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GM adding third production shifts at three U.S. plants
With all of the factories that General Motors is closing down and the brands being eliminated, there has been plenty of bad news for GM's blue collar staff over the past year. This week, there was finally a bit of good news as three factories got word that they would add third shifts in the coming months. The Fairfax, KS, Lansing-Delta Twp, MI and Ft Wayne, IN factories will all add more workers and production. Fairfax is losing production of the Saturn Aura, but all production of the Malibu will be consolidated there along with the ... Read more →
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