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GM Lordstown assembly likely to go down to a single shift

After a sales spike for the Chevy Cobalt last spring that saw General Motors add a third shift to its Lordstown, OH assembly plant in an attempt to keep up with demand, the plant is now set to drop to a single shift. The sales meltdown that came in the fall caused GM to first slow down the line rate and then cut the third shift late in the year. With no improvement in sales expected anytime soon, the layoff notices for the second shift will likely come soon and be effective in April. The plant has already been on extended shutdown for all of ... Read more →

GM officially announces Chevy Cruze will be built in Ohio Sam Abuelsamid

At a press conference in Lordstown, OH this afternoon, GM CEO Rick Wagoner officially announced that the Chevrolet Cruze would be built at the plant alongside the existing Cobalt. Wagoner alluded to ...

Chevy Cruze will get turbo 1.4 liter and 40 mpg Jeremy Korzeniewski

Chevrolet has seen a double-digit sales increase of its Cobalt compact car this year since gas prices began their unstoppable upward trajectory. Fortunately for us in the states, the newfound ...

Lordstown, Ohio could be the home of the Volt Sam Abuelsamid

As General Motors and the United Auto Workers continue their near-round-the-clock negotiations trying to hammer out a new contract, the workers at GM's Lordstown,Ohio assembly plant are also looking ...

GM Lordstown assembly likely to go down to a single shift 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

After a sales spike for the Chevy Cobalt last spring that saw General Motors add a third shift to its Lordstown, OH assembly plant in an attempt to keep up with demand, the plant is now set to drop to a single shift. The sales meltdown that came in the fall caused GM to first slow down the line ...

GM officially announces Chevy Cruze will be built in Ohio 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At a press conference in Lordstown, OH this afternoon, GM CEO Rick Wagoner officially announced that the Chevrolet Cruze would be built at the plant alongside the existing Cobalt. Wagoner alluded to this in June during the company's annual meeting. GM will invest $350 million in the Lordstown plant ...

Chevy Cruze will get turbo 1.4 liter and 40 mpg 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Chevrolet has seen a double-digit sales increase of its Cobalt compact car this year since gas prices began their unstoppable upward trajectory. Fortunately for us in the states, the newfound importance of small cars means that we will likely see the new 1.4 liter turbocharged global-mill in the ...

Lordstown, Ohio could be the home of the Volt 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As General Motors and the United Auto Workers continue their near-round-the-clock negotiations trying to hammer out a new contract, the workers at GM's Lordstown,Ohio assembly plant are also looking at their longer-term future. Currently, Lordstown builds the Chevy Cobalt and Pontiac G5 which are ...


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