Electric vehicles rescue GM plant - The Mail & Guardian

A General Motors manufacturing plant that was set to close will instead get a new life producing electric trucks and SUVs, the company announced on Monday.

“Our electric vehicle plan is unmatched in the industry,” GM president Mark Reuss said at a press conference in Detroit. “Hamtramck will be GM’s first dedicated all EV [electric vehicles] assembly plant.” The plant, which opened in 1985 and currently employs about 900 workers, will be idled for several months from the end of February when the renovations begin. Most workers will be transferred to other GM plants during this period.

The news on this plant will be especially welcome for Trump when he battles for re-election in November. He hopes to repeat his 2016 election victory in Michigan, which is seen as crucial to him winning a second term.

Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)

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