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General Motors is investing $ 888 million at his Tonwanda Propulsion Plant in Buffalo, New York, “to support the sixth generation of GM’s V -8 engines,” the Automker announced on Tuesday.
This is a change in an investment plant with an already declared $ 300 million commitment to create electric -vehicle drive units, as the V -8 engine is used in GM’s full -sized trucks and SUVs.
GM says that new engine will provide better fuel economy to drivers and reduce emissions using “new combustion and thermal management innovations”.
“In our important investment GM’s Tonwanda Propulsion Plant Show our commitment to strengthen American manufacturing and supporting jobs in the US, “Mary Barra, GM Chair and CEO, said in a statement.
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General Motors Company headquarters Detroit, Michigan, on Monday, April 15, 2024 inside the Renaissance Center at the US. (Jeff Kovalski / Bloomberg / Getty Images)
“GM’s Buffalo plant has been going on for 87 years and continues Innovate engines We build them to make more fuel efficient and high performance, which will help us distribute world -class trucks and SUVs for the coming years, “he concluded.
While the plant prepares to start production of the sixth generation V -8 engine in 2027, it will continue to produce the fifth generation V -8 engines.
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Tonwanda Propulsion Plant of General Motors in Buffalo, New York. (Google Map / Google Map)
The move is likely that there is another sign of the automakers that prepares the demand of the market for EVS to demand a slow-to-introduced market and the Detroit Automekar aggressively advocates the Congress to save the California electric vehicle rules.
New York Governor Kathy Huchul According to Reuters, the project will support 870 jobs in Tonwanda Propulsion, including 177 jobs. The state plans to provide $ 16.96 million in tax credit in exchange for investment commitments.
| Langer | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM | General Motors cum. | 49.09 | +0.40 |
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The SUVs move through the assembly line at the General Motors Assembly plant in Arlington, Texas on 9 June 2015. (Mike Stone / Reuters)
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Tonwanda Propulsion is represented by UAV Local 774, GM said.
Reuters contributed to this report.
