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26/09/2008 05:15. FLINT, Mich. (AP) - General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner said Thursday that the automaker is still studying further cuts in engine, stamping and transmission plants to correspond with the truck and sport utility vehicle assembly plant cuts it already has announced. "Sales obviously have been about the same, and so we don't really have any change in our view that we're probably going to need some adjustments in particularly stamping," said Wagoner, speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony to announce a new $370 million plant in Flint. The new plant will make four-cylinder engines for the Chevrolet Volt electric car and Chevrolet Cruze compact that will go on sale in 2010. Wagoner would not say which plants would be affected or whether there will be full closures or cuts in certain parts... // MSN Money 03/10/2008 08:05 Pontiac Puts a Wrap on Successful Grand-Am Rolex Series Season Grand-Am
DETROIT, Mich. (Oct. 2, 2008) - Pontiac has wrapped up the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 by garnering four
championships and a lot of steam as the team's head toward the 2009
Rolex 24 at Daytona in just 112 days. Pontiac won its second Rolex Series GT class road racing championship, the first was in 2006 with a GTO.R, on the strength of seven race wins by the Pontiac GXP.R. In 2007, it was the Daytona Prototypes that had Pontiac winning the championship in every category for the premier Rolex Series class. In 2008, the GT class Pontiac teams led the way with Banner Racing taking home the team championship, drivers Paul Edwards and Kelly Collins winning the drivers title and Pontiac taking the manufacturer trophy. Leighton Reese's Banner... // Grand-Am 02/10/2008 20:11 Forster Calls for Restoration of Consumer Confidence PresseEcho.de (Pressemitteilung)
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Europe President Carl-Peter Forster appealed to European
politicians to help restore consumer confidence in the markets. He
also called for clear, European-wide environmental laws at a GM
press conference at the Paris Motor Show. "In view of the gloomy
market developments in Spain, Great Britain and Germany there must
be an end to the uncertainty for consumers. The high oil and energy
prices are hitting the middle class to the bone," he said. In
addition, confusion over future environmental policies in Europe
paralyses purchasing decisions of European consumers and hinders
auto sales, he added. Forster called for clear, transparent
European-wide environmental... // PresseEcho.de (Pressemitteilung) 29/09/2008 15:31 New Cadillac Escalade Platinum set to dazzle Middle East customers ... AME Info
Offering even more segment-first technologies, this flagship car will hit Middle East showrooms in the final quarter of 2008. Cadillac's Escalade Platinum is the fullest expression of the brand's dramatic design, luxury and technology. The Escalade Platinum will be one of the most technically advanced SUVs with the addition of segment-first LED headlamps, offering greater lighting with reduced energy, and the world's fastest-acting suspension - Cadillac's Magnetic Ride Control, which gives more precise body motion control. Escalade sports a sleek, clean and... // AME Info 28/09/2008 19:11 New Cadillac Escalade Platinum: Set To Dazzle Middle East ... Zawya
28/09/2008 11:06 GM to setup a new engine plant in Flint Michigan TechWhack
GM to setup a new engine plant in Flint Michigan US based automaker General Motors has announced that they are going to setup a new engine manufacturing plant in Flint, Michigan. The company said that this new plant would manufacture four cylinder engines. It would also be building powerplants for their upcoming model Chevrolet Volt. In addition, it would also supply components to their under development high-mileage compact car. GM CEO... // TechWhack 27/09/2008 06:04 INSTITUTIONAL FUND SAYS APPROVED A PLAN OF LIQUIDATION FOR ... Interactive Investor
26/09/2008 23:25 GM Building New Facility in State WLNS
A major announcement for the city of Flint. General Motors announced that it will build a new factory in the city. The plant will make four-cylinder engines for the Chevrolet Volt, the company's new rechargeable electric car. The new 370-million dollar plant will begin production in 2010. On Tuesday, the state approved 132.5 million dollars in tax incentives for the new plant and to upgrade four others across the state. // WLNS 26/09/2008 23:22 Curtiss-Wright gets $80 million-plus Saab contract Your Defence News
Curtiss-Wright Corp. said Wednesday it has received a multiyear
contract worth more than $80 million from Saab Aerostructures for
cargo door equipment. The company said the contract is a follow-on
to a $16 million deal announced in February. It said sales from the
