GM to Exit Medium-Duty Truck Production

General Motors Corp. will exit its medium-duty truck business, ending production of its two models in the class by the end of July, the Associated Press reported Monday.

GM will stop making the GMC Topkick and Chevrolet Kodiak commercial trucks at its Flint, Mich., assembly plant by July 31, AP said.

The plant employs 2,100 people and also makes the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups in the light-truck category. GM, the No. 1 U.S. automaker, declared bankruptcy last week.

Medium-duty trucks are generally considered to be in the Class 6-7 range below Class 8 heavy trucks, but for GM’s purposes medium duty is Class 5-7, as determined by weight.

A GM spokesman said about 400 people work on medium-duty assembly and that it is working with the United Auto Workers union to determine what happens to them, AP reported.

Medium-duty trucks are generally built for commercial use such as dump trucks and tow trucks. GM’s main U.S. competitors in the space are Navistar International Corp., Isuzu, Freightliner, Volvo, Peterbilt, Kenworth and Mack, AP said.