The new product for the General Motors Saturn Plant is the Ecotek 2.5L engine coming out in the 2013 Malibu. Production officially started this week and spirits are high.“Spring Hill has a history as one of GM’s most innovative and flexible plants,” said Cathy Clegg, vice president of GM Labor Relations in a previous press release. “We’re pleased that, working together with the UAW, we were able to build on that history and develop a plan to resume production at Spring Hill.”
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The facility has been renovated and is considered one of the most flexible manufacturing plants operating for GM. It will allow for quick changeovers from one product to another. “This state-of-the-art engine plant builds on GM Spring Hill Manufacturing’s reputation for producing high-quality, fuel-efficient 4-cylinder engines,” said GM Manufacturing Manager Arvin Jones.
“The combination of fuel efficiency and power of the Ecotec 2.5L engine in the 2013 Malibu make this a great value for consumers,” Spring Hill Complex Manager Ken Knight said. “The Ecotec 2.5L direct injection engine is more fuel efficient than the previous 2.4L engine, has 16 percent more horsepower and the engine’s noise intensity has been reduced by 40 percent.” GM is currently employing 188 people at the plant and expects that number to climb as high as 450 when demand for the engine increases.
GM awarded a number of grants to local non-profits and said the goal is to build stronger communities around their facilities.
“The communities that our employees and their families call home are important to the General Motors Foundation,” said GM Foundation President Vivian Pickard. “The grants that we provide benefit education, community centers, cultural organizations and many other important areas of focus that strengthen and improve these communities.”
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