61,937 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JANESVILLE #1 CHEVROLET TAHOE 4-DR 0 5,372 5,372 78,307 55,635 130,695 GMC YUKON 4-DR 0 7,302 7,302 31,196 30,384 60,209 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 0 1,196 1,196 1,263 6,428 7,594 GMC YUKON XL 0 1,665 1,665 1,027 5,433 6,354 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JANESVILLE #2 CHEVROLET KODIAK MEDIUM 0 379 379 9,564 1,596 6,531 GMC TOPKICK MEDIUM 0 954 954 25,474 3,244 18,495 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JANESVILLE #3 CHEV/GMC W-4 (LIGHT) 0 385 385 6,300 2,483 6,002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDEN CHEVROLET S10-PICKUP (325) 0 5,059 5,059 95,520 38,263 85,004 GMC SONOMA PICKUP (325) 0 1,319 1,319 13,055 7,428 15,365 CHEVROLET BLAZER (330) 0 4,935 4,935 78,790 34,056 73,592 GMC JIMMY (330) 0 1,178 1,178 13,804 9,396 18,481 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MORAINE CHEVROLET BLAZER 0 10,108 10,108 188,018 82,361 179,809 GMC JIMMY 0 4,404 4,404 86,068 38,170 84,948 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 0 1,296 1,296 33,184 10,935 30,750 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PONTIAC EAST CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP 0 15,627 15,627 250,455 103,271 237,520 GMC SIERRA PICKUP 0 3,730 3,730 85,107 26,380 67,808 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHREVEPORT CHEVROLET S10-PICKUP (325) 0 10,208 10,208 162,628 69,076 158,739 GMC SONOMA PICKUP (325) 0 2,319 2,319 53,011 18,686 46,413 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WENTZVILLE CHEVROLET EXPRESS (G) VAN 0 7,186 7,186 131,179 59,462 129,114 GMC SAVANA (G) VAN 0 3,116 3,116 51,730 19,242 44,339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL U.S. TRUCK 0 147,723 147,723 2,363,727 963,348 2,234,298 ================================================================= -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL U.S. CAR & TRUCK 0 265,722 265,722 4,404,294 1,956,017 4,223,329 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CANADA PASSENGER AND TRUCK PRODUCTION MONTH OF: DECEMBER, 2000 CANADA PASSENGER PRODUCTION:
TOTAL UNITS 2000 2001 2000 ASSEMBLY BODY PRODUCT 2000 MY 2001 MY PRODUCED MYTD THRU MYTD THRU CYTD THRU PLANT DIVISION CODE TYPE NET DEC NET DEC NET DEC DEC 2000 DEC 2000 DEC 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OSHAWA #1 CHEVROLET W IMPALA 0 15,842 15,842 221,173 111,280 209,780 CHEVROLET W MONTE CARLO 0 4,695 4,695 64,347 38,635 75,994 OSHAWA #2 BUICK W CENTURY/REGAL 0 12,820 12,820 222,981 116,368 233,763 CHEVROLET W LUMINA 0 4,094 4,094 37,493 25,656 45,871 STE. THERESE CHEVROLET F CAMARO 0 3,586 3,586 45,461 20,665 44,136 PONTIAC F FIREBIRD 0 2,243 2,243 31,826 14,721 30,831 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CANADA PASSENGER 0 43,280 43,280 623,281 327,325 640,375 ================================================================= CANADA TRUCK PRODUCTION: OSHAWA TRUCK CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP 0 16,265 16,265 242,530 117,547 247,921 GMC SIERRA PICKUP 0 6,110 6,110 66,590 40,226 75,113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CANADA TRUCK 0 22,375 22,375 309,120 157,773 323,034 ================================================================= -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL CANADA CAR & TRUCK 0 65,655 65,655 932,401 485,098 963,409 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL NAO - PASSENGER 0 175,190 175,190 2,835,486 1,401,163 2,814,637 TOTAL NAO - TRUCK 0 193,521 193,521 2,812,847 1,264,624 2,815,487 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL G.M. NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS 0 368,711 368,711 5,648,333 2,665,787 5,630,124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# # # # SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION -------------------------- (Registrant) Date January 8, 2001 --------------- By /s/Peter R. Bible ------------------------------- (Peter R. Bible, Chief Accounting Officer)