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General
Motors
Romulus
Engine
Plant
employee
Mary
Mack
installs
push
rods on
an
8-cylinder
engine
Monday,
October
31, 2011
in
Romulus,
Michigan.
(Photo
by John
F.
Martin
for
General
Motors)
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GM to
Invest
$20
Million
in
Romulus
Plant
Since
2009, GM
has
invested
more
than
$880
Million
in
Romulus
By
Wendell
Bryant
Tell Us
Detroit
ROMULUS,
Mi -
General
Motors
has
announced
that it
is
investing
$20
million
at its
Romulus,
Michigan
Powertrain
plant to
increase
the
plant’s
capacity
for
future
10-speed
transmission
production.
Currently
the
plant
builds
V6
engines
and
10-speed
transmissions
used in
several
GM
vehicles.
The
new
investment
will be
used to
purchase
additional
machining
equipment
that
will
enable
the
transmission
capacity
expansion.
GM is
not
disclosing
specifics
or
timing
related
to the
plant’s
future
products
at this
time.
“Romulus
has a
long-standing
reputation
of
quality,
productivity
and
performance
and we
are
proud of
the hard
work and
commitment
displayed
by the
entire
Romulus
team,”
said GM
Chairman
and CEO
Mary
Barra
during a
visit to
the
plant to
meet
with
employees
and
community
leaders.
“GM’s
investment
in
Romulus
will
enable
the
plant to
continue
playing
an
important
role in
our core
business
going
forward.”
Since
2009, GM
has
invested
more
than
$880
million
at the
Romulus
plant.
The
plant
currently
employs
about
1,350
people.
Wayne
County
Executive
Warren
C. Evans
made
this
statement
regarding
the
announcement
from GM:
“The
mobility
revolution
is
drastically
changing
the
automobile
industry.
I’m
excited
for what
this $20
million
investment
in the
Romulus
Powertrain
Plant
means
for
Wayne
County
and the
nearly
1,500
workers
at the
plant.”
The
investment
in
Romulus
follows
GM’s
announcement
yesterday
to
invest
$36
million
at its
Lansing
Delta
Township
assembly
plant
for
future
crossover
production.
GM
has
strong
presence
in
Michigan
with
more
than
51,000
employees
working
at 33
locations.
Michigan
is home
to more
than
3,100 GM
suppliers
with
more
than $10
billion
spent
with
those
suppliers
annually.
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