'Gut-wrenching' day as production ends at Ohio GM assembly plant.
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.A sprawling General Motors assembly plant near Youngstown was idled on Wednesday after more than 50 years producing cars and other vehicles, a move that will eliminate nearly 1,700 hourly positions by month's end.that Lordstown along with three plants in the U.S. and one in Canada would close by early next year.
The 6.2 million square foot plant will be placed in a"state of readiness," Flores said, meaning it will be heated and fully maintained to allow for a resumption of operations. A final decision on the plant's future is expected to be made during upcoming contract talks with the United Auto Workers that begin this summer. The UAW's national contract with GM expires in mid-September.
Recently promoted company President Mark Reuss said in January that GM is"looking at a lot of different options for the plant," without providing specifics. When asked whether that means Lordstown could get a new vehicle, he said that hasn't been decided.Reuss also said GM can't keep operating a plant with a slow-selling vehicle like the Cruze, and still have enough money to invest in the future.
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