New Flint plant cancelled, Volt/Cruze engines to be built at existing location

2011 Chevy Cruze and its new 1.4L Turbo engine After canceling the construction contracts for a new Flint, MI engine plant a month ago, General Motors has now officially canceled the whole plant. The plant was due to build new 1.4L four cylinder engines for the Chevy Cruze and Volt starting in 2010. Based on current and expected future production volumes, the company decided it had enough space in an existing plant adjacent to where the new one was to be built. This spring, GM will begin preparation of the Flint South engine plant to accommodate tooling for the new engine line. Production of the new engines is scheduled to start in December 2010. When Cruze production begins next spring, the initial supplies of engines will come from a plant in Aspern, Austria until the domestic production is ready. Related : Tech analysis of GM’s new 1.4L four cylinder engine GM officially announces Flint MI production for Volt/Cruze engines Gallery: GM Flint Powertrain 1.4L engine [Source: General Motors ] Continue reading New Flint plant cancelled, Volt/Cruze engines to be built at existing location Auto Blog: Chevrolet , GM New Flint plant cancelled, Volt/Cruze engines to be built at existing location originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green

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New Flint plant cancelled, Volt/Cruze engines to be built at existing location