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GM Flint Engine builds millionth 1.4L engine; transitioning to new engine for Chevy Volt and Cruze

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GM Flint Engine Operations recently built its 1 millionth 1.4-liter liter engine, currently used in the Chevrolet Volt, Cruze and Sonic. Flint Engine is now in the midst of a $200-million upgrade that will end the 1.4-liter Flint Engine is now in the midst of a $200-million upgrade that will end the 1.4-liter

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Jeep adds new Willys 4xe to PHEV lineup

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Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe is assembled at Stellantis’ Toledo Assembly Complex in Toledo, Ohio. The Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe powertrain integrates two electric motors and a 400-volt battery pack with a fuel-efficient, turbocharged, 2.0-liter liter four-cylinder engine and TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmission.

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GM to invest $163M in 3 plants to support engine production for Volt, Cruze and new small car

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million in its operations in Flint and Bay City, Michigan, and Defiance, Ohio, to support engine production for the Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Cruze and a new Chevrolet small car to be built in the United States. liter engine that is used in the Chevrolet Cruze and a 1.4L variant used in the Chevrolet Volt.

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GM: construction of Ultium Cells LLC battery plant in Lordstown progressing on schedule

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Ultium Cells LLC is a joint venture that will mass-produce Ultium battery cells for electric vehicles ( earlier post ) and create more than 1,100 new jobs in Northeast Ohio. This allows engineers to optimize battery energy storage and layout for each vehicle design. Steel construction at Ultium Cells LLC will continue into fall 2020.

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GM Investing $230M in Four Plants for Cruze and Volt Production

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General Motors Company is investing more than $230 million in four GM plants in the greater Flint, Michigan area to support the production of the fuel-efficient 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt extended range electric vehicle. four-cylinder engine generator for the Volt and the 1.4L four-cylinder turbo engine for the Cruze.

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GM building new center for next-generation battery cell technology

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The Wallace Center will will accelerate new technologies such as lithium-metal, silicon and solid-state batteries along with production methods that can quickly be deployed at battery cell manufacturing plants like GM's joint ventures with LG Energy Solution in Lordstown, Ohio, and Spring Hill, Tennessee, along with other undisclosed locations.

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GM reveals new Ultium batteries and flexible global platform for rapid growth of EV lineup

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Most will have 400-volt battery packs and up to 200 kW fast-charging capability while the electric truck platform will have 800-volt battery packs and 350 kW fast-charging capability. This allows engineers to optimize battery energy storage and layout for each vehicle design. GM’s EV battery cells will be mass produced at a $2.3-billion

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