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GM to invest $2.2B at Detroit-Hamtramck to produce all-electric trucks and SUVs; GM’s first fully-dedicated EV plant

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billion at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs. Since the fall of 2018, GM has committed to invest more than $2.5 billion to manufacture battery cells in Lordstown, Ohio—will supply battery cells for the electric vehicles manufactured at Detroit-Hamtramck.

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Ford investing $1.2B in 3 Michigan plants; focus on trucks, SUVs, big data & mobility services

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billion in three Michigan manufacturing facilities to strengthen its leadership in trucks and SUVs and support the company’s expansion to an auto and mobility company. Ford is investing $850 million in Michigan Assembly Plant to retool the plant to build the all-new Ford Ranger and Ford Bronco.

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FCA to invest $4.5B to expand production capacity in Michigan, electrify Jeep vehicles with PHEV, possible BEV models

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billion in five of its existing Michigan plants, and will work with the city of Detroit and state of Michigan on building a new assembly plant within city limits. The plant actions detailed in today’s announcement represent the next steps in a US manufacturing realignment that FCA began in 2016. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

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Ford to import next-gen Ford Focus for N. America from China; production starting 2H 2019

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Ford announced a series of global manufacturing actions centered on improving the company’s operational fitness, among them that it would source the next-generation Ford Focus for North America primarily from China, rather than Hermosillo, Mexico. The $900-million investment secures 1,000 jobs for hourly workers at the Louisville plant.

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GM restructuring; changing product development, production; 5 NA & 2 international plants shutting next year; staff reduction

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These steps include the reorganization of its global product development and product development staffs; the realignment of its manufacturing capacity including the shuttering of 5 North American plants and two international plants in 2019; and a reduction of salaried workforce. Warren Transmission Operations in Warren, Michigan.

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Another Massive Airbag Recall Peers Over the Horizon

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The latest one was earlier this year, when it recalled nearly one million Chevrolet and Buick SUVs, after a Michigan woman was injured in a crash in March. Other brands will find themselves in a similarly difficult situation, as the ARC inflators started being manufactured in 2000 and continued through 2018.

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Chevy Traverse will get first off-road short, extra tech on 2024 style

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“Our new Traverse is designed and engineered to act and look more like an SUV,” Scott Bell, vp of world Chevrolet, stated in a observation. ” Utmost redesigned for the 2018 style pace, the Traverse will get a unutilized 2.5-litre The outgoing style has a three.6-litre