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Officially Official: GM to build B-segment cars in Lake Orion, MI

Following weeks of speculation, General Motors finally made its decision official this afternoon. Its new small cars will be built in Michigan with final assembly taking place at the Lake Orion plant with stampings coming from the nearby Pontiac Metal Center. As a result of the decision, 1,400 jobs will be preserved in hard-hit Michigan. The Lake Orion factory was due to be idled in September, when production of the Pontiac G6 ends there. Instead, it will be re-tooled to build a new small car that has not yet been announced. The plant ... Read more →

REPORT: GM chooses Lake Orion plant to build new small car Sam Abuelsamid

The Detroit News is reporting that sources at General Motors' Lake Orion, MI assembly plant have been told the plant has been selected to build a new small car for the North American market. GM ...

GM CEO: the Chevy Cruze "will surprise most customers" Sebastian Blanco

To compete with Ford Focus, other compact vehicles and for the higher-mpg car market in America in gereral, GM will be bringing out the Chevrolet Cruze next year. Over on the GM Fastlane blog, ...

GM to select factory for building small cars by the end of June Sam Abuelsamid

General Motors has narrowed down its selection process for its new small car assembly plant to three locations. The Lake Orion, MI plant that until recently built the Pontiac G6 is one possibility ...

GM hopes to make more money on smaller cars Jeremy Korzeniewski

The General, along with the rest of the American automakers, has a long established history of making the most profits from the largest vehicles. Small cars from the Detroit 3 have therefore fallen ...

Officially Official: GM to build B-segment cars in Lake Orion, MI 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Following weeks of speculation, General Motors finally made its decision official this afternoon. Its new small cars will be built in Michigan with final assembly taking place at the Lake Orion plant with stampings coming from the nearby Pontiac Metal Center. As a result of the decision, 1,400 ...

REPORT: GM chooses Lake Orion plant to build new small car 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Detroit News is reporting that sources at General Motors' Lake Orion, MI assembly plant have been told the plant has been selected to build a new small car for the North American market. GM had been considering Lake Orion, near Pontiac, Spring Hill, TN, and Janesville, WI. The GM board of ...

GM CEO: the Chevy Cruze "will surprise most customers" 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

To compete with Ford Focus, other compact vehicles and for the higher-mpg car market in America in gereral, GM will be bringing out the Chevrolet Cruze next year. Over on the GM Fastlane blog, CEO Fritz Henderson has addressed GM's small-car strategy. For a company long associated with SUVs and ...

GM to select factory for building small cars by the end of June 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors has narrowed down its selection process for its new small car assembly plant to three locations. The Lake Orion, MI plant that until recently built the Pontiac G6 is one possibility as is Janesville, WI which had been building full-size SUVS. The third possibility is Spring Hill, ...

GM hopes to make more money on smaller cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The General, along with the rest of the American automakers, has a long established history of making the most profits from the largest vehicles. Small cars from the Detroit 3 have therefore fallen way behind the imports when it comes to desirability. GM Global Design Chief Ed Welburn went so far as ...


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