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GM investing $230M in Flint area facilities to support Chevrolet Cruze, Volt

General Motors announced today that it will spend $230 million on four facilities in the Flint, Michigan area that will support the production of the new Chevy Cruze compact and the Volt extended-range EV. The biggest chunk of the money ($202 million) is being spent on the Flint South Engine plant. The line that currently builds the inline five- and six-cylinder engines used in the Chevrolet Colorado and Hummer H3 is being revamped. That line will now build the 1.4-liter Family 0 engines that will be used in the Cruze and Volt. Originally, ... Read more →

BREAKING: GM reportedly cancels construction contracts on Flint engine plant Sam Abuelsamid

In yet another blow to both General Motors and the hard-hit city of Flint MI, it appears that the automaker has canceled construction contracts on its new Flint MI engine plant. Local TV station ...

Flint, MI to produce bus fuel from sewage biogas Sam Abuelsamid

Ever since General Motors began gradually phasing out production facilities in the Flint, MI area in the early 1980s, the city that gave birth to the ailing automaker 100 years ago has been struggling ...

GM officially announces Flint MI production for Volt/Cruze engines Sam Abuelsamid

2011 Chevy Cruze and its new 1.4L Turbo engine At an event in Flint MI today, GM CEO Rick Wagoner and Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm were on hand to officially announce that GM will be ...

GM gets tax breaks from Flint for new Volt engine plant Jeremy Korzeniewski

As we stated a few months ago, automakers always get tax credits from cities in an effort to get them to build new plants or retool existing plants. As we know, the upcoming Chevy Volt is likely to ...

It's official, Flint engine plant to build Volt range extender 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Back in June when GM CEO Rick Wagoner outlined product realignment decisions at the company's annual meeting, the Flint engine plant was identified as the home of a new family of small engines. GM has now filed paperwork with the city of Flint indicating that the new Family 0 engines would be built ...

$4.7 million order for hybrid buses in Michigan 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Lithium Technology Corporation (LTC) has announced that is going to supply about $4.7 million worth of batteries for hybrid bus application in a joint program with Kettering University and Transportation Techniques LLC (TransTeq). These batteries will be used to develop a hybrid bus program in ...


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