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GM Spring Hill Manufacturing Celebrates Production Start of Chevrolet Traverse
SPRING HILL, Tenn. – After a 12-month retooling and an investment topping $600 million, General Motors’ Spring Hill Manufacturing kicked off the start of regular production of the all-new 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, GM’s newest crossover vehicle to be introduced in the market.
GM announced the investment and named the new product for Spring Hill
Manufacturing in October 2007. Since then, major construction and rebuild of the
plant production areas have been underway in preparation for the launch.
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| GM North America President Troy Clarke and Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen at Chevy Traverse launch event in Spring Hill, Tenn. |
GM Announces $370 Million Investment for New Small Engine Manufacturing in North America
FLINT , Mich. – General Motors Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner announced on Sept. 25 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.
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| United Auto Workers Vice President Cal Rapson, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner and GM Powertrain Vice President Tom Stephens pose with one of the company's new 4-cylinder engines Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, in Flint, Mich. |
Half of GM's Global Manufacturing Plants to be Landfill-Free by End of 2010
WARREN, Mich. – General Motors announced on Sept. 5, 2008 a commitment to make half of its major global manufacturing operations landfill-free by the end of 2010. When translating the commitment to an individual facility basis, more than 80 of GM’s manufacturing operations will become landfill-free over the next 28 months. GM facilities achieve the landfill-free status when all production waste or garbage is recycled or reused.
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| General Motors Senior Environmental Engineers Mark Fischer and Melissa Hall show examples of solid waste recycling during Sept. 5 announcement by GM that half of its major global manufacturing operations will be landfill-free - all production waste or garbage is recycled or reused - by the end of 2010. |
GM Production Scheduling Changes (pdf)
On June 23, GM announced a number of production scheduling changes to employees. For details on the scheduling changes, please see the attached document.
GM Special Attrition Plan Summary (pdf)
The GM special attrition plan (SAP) for hourly employees recently closed.The attached file contains a breakdown of each plant offering the SAP, and the number of employees participating in the program. For more information, please contact Tony Sapienza at 248-753-2019.
GM to Reduce Full-Size Truck Production
GM Announces New Products, Capacity Adjustments; Continues Transformation of North American Business
WILMINGTON, Del. - GM announced on June, 3, 2008 a range of strategic initiatives to aggressively respond to growing demand for fuel-efficient vehicles and to economic and market challenges in North America. Rick Wagoner, GM chairman and CEO, made the announcements as part of the GM annual meeting of stockholders.
Major initiatives announced by Wagoner include:
· A new global compact car program for Chevrolet, a next generation for the popular Chevy Aveo, and a high efficiency engine module for the U.S. market.
· Funding for production of the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle.
· Addition of third shifts to Lordstown and Orion, which build hot-selling Chevy and Pontiac cars.
· Cessation of production at four plants that build pickups, SUVs and medium-duty trucks.
· A strategic review of the Hummer brand.
DETROIT – GM announced today that it is eliminating one shift of production at its full-size pickup truck assembly plants in Pontiac, Mich.; Flint, Mich.; and Oshawa, Ontario; and its full-size SUV assembly plant in Janesville, Wis. The decisions were made to bring production capacity more in line with market demand.
Under this plan, approximately 88,000 units of full-size pickup and 50,000 units of full-size SUV production will be removed from GM’s North American production capacity for the remainder of the 2008 calendar year.
Competitive Connection
Competitive Connection is a weekly article that highlights news about GM's competitors and trends in the automotive industry. Learning more about Toyota, Honda, Ford, DCX and the rest of industry as well as discovering the perceptions of the news media and auto analysts is essential as we work to structure GM for sustained profitability and growth. The more you know about the other team's game plan, the better equipped you are to win.