GM manufacturing

Electric Truck Manufacturer Buys GM’s Lordstown Assembly Plant

November 13, 2019

LORDSTOWN, OH—Startup company Lordstown Motors Corp. has purchased GM’s shuttered assembly plant here to produce a new all-electric pickup truck.

Deal to End GM Strike May Come Soon: CEO Mary Barra Joins Talks With UAW

October 16, 2019

DETROIT—General Motors CEO Mary Barra joined negotiators at the bargaining table, an indication that a deal may be near to end a monthlong strike by members of the United Auto Workers union that has paralyzed the company’s factories.

UAW, Detroit Three on collision course

John Sprovieri

September 5, 2019

On July 15, the United Auto Workers formally began talks with Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler on a new four-year contract. It was all smiles and handshakes to start, but negotiations will surely get testy before the current contract expires Sept. 14.

The Detroit Three Say Goodbye to Cars

John Sprovieri

July 10, 2019

In April, Ford Motor Co. announced that it would stop selling the Taurus, Fusion, Fiesta and C-Max passenger cars, leaving only the Mustang to be sold in North America.

General Motors to Invest $150 Million in Flint Assembly Plant

June 12, 2019

FLINT, MI—General Motors Co. plans to invest $150 million in its Flint Assembly Plant to increase production of Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups.

GM to Invest $24 Million to Expand Full-Size Truck Production at Indiana Plant

June 5, 2019

ROANOKE, IN—General Motors Co. is investing $24 million to upgrade its Fort Wayne Assembly plant here to increase production of the all-new Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickups, especially crew cab models.

GM in Talks to Sell Lordstown Plant to Electric Truck Maker

May 14, 2019

LORDSTOWN, OH—General Motors Co. is in discussions to sell its idled assembly plant here to Workhorse Group Inc., a manufacturer of electric vehicles.

America’s Most Destructive Industrial Fire

When an inferno destroyed General Motors’ transmission factory in Livonia, MI, it plunged the automaker into a monumental crisis.

Tim Trainor

May 8, 2019

When General Motors opened the Detroit Transmission plant in Livonia, MI, in 1949, the 1.5-million-square-foot facility sym-bolized the resounding success of the most popular component in American automobiles—the Hydra-Matic Drive transmis-sion.

GM to add 1,000 workers to Flint Assembly Plant

February 12, 2019

FLINT, MI—General Motors Co. will add 1,000 workers to build new heavy-duty pickup trucks at its assembly plant here. Priority will be given to GM workers who were laid off elsewhere.

GM to Transfer Workers to Flint Assembly Plant

January 16, 2019

FLINT, MI—Over the next few months, hundreds of General Motors employees will be relocating, and some of those will be coming to the automaker’s assembly plant here.