Articles Tagged with ''General Motors''

ORION, MI—GM is planning to build the Chevrolet Bolt, a $30,000 electric car, at its small-car assembly plant here.

WASHINGTON—The Ontario government has sold its final 36.7 million shares of General Motors Co. it received as part of Canada’s $10 billion government bailout of the Detroit automaker.

After revamping its transmission production line, GM improved workflows, reduced changeover time, and cut costs.

DETROIT—A massive snowstorm forced many Ford, GM and FCA assembly plants in Michigan to cancel operations for part of Monday because many employees were unable get to work.

DETROIT—The weak and volatile Russian ruble has forced General Motors to suspend production at its St. Petersburg, Russia, assembly plant from mid-March until mid-May.

OTTAWA—The Ontario government urged General Motors and Unifor Wednesday to “fast track” collective bargaining in a bid to end uncertainty over the future of the automaker’s Oshawa assembly plants and its 3,350 hourly employees.

DETROIT—General Motors uses seven joining methods—including spot welding, laser welding, self-piercing rivets and flow drill screws—to assemble the aluminum body of the new Cadillac CT6 sedan.

WENTZVILLE, MO—The hiring process is underway for 750 new workers at the General Motors assembly plant here.

BOWLING GREEN, KY—Chevrolet is bringing back its exclusive Engine Build Experience for Corvette Z06 customers, who will get the opportunity to assemble the car’s 650-hp supercharged LT4 engine by themselves.

DETROIT—General Motors engineers are planning to use material from diapers to simulate snow in tests of vehicular heating systems.