$83M For Transmission Plant

The new money will mean the addition of 30 jobs at the plant, which currently employs about 1,600 people making both front-wheel and rear-wheel drive six-speed transmissions for some of the automaker’s most popular vehicles. The new positions will be filled by those laid off from other GM facilities. The plant won’t be adding any additional equipment to its assembly line, however, spokesman Wanda Wellman said.The announcement is the plant’s second investment since May, and adds up to $287 million being spent there to expand and improve production. It is included in $2 billion being invested by GM into 17 facilities in eight states ove

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