General Motors is to invest US$190m in its Lansing Grand River assembly plant for the production of a new Cadillac model.
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The investment will create 600 jobs working on a second shift at the plant.
Chief executive officer Dan Akerson said: “Cadillac is about to get even more competitive with the addition of an all-new small luxury car. This investment demonstrates GM’s commitment to Cadillac and to a strong US manufacturing base.”
The announcement brings the total of new US investment by GM to more than $3.1bn since emerging from bankruptcy in July 2009, creating or retaining more than 7,900 jobs in 21 US plants
Built in 2001, Lansing Grand River is GM’s second-newest US assembly plant and the manufacturing home of the Cadillac CTS and STS. Earlier this year the plant received the JD Power and Associates Bronze Plant Award for initial quality.
This year, the Lansing Grand River launched production of the CTS Coupe, which has been lauded by the automotive press for groundbreaking design and outstanding performance.
The Coupe extends the CTS line.
