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Summary

In the article GM to add 1,400 Michigan jobs with new Chevrolet Volt of the way by Nathan Bomey, the reporter discusses GM’s plans to expand in the state of Michigan for the Chevy Volt.  The automaker General Motors, also referred to as GM, has decided to invest $450 million, and adding 1,400 jobs to two facilities in Michigan.  The first facility is located in Detroit-Hamtramck, where GM makes the Chevrolet Malibu, Chevy Impala, Cadillac ELR, Chevy Volt, and the foreign versions of these cars.  This facility will be adding a second shift to keep up with the demands for the redesign of the Chevrolet Volt.  GM is also investing part of this money into a manufacturing plant in Brownstown Township where they produce batteries for the Volt.  Currently, there are 1,629 workers at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant and 100 workers at the Brownstown facility.  The Volt can currently travel 38 miles on battery power before the gasoline engine takes over to power the vehicle.  According to Bomey (2014), “GM has said a redesigned Volt would have better electric range and could cost less.” 

Discussion

The Chevy Volt has been the face of innovation in the automobile industry.  Before its release, it was highly anticipated because of its ability to operate on another energy form other than gasoline.  With gas prices being as astronomically high as they are, people are searching for something that costs less to operate and reduces their carbon footprint.  The Volt was not as successful in its original release as GM would have liked, so they are attempting to meet customer demands by redesigning the Chevy Volt to make it go further on electric power and reduce the cost of purchasing the vehicle.  It is doing this by increasing their capacity through larger investments and the addition of jobs in the two facilities in Michigan. 

References

Bomey, N. (2014, April 5).  GM to add 1,400 Michigan jobs with new Chevrolet Volt on the way. Retrieved from http://www.freep.com/article/20140405/BUSINESS0101/304050048/GM-to-add-1-400-Michigan-jobs-with-new-Chevrolet-Volt-on-the-way .

            This article is about how GM is investing $450 million and adding 1,400 jobs in two facilities in Michigan.  The two facilities are located in Hamtramck, where the multiple lines of GM vehicles are built, and in Brownstown, where the batteries for the Chevy Volt are made.  This expansion is in preparation for the redesign of the Chevy Volt. 

Niculescu, A. (2014, February 14).  US: GM to add 400 jobs at three plants.  Retrieved from http://www.inautonews.com/us-gm-to-add-400-jobs-at-three-plants#.U1RU8c5OWUk .

            This article is about a study by the center for Automotive Research, who believes that GM should be adding about 400 jobs in 2014 in Orion Assembly plant, Metal Center, and Spring Hill Assembly plant.  These plants were placed on standby when GM was going through bankruptcy.  This allowed them to shut down operations at the time, but to be allowed to open later. 

VanHulle, L. (2014, March 6).  GM to build $162M stamping plant at Lansing Grand River, add 65 jobs. Retrieved from http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20140306/BUSINESS/303060025/GM-build-162M-stamping-plant-Lansing-Grand-River-add-65-jobs .

            This article is about how GM is building a stamping plant in Lansing that will cost $162 million.  It will be located near the Lansing Grand River assembly plant and will create 65 jobs.  There has not been an official timeline released for the building of the plant, but there are hearings set to discuss tax incentives with the Lansing City Counsel.