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Chevrolet Will Add New Small SUV to Global Lineup
DETROIT – The Chevrolet Trax, an all-new small sport utility vehicle, will join the Chevrolet global portfolio and make its debut at the Paris Motor Show in September.
2012-01-31
ARLINGTON, Tex. – General Motors will start construction next week on a new $200 million stamping facility that will create approximately 180 jobs. The new facility, part of the company’s Arlington manufacturing complex, will produce large stamping components for the next generation of full-size Chevrolet Tahoes, Suburbans, GMC Yukons and Cadillac Escalades.
2011-12-05
LANSING, Mich. – General Motors’ Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant is the company’s first in United States to receive an ENERGY STAR® certification for superior energy efficiency from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
2011-11-23
DETROIT – Imagine heating a building covering 22 Manhattan city blocks or 120 football fields and you understand the task faced by the Metrolina Greenhouses. Helping Metrolina convert its heat source from natural gas to renewable biomass is part of Chevrolet’s commitment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
2011-11-21
SPRING HILL, Tenn. – General Motors will invest $61 million to bring its idled Spring Hill assembly plant back to life as one of the world’s most-flexible manufacturing facilities capable of building any GM car or crossover based on customer demand or manufacturing need.
2011-11-03
WENTZVILLE, Mo. – General Motors will invest approximately $380 million to prepare the Wentzville Assembly plant for production of an all-new Chevrolet Colorado midsize pickup, creating or retaining about 1,260 jobs hourly and salaried jobs.
2011-10-31
ROMULUS, Mich. – General Motors will invest approximately $385 million to prepare Romulus Engine for production of an all-new, fuel efficient engine program, creating or retaining about 320 jobs.
2011-10-28
SAGINAW, Mich. – General Motors will invest approximately $215 million to tool the Saginaw Metal Casting Operation for production of future engine block and head casting work, creating or retaining about 275 jobs.
2011-10-27
QINGDAO, China – GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson was on hand today to mark the start of production at the second phase of SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW)’s manufacturing facility in Qingdao.
2011-10-27
BUENOS ARIES – General Motors South America President Jamie Ardilla and Sergio Rocha, president and managing director of GM Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, signed agreements Wednesday confirming a $150 million investment to expand the Rosario Automotive Complex to increase production capacity for the Chevrolet Classic and Chevrolet Agile.
2011-10-26
FT. WAYNE, Ind. – General Motors will invest approximately $275 million to prepare its plant here to build the next generation of Chevrolet and GMC full-size pickup trucks, creating or retaining 150 jobs.
2011-10-23
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton toured General Motors’ new engine plant in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Sunday ahead of its official opening next month.
2011-10-21
WARREN, Mich. – General Motors said Friday it will invest $325 million in tools and equipment to support production of future electric vehicle components, creating or retaining 418 jobs.
2011-10-21
DETROIT – General Motors has added two plants in Rosario, Argentina to its roster of manufacturing facilities that send no waste to landfills. The assembly and stamping plants in the South American country bring GM’s landfill-free plant total to 78.
2011-10-03
ARLINGTON, Tex. – City of Arlington and Tarrant County officials joined General Motors plant and UAW Local 276 leadership Monday to break ground for a $331 million expansion of the Arlington Assembly plant to make future Chevrolet Tahoes, Suburbans, GMC Yukons and Cadillac Escalades.
2011-07-18
FLINT, Mich. – General Motors will invest $328 million to prepare its plant in Flint, Mich. to build the next generation of Chevrolet and GMC full-size pickup trucks, creating or retaining 150 jobs.
2011-07-12
DETROIT – General Motors Powertrain plants in Ohio and Indiana that make transmissions for Buick and Chevrolet models with eAssist fuel-saving technology will get the bulk of a $129 million investment GM announced Tuesday.
2011-07-07
DETROIT – General Motors’ efforts to eliminate the shipment of plant waste to landfills is spreading to its non-manufacturing sites, 10 of which now reuse, recycle or convert to energy all waste from normal operations.
2011-06-24
FLINT, Mich. – The General Motors Foundation today awarded grants totaling $75,000 to support programs at 15 Flint-area nonprofits and organizations serving children, adults and seniors.
2011-06-13
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – General Motors will invest $20 million in machinery and equipment for its Fairfax Assembly plant to add future technologies and improvements to the Buick LaCrosse including eAssist, a light electrification technology that will boost highway fuel economy by 25 percent over the current model.
2011-06-08
BEDFORD, Ind. – General Motors will invest $49 million to purchase tooling and equipment for the Bedford powertrain plant to produce components for a recently announced 8-speed transmission and a future small engine program. The investment will create or retain 91 jobs.
DETROIT – The Chevrolet Trax, an all-new small sport utility vehicle, will join the Chevrolet global portfolio and make its debut at the Paris Motor Show in September.
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