program could top $200 million over many years. Curtiss-Wright will provide systems that lift, latch and lock the cargo door of Boeing 787 jets. The Roseland-based company will... // Your Defence News 26/09/2008 22:03 GM invests 370 million in a new engine plant Auto123
26/09/2008 21:37 New GM plant to be built in Flint will be land-fill free Oakland Press
26/09/2008 21:02 GM unveils plans for Michigan engine plant Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
26/09/2008 19:08 GM to build $370M factory for electric car engines Amarillo.com
General Motors Corp. said Thursday it will build a new $370 million
factory in Flint, Mich., to make four-cylinder engines for the
Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car and other models. GM Chairman and Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said the new plant will build a 1.4-liter four- cylinder engine that will extend the range of the Volt, and a turbocharged version that will power the Chevrolet Cruze, a new compact car to be built in Ohio.... // Amarillo.com 26/09/2008 18:54 GM Production Cuts WILX-TV
FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- General Motors chief Rick Wagoner says the
automaker is still studying further cuts in production at its
engine, stamping and transmission plants. GM earlier announced cuts at truck and SUV assembly plants. Wagoner spoke in Flint during a visit to announce a 370 million-dollar plant to make engines for the Chevrolet Volt electric car and Chevrolet Cruze compact. In June, GM company announced it would close four pickup... // WILX-TV 26/09/2008 18:16 GM to invest $370 million in car plant for Cruze, Volt domain-B
26/09/2008 16:28 GM's new Flint engine plant called area catalyst DetNews.com
An industry-wide race to develop electric and other vehicles
relying on alternative propulsion technologies could reinvigorate
the region. The Volt, which relies on a lithium-ion battery pack
that will let commuters travel up to 40 miles on electric power
alone, is only one potential magnet. Chrysler LLC this week promised to introduce its own electric car by 2010 and Tesla Motors also is building an electric sports car that is being researched and developed in Rochester Hills. UAW Vice President Cal Rapson, who attended Thursday's announcement in Flint, said he hopes suppliers and others will move into the region to be near the exclusive North American home of the Volt engine. And if the Volt is successful, more jobs could be coming. "Depending on how it goes, it could be up to 700... // DetNews.com 26/09/2008 16:22 GM Announces $370 Million for Electric Car Plant in Mich. The Epoch Times
26/09/2008 15:18 GM Announces $370 Million Investment for New Small Engine ... Press Media Wire (Press Release)
26/09/2008 14:34 GM touts engine plant for Volt car St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Production at the new plant will begin in 2010, and both cars are slated to go on sale in the same year. The location of the new factory was negotiated in last year's historic contract between the United Auto Workers and GM, UAW Vice President Cal Rapson said. It came in exchange for the union agreeing to a $14-per-hour wage rate for some new hires, about half the rate of current workers, and the transfer of GM's massive retiree... // St. Louis Post-Dispatch 26/09/2008 09:20 GM still weighing engine, stamping plant cuts eTaiwan News
26/09/2008 08:47 GM still weighing engine, stamping plant cuts PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
FLINT, Michigan (AP) - General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner said
Thursday that the automaker is still studying further cuts in
engine, stamping and transmission plants to correspond with the
truck and sport utility vehicle assembly plant cuts it already has
announced. «Sales obviously have been about the same, and so we don't really have any change in our view that we're probably going to need some adjustments in particularly stamping,» said Wagoner, speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony to announce a new $370 million plant in Flint. The new plant will make four-cylinder engines for the Chevrolet Volt electric car and Chevrolet Cruze compact that will go on sale in 2010. Wagoner would not say which plants would be affected or whether there will be full closures or cuts in certain... // PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) 26/09/2008 07:48 GM Announces $370 Million Investment for New Small Engine ... PaddockTalk
GM Announces $370 Million Investment for New Small Engine
Manufacturing in North America General Motors Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner today announced that the company will invest $370 million in the U.S. to build a new manufacturing plant for its global 4-cylinder engines in Flint, Mich. The plant will begin production in the U.S. in 2010, and will be the exclusive manufacturing facility in North America to produce the Chevrolet Volt’s range extending engine. The investment in Flint is one of several that have been announced at U.S. plants in the past 10 years, adding up to over a $9 billion total investment in Michigan and more than $42 billion in the United States. "GM, the UAW and the City of Flint have had a long- standing relationship," Wagoner said. "... // PaddockTalk 26/09/2008 07:27 GM still weighing engine, stamping plant cuts KBS Radio
