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* USA / Michigan - GM makes big splash in small-car market
(Photo by Daniel Mears / The Detroit News - Robots begin welding the body along the assembly line March 20, 2012, at the General Motors Orion Assembly Plant where the Chevrolet Sonic and the Buick Verano is built in Orion Tonwship, Mich)
Orion Township,Oakland County,MIC,USA -The Detroit News, by Melissa Burden -March 26, 2012: -- Orion Township— General Motors Co. looks to have a winning hand in the growing U.S. subcompact market: Sales of its Chevrolet Sonic are gaining market share, and the automaker is readying the launch of Chevy's even smaller Spark minicar this summer... The Sonic debuted in August and replaced the nondescript Chevy Aveo. It is built at Orion Assembly Center, which also builds the new Buick Verano luxury compact sedan... GM sold 7,900 Sonics in February, the model's best month yet; it snagged 14 percent of the subcompact segment, according to Kelley Blue Book...* USA / Florida - GM Ecotec Engine Hits 3 million Mark at Spring Hill Plant
(Photo: Ecotec 3 millionth engine)
Spring Hill,FL,USA -Torque News, by Keith Griffin -24 March 2012: -- GM is touting the fact that its General Motor Spring Hill powertrain plant produced its 3-millionth Ecotec engine this week but the bigger story is really the fact that is has produced 1 million of the engines in the last 30 months alone... Investments of $55 million to meet consumer demand for more fuel-efficient engines helped General Motors Spring Hill powertrain plant produce its 3-millionth Ecotec engine this week, just 2½ years after the 2 millionth engine was assembled, according to a GM news release...Labels: truck and automakers news USA
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