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General Motors has announced that it will add two shifts and 2,500 jobs (both hourly and salaried) at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. Currently, the facility builds the Chevrolet Volt and its European cousin, the Opel Ampera, but GM is expanding this plant's capability to handle the production of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, as well as the next-generation Impala sedan.
According to GM, most of the 2,500 new jobs will be filled by laid-off UAW members.
This latest move means that GM has invested $190 million in the Detroit-Hamtramck facility since April 2010. Last year, The General announced a $121M investment to support next-generation Malibu production, and now, an additional $69 million is being pumped into the plant for tooling and equipment that will be used on the future Impala.
GM's efforts at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly follow the investments that the company has recently made in other states, including the Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, as well as facilities in Toledo, Ohio; Flint and Bay City, Michigan. Follow the jump for GM's official press release, as well as a video of a Chevy Volt being produced at the Detroit-Hamtramck facility.
According to GM, most of the 2,500 new jobs will be filled by laid-off UAW members.
This latest move means that GM has invested $190 million in the Detroit-Hamtramck facility since April 2010. Last year, The General announced a $121M investment to support next-generation Malibu production, and now, an additional $69 million is being pumped into the plant for tooling and equipment that will be used on the future Impala.
GM's efforts at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly follow the investments that the company has recently made in other states, including the Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, as well as facilities in Toledo, Ohio; Flint and Bay City, Michigan. Follow the jump for GM's official press release, as well as a video of a Chevy Volt being produced at the Detroit-Hamtramck facility.
GM Adding Two Shifts, 2,500 Jobs to Detroit-Hamtramck Plant
New Chevrolet Malibu and next-generation Impala join electric Volt and Opel Ampera
DETROIT – General Motors is adding two shifts and about 2,500 hourly and salaried jobs at the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to build the new Chevrolet Malibu mid-size sedan and the next-generation Impala large sedan alongside the Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera electric cars.
GM on Wednesday announced the additional shifts and a $69 million investment in tooling and equipment to support the next-generation Impala. In April 2010, GM announced a $121 million investment to support Malibu production.
"Filling this plant with new work is very satisfying because GM is dedicated to helping rebuild this city," GM North America President Mark Reuss said at the plant Wednesday. "We are confident in the flexibility of the plant, the excellence of our workers and the great cars assembled here."
This announcement is part of GM's plan announced May 10 to create or retain about 4,000 jobs and invest $2 billion in 17 manufacturing facilities in eight states. Announcements positively impacting employment in Bowling Green, Ky., home of the Chevrolet Corvette; and powertrain plants in Toledo, Ohio, as well as Flint and Bay City, Mich., were made recently.
These moves are on top of 9,000 jobs saved or added and $3.4 billion invested in U.S. operations since mid-2009.
"Given the competitive nature of the auto industry in the United States, the bar for success is placed very high," said Joe Ashton, UAW vice president-GM Department. "The members of UAW Local 22 soar over the bar every day by demonstrating their flexibility, hard work, and their intense focus on the customer.
The jobs will be filled by laid-off UAW members with the possibility of new hires to follow.
GM announced last week that after a four-week shutdown, the Detroit-Hamtramck plant will exclusively build Volt and Ampera electric cars with extended-range capability for the rest of the year. Exports of Volt and Ampera to Canada, Europe and China are included in the total 16,000 electric vehicles being built for the full 2011 calendar year. The Volt/Ampera production goal for 2012 is up to 60,000 with three-quarters of those to be sold in the United States.
The new Malibu – Chevrolet's first global midsize sedan – will be built in Detroit and Fairfax, Kan., as well as China and Korea and will be sold in more than 100 countries on six continents.
Detroit-Hamtramck currently has 1,121 hourly and salaried employees.
"This workforce understands that meeting our diverse and sophisticated customers' need for high-quality and reliable transportation is our most important task," Ashton said.
New Chevrolet Malibu and next-generation Impala join electric Volt and Opel Ampera
DETROIT – General Motors is adding two shifts and about 2,500 hourly and salaried jobs at the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to build the new Chevrolet Malibu mid-size sedan and the next-generation Impala large sedan alongside the Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera electric cars.
GM on Wednesday announced the additional shifts and a $69 million investment in tooling and equipment to support the next-generation Impala. In April 2010, GM announced a $121 million investment to support Malibu production.
"Filling this plant with new work is very satisfying because GM is dedicated to helping rebuild this city," GM North America President Mark Reuss said at the plant Wednesday. "We are confident in the flexibility of the plant, the excellence of our workers and the great cars assembled here."
This announcement is part of GM's plan announced May 10 to create or retain about 4,000 jobs and invest $2 billion in 17 manufacturing facilities in eight states. Announcements positively impacting employment in Bowling Green, Ky., home of the Chevrolet Corvette; and powertrain plants in Toledo, Ohio, as well as Flint and Bay City, Mich., were made recently.
These moves are on top of 9,000 jobs saved or added and $3.4 billion invested in U.S. operations since mid-2009.
"Given the competitive nature of the auto industry in the United States, the bar for success is placed very high," said Joe Ashton, UAW vice president-GM Department. "The members of UAW Local 22 soar over the bar every day by demonstrating their flexibility, hard work, and their intense focus on the customer.
The jobs will be filled by laid-off UAW members with the possibility of new hires to follow.
GM announced last week that after a four-week shutdown, the Detroit-Hamtramck plant will exclusively build Volt and Ampera electric cars with extended-range capability for the rest of the year. Exports of Volt and Ampera to Canada, Europe and China are included in the total 16,000 electric vehicles being built for the full 2011 calendar year. The Volt/Ampera production goal for 2012 is up to 60,000 with three-quarters of those to be sold in the United States.
The new Malibu – Chevrolet's first global midsize sedan – will be built in Detroit and Fairfax, Kan., as well as China and Korea and will be sold in more than 100 countries on six continents.
Detroit-Hamtramck currently has 1,121 hourly and salaried employees.
"This workforce understands that meeting our diverse and sophisticated customers' need for high-quality and reliable transportation is our most important task," Ashton said.
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