Detroit-Hamtramck plant is gearing up for some new models.
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General Motors Co. will build the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu at its
Detroit-Hamtramck plant, The Detroit News has learned, adding to news
announced Monday that the company plans to spend $336 million upgrading
the factory to also produce the Chevrolet Volt.
The Malibu move
is a major production shift for one of GM's best-selling vehicles and a
coup for Michigan, which has given the automaker incentives worth
several hundred million dollars to build vehicles in a state hit hard
by manufacturing job losses. The Volt announcement boosts GM's total
investment in the extended-range electric car to $700 million in
Michigan.
Jon Lauckner, GM vice president of global product
planning, confirmed there are plans to build new vehicles at the plant,
including the Opel Ampera, the European version of the Volt. The Ampera
initially will be built there, but he declined to be specific about
additional models.
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