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LuckyTheDog

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Mon Aug-01-11 01:07 PM
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GM Starts Building 40 MPG Subcompact (in Michigan)

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begun production of its new subcompact, the Chevrolet Sonic.

The Sonic is the replacement for the Chevy Aveo, which had been made in South Korea. But, the new vehicle will be made at GM’s Orion plant in Oakland Country. An innovative deal with the UAW—to use more lower paid “second tier” workers, allowed Orion—which had been idled, to reopen.

“Today is the start of regular production,” said Kenneth Knight, GMs executive director of global and North American manufacturing engineering. “Today is when we press the button to go live.”

More: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/08/01/gm-starts-building-40-mpg-subcompact/

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