GM announces plans to build new electric car in Michigan, adding 400 jobs, days after Trump criticism

GM wouldn’t say when the new workers will start or when the new vehicle will go on sale, nor would it say if the workers will be new hires or come from a pool of laid-off workers from the planned closings of four U.S. factories by January.The company also announced plans Friday to spend about another $1.4 billion at U.S. factories with 300 more jobs but did not release a time frame or details.

GM spokesman Dan Flores would not answer questions about Trump but said the investment has been in the works for weeks. Indeed, GM has said it planned to build more vehicles off the underpinnings of the Bolt, which can go an estimated 238 miles on a single electric charge. The company has promised to introduce 20 new all-electric vehicles globally by 2023.

Plants slated for closure include Lordstown; Detroit-Hamtramck, Michigan; Warren, Michigan; White Marsh, Maryland, near Baltimore and Oshawa, Ontario near Toronto. The factories largely make cars or components for them, and cars aren’t selling well these days with a dramatic consumer shift to trucks and SUVs. With the closures, GM is cancelling multiple car models due to slumping sales, including the Chevrolet Volt plug-in gas-electric hybrid.

globebusiness This is a valuable lesson in capitalism - squeeze and drive change in behaviour. Trudeau and Ford take heed.

globebusiness Make sure you research where the batteries come from for these so called 'clean' cars. Not a nice or clean process at all, but it happens in another country so that's ok right? But I am guessing we wont see a story on that.

globebusiness Too bad they wouldn't build in oshawa. Factory already there. Just need to retrofit.

globebusiness These companies listen to strong leaders, and laugh at political prostitutes like JerryPDias UniforTheUnion liberal_party

globebusiness Hey fordnation! Check this shit out! Maybe if you and JustinTrudeau didn't just roll over we wouldn't have gotten screwed over. Great lack of leadership!

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