AUSTIN, TX — Formaspace completed an initial order of 500 new ESD workbenches to be sent to the General Motors manufacturing facility in Kokomo, Indiana.
DETROIT—With ventilators and face masks now in production, GM is expanding its manufacturing of personal protective equipment, including latex-free face shields, protective gowns and aerosol boxes. All of these supplies are being donated.
DETROIT—This week, union workers at a Ford manufacturing plant outside Detroit raced to set up new assembly lines. But instead of making hybrid car batteries, the usual output from the factory, they are preparing to churn out tens of thousands of ventilators, joining the sprint against the clock to fight the coronavirus.
SOUTHFIELD, MI — Parts suppliers for General Motors Co. are preparing to manufacture parts for at least 200,000 ventilators in an effort to prevent a projected shortage of the machines.
DETROIT, MI —Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Honda, and Toyota said they would shut down all factories in the region, citing concerns for employees who work in close quarters building automobiles.
DETROIT—General Motors plans to invest more than $2 billion in its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce a variety of electric vehicles, including pickup trucks and SUVs.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Cruise LLC, the autonomous-vehicle unit of General Motors Co., has introduced a self-driving, all-electric, ride-sharing shuttle it built in partnership with GM and Honda Motor. The Cruise Origin will be built at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant
DETROIT—General Motors and LG Chem will form a joint venture company to mass-produce batteries for electric vehicles. Together, the companies will invest up to $2.3 billion in the company, which will establish an assembly plant on a greenfield site in the Lordstown area of Northeast Ohio. The project is expected to create more than 1,100 new jobs.
