GM plant commitments
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GM plant commitments
http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs...49/1148/AUTO01
Under the tentative contract reached between General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers, GM made commitments to build current or future products at 16 plants across the U.S.
In Michigan
* Hamtramck: Buick Lucerne and Cadillac DTS until 2010; Chevrolet Volt hybrid electric vehicle starting in 2010; Product on global small car platform starting in 2009; Chevrolet mid-sized car in 2012.
* Flint: Full-sized pickup and heavy duty commercial cab until 2011; Medium-duty truck until 2008; New versions of the pickup and heavy duty commercial cab in 2012.
* Lansing/Delta Township: GMC, Saturn and Buick large crossovers until 2011; Replacements for those products in 2012, plus a Chevrolet large crossover in 2011.
* Lansing/Grand River: Cadillac CTS, STS and SRX through 2009; Cadillac CTS wagon and CTS coupe in 2009; Two new rear-wheel-drive large cars in 2011.
* Orion: Pontiac G6 continues through 2013. No product listed after that.
* Pontiac: Full-sized pickups and light-duty and heavy-duty pickups through 2011; Replacements for the full-sized, light-duty and heavy-duty pickups beginning in 2012.
Elsewhere
* Arlington, Texas: Large sport utility vehicles until 2012; Full-sized truck and SUV replacement starting in 2013.
* Bowling Green, Ky.: Corvette and Cadillac XLR continue until 2011. Replacements for those starting in 2012.
* Fairfax, Kansas: Chevrolet Malibu and Saturn Aura continue until 2011; Global mid-sized Buick and Saturn in 2009; Chevrolet large four-door notchback in 2010.
* Fort Wayne, Ind.: Full-sized pickup and light-duty pickup through 2011; Replacements for those products in 2012.
* Janesville, Wis.: Large SUVs continue until 2012; Medium-duty truck until 2009; Full-sized SUV replacement starting in 2013.
* Lordstown, Ohio: Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 through 2009; Global four-door subcompacts in 2011.
* Shreveport, La.: Hummer H3 SUV and pickup, Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-sized pickups through 2011; H3 SUV and pickup replacements in 2011.
* Spring Hill, Tenn.: Chevrolet crossover until 2012; a new SUV in 2011; Replacement for the Chevrolet crossover, dependent on demand and business case.
* Wentzville, Mo.: Chevrolet and GMC large vans through product life cycle beyond 2012; Next-generation of those products dependent on demand and business case.
* Wilmington, Del.: Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky continue until 2012. No product listed after that.
In Michigan
* Hamtramck: Buick Lucerne and Cadillac DTS until 2010; Chevrolet Volt hybrid electric vehicle starting in 2010; Product on global small car platform starting in 2009; Chevrolet mid-sized car in 2012.
* Flint: Full-sized pickup and heavy duty commercial cab until 2011; Medium-duty truck until 2008; New versions of the pickup and heavy duty commercial cab in 2012.
* Lansing/Delta Township: GMC, Saturn and Buick large crossovers until 2011; Replacements for those products in 2012, plus a Chevrolet large crossover in 2011.
* Lansing/Grand River: Cadillac CTS, STS and SRX through 2009; Cadillac CTS wagon and CTS coupe in 2009; Two new rear-wheel-drive large cars in 2011.
* Orion: Pontiac G6 continues through 2013. No product listed after that.
* Pontiac: Full-sized pickups and light-duty and heavy-duty pickups through 2011; Replacements for the full-sized, light-duty and heavy-duty pickups beginning in 2012.
Elsewhere
* Arlington, Texas: Large sport utility vehicles until 2012; Full-sized truck and SUV replacement starting in 2013.
* Bowling Green, Ky.: Corvette and Cadillac XLR continue until 2011. Replacements for those starting in 2012.
* Fairfax, Kansas: Chevrolet Malibu and Saturn Aura continue until 2011; Global mid-sized Buick and Saturn in 2009; Chevrolet large four-door notchback in 2010.
* Fort Wayne, Ind.: Full-sized pickup and light-duty pickup through 2011; Replacements for those products in 2012.
* Janesville, Wis.: Large SUVs continue until 2012; Medium-duty truck until 2009; Full-sized SUV replacement starting in 2013.
* Lordstown, Ohio: Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 through 2009; Global four-door subcompacts in 2011.
* Shreveport, La.: Hummer H3 SUV and pickup, Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-sized pickups through 2011; H3 SUV and pickup replacements in 2011.
* Spring Hill, Tenn.: Chevrolet crossover until 2012; a new SUV in 2011; Replacement for the Chevrolet crossover, dependent on demand and business case.
* Wentzville, Mo.: Chevrolet and GMC large vans through product life cycle beyond 2012; Next-generation of those products dependent on demand and business case.
* Wilmington, Del.: Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky continue until 2012. No product listed after that.
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That's too bad for GM. Maybe they will get better at lean manufacturing so they can raise their productivity to cover the over paid workers there. That, or move most everything off shore where you can find much better workers...