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blue_onyx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 05:10 PM
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Michigan picked to build GM's subcompact
Michigan has won the high-stakes competition with two other states to build General Motors Corp.'s next-generation subcompact car, a person briefed on the decision said Thursday.

The announcement that the car will be built at a retooled midsize car factory in Orion Township near Pontiac will come Friday, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the plan has not been made public. It will save about 1,200 jobs at the factory, which had been slated to shut down later this year.


http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/ap/48195877.html


Great news for Michigan :)
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 05:11 PM
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1. And that is really good news....
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Bankhead_ATL Donating Member (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 05:11 PM
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2. I hate buggy cars i like mid or full size cars
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 05:22 PM
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9. Well, no one's going to force you to buy one, dearie. Go buy a gas hog.
Just don't come back here whining when gas hits $5 again.
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Bankhead_ATL Donating Member (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 10:21 PM
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13. chevy impala is great on gas
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spoony Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 10:24 PM
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14. That's why they make all sorts of models
Edited on Thu Jun-25-09 10:24 PM by spoony
:)

(Oh, and k/r for this good news!)
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Maru Kitteh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-26-09 01:03 AM
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17. Congrats on being part of the problem. You're so full of win, you oversized vehicle needing person
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dysfunctional press Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-26-09 01:22 AM
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18. sub-compacts aren't for me, either.
i'm tall, and i have an arthritic spine. i need a car i can be comfortable in.
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 05:12 PM
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3. Thank God
I am glad to hear this. Excellent news.
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Thrill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 05:12 PM
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4. Two days in a row for Michigan. GE yesterday and now this
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blue_onyx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 05:16 PM
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7. We actually had a lot of good news
toward the end of 2008 and early 2009, particularly with all the films studios and lithium battery plants. The problem is that many of the jobs won't appear immediately and people need jobs now. Things are going to get bad here but Michigan does have a good future.
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 05:15 PM
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5. In your face, Bob Corker! :) nt
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Auggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 05:15 PM
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6. I think GM is getting it
That's a lot of good-will PR that will hopefully translate to sales
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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 05:19 PM
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8. Yay! I know people who work in the Orion factory! Great news!! nt
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Fire1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 05:25 PM
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10. Outfuckinstanding!!!!!!!! n/t
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 05:35 PM
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11. Thank doG. Orion (just north of me) really NEEDS that.
Much of my growing-up was spent near there. It's a very deserving area.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 06:13 PM
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12. great news for the gm workers and michigan
the gm supplier my daughter works for received three new contracts out to 2012. these contracts put her back to work.
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fujiyama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 10:44 PM
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15. Good news
Any news of the name of the vehicle? Any design pics/specs yet?
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blue_onyx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-26-09 09:27 AM
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19. It's suppose to be based on the Chevy Spark concept
I don't think GM has shown pictures of the actual production vehicle or said whether they'll keep the same name yet.

http://spark.chevrolet.com/geneva-v1/index.htm?adv=39
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Triana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 11:52 PM
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16. GREAT news for Michigan! n/t
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-26-09 09:29 AM
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20. good... Michigan really needs it
Edited on Fri Jun-26-09 09:30 AM by fascisthunter
not that other states don't, but Michigan has lost alot.

Hopefully this subcompact gets good mileage.
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