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Detroit-Hamtramck plant: Malibu too!
Detroit-Hamtramck plant recharges for Volt, Malibu
Posted on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 at 3:00 PM EST.(Employee News)
General Motors Co. will build the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant, The Detroit News has learned, adding to news announced Monday that the company plans to spend $336 million upgrading the factory to also produce the Chevrolet Volt.
The Malibu move is a major production shift for one of GM’s best-selling vehicles and a coup for Michigan, which has given the automaker incentives worth several hundred million dollars to build vehicles in a state hit hard by manufacturing job losses, the paper said. The Volt announcement boosts GM’s total investment in the extended-range electric car to $700 million in Michigan, the News noted.
Jon Lauckner, GM vice president of global product planning, confirmed there are plans to build new vehicles at the plant, including the Opel Ampera, the European version of the Volt, the paper said. The Ampera initially will be built there, but he declined to be specific about additional models, the story said. (The Detroit News)
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