FLINT, Mich. - General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner said Thursday
that the automaker (NYSE:GM) is still studying further cuts in
engine, stamping and transmission plants to correspond with the
truck and sport utility vehicle assembly plant cuts it already has
announced. "Sales obviously have been about the same, and so we don't really have any change in our view that we're probably going to need some adjustments in particularly stamping," said Wagoner, speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony to announce a new US$370 million plant in Flint, Mich. The new plant will make four-cylinder engines for the Chevrolet Volt electric car and Chevrolet Cruze compact that will go on sale in 2010. Wagoner would not say which plants would be affected or whether there will be full closures or cuts... // KBS Radio 26/09/2008 07:21 GM to build $370M engine plant in Flint, Mich. BusinessWeek
A new General Motors Corp. engine plant to be built in Flint is
good news for the struggling state of Michigan, which has seen
massive job losses as the auto industry has contracted under a
slumping economy and high gasoline prices. But GM's top executive says the new four-cylinder engine factory, which will build powerplants for the new rechargeable electric Chevrolet Volt and a new high-mileage compact car, is also a commitment to investing in the United States. "It's essential that GM respond proactively and aggressively to America's demand for new, more fuel-efficient vehicles, including those with four-cylinder engines," CEO Rick Wagoner said during a ceremony announcing GM's $370 million investment in the new factory. He said the plant will allow GM to double its global... // BusinessWeek 26/09/2008 07:21 GM still weighing engine, stamping plant cuts The Canadian Press
FLINT, Mich. General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner said
Thursday that the automaker (NYSE:GM) is still studying further
cuts in engine, stamping and transmission plants to correspond with
the truck and sport utility vehicle assembly plant cuts it already
has announced. "Sales obviously have been about the same, and so we don't really have any change in our view that we're probably going to need some adjustments in particularly stamping," said Wagoner, speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony to announce a new US$370 million plant in Flint, Mich. The new plant will make four-cylinder engines for the Chevrolet Volt electric car and Chevrolet Cruze compact that will go on sale in 2010. Wagoner would not say which plants would be affected or whether there will be full closures or cuts in... // The Canadian Press 26/09/2008 07:05 GM to build $370M engine plant in Flint, Mich. Forbes
26/09/2008 06:34 GM still weighing engine, stamping plant cuts MLive.com
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner
said Thursday that the automaker is still studying further cuts in
engine, stamping and transmission plants to correspond with the
truck and sport utility vehicle assembly plant cuts it already has
announced. "Sales obviously have been about the same, and so we don't really have any change in our view that we're probably going to need some adjustments in particularly stamping," said Wagoner, speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony to announce a new $370 million plant in Flint. The new plant will make four-cylinder engines for the Chevrolet Volt electric car and Chevrolet Cruze compact that will go on sale in 2010. Wagoner would not say which plants would be affected or whether there will be full closures or cuts in certain... // MLive.com 26/09/2008 06:28 GM still weighing engine, stamping plant cuts Forbes
26/09/2008 06:16 GM to build new Flint plant for Volt generator Detroit Free Press
26/09/2008 05:50 GM To Invest $370M For Small Engine Manufacturing In North America AHN
Flint, Michigan (AHN) - General Motors Corp. said on Thursday that
it will invest as much as $370 million to construct a new
manufacturing plant for its global four-cylinder engines in Flint,
Michigan. The company said the plant will begin used as an exclusive manufacturing facility in North America to produce the Chevrolet Volt's range extending engine by 2010. GM said small four-cylinder engines will account for more than half of its North American production in 2011, which is speculated to be higher from 21 percent during last year. The new facility will be dedicated to produce two engines: a 1.4-liter turbo for the Chevrolet Cruze and 1.4-liter engine for the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle (E-REV). "The new 1.4L turbocharged engine has the power of a larger... // AHN |
