GM to cut powertrain warranty to 60,000 miles

Gr8life wrote:
If the extra long warranty is not seen as a value to the consumer then there is little incentive for the manufacturer to offer it. If I thought my Silverado, Ram, or Super Duty was going to have a catastrophic drive train failure in the first 100,000 miles, I would not buy one in the first place. I am another one who "leases", in that I trade long before the vehicle is worn out.

According to an article on the GMI forum this is the reason for the reduction. My personal thought it is on it's face it would appear to be "stepping over a dollar to pick up a dime". The existing warranty limits may play a larger roll in a purchase decision than GM thinks. Since all the OEM's are basically the same currently, most don't really pay any attention to it. However lower the GM warranty and now you could see it becoming an issue, especially for fleet owners. 10 pickups that run out of warranty 40K sooner than other options puts more of a potential financial burden on the company.

Ironically we will soon be seeing the larger transmissions that were co-developed by Ford and GM. Perhaps this has something to do with the reduction in warranty.

Lastly, it will be interesting to see what the other two OEM's choose to do. Will they try and capitalize on reduction of GM's warranty, or will they quietly all get on the same sheet of music and step back as well?