GM Investing $190 Million in Kan. Plant

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- A $190 million upgrade will help General Motors Corp.'s plant in Fairfax continue to perform strongly in a rough time for the U.S. auto industry, a union official said.
"This is something we expected to get, but it's good that it finally happened," said John Melton, bargaining chairman of United Auto Workers Local 31. "It could add 100-some new jobs, but that won't be for a couple of years."

Melton said Thursday the automaker is buying new equipment to build a redesigned version of the Chevrolet Malibu.

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[GMsElite]

So Fairfax is getting another car? Any speculation on what it might be?

[SaabKing]

Originally Posted by GMsElite

So Fairfax is getting another car? Any speculation on what it might be?

The upgrades are for the new Malibu, not "another" car.

[GMsElite]

OH. I must have read too deep into the article because I knew the NextGen Malibu was going to be built there.

[gmhashope]

Originally Posted by GMsElite

So Fairfax is getting another car? Any speculation on what it might be?

No, you're right. Fairfax will get an Epsilon II based LaCrosse anywhere from '10 to '12.

[asim]

Originally Posted by gmhashope

No, you're right. Fairfax will get an Epsilon II based LaCrosse anywhere from '10 to '12.

Watch the Chinese version of the new Lacrosse outshine the one we would get, just like how it is now. This is just sad. lol

[stevecmh]

does this mean GM thinks the car is soo good that they are going to be making more

[paul3230]

Originally Posted by stevecmh

does this mean GM thinks the car is soo good that they are going to be making more

I don't think so..I think it's just to make the necessary changes for the new version. But hey, let's hope it's a rock star right out of the gate!

[chevydlrmn]

Originally Posted by stevecmh

does this mean GM thinks the car is soo good that they are going to be making more

if the malibus bigger and as nice as it is said to be, then it waill take sales from impala and thus will require more production.

[tgagneguam]

Originally Posted by chevydlrmn

if the malibus bigger and as nice as it is said to be, then it waill take sales from impala and thus will require more production.

Let's hope the Malibu's sales grow on the retail side. I'd be fine with stagnant overall sales if it meant the mix shifted away from [image- and profit-eroding] fleet sales. Besides, more retail sales might suggest that the American consumer is ready to forgive GM for decades of crap product. That would give me hope, indeed.

I hope the 'Bu lives up to its early hype.

[osv_alero]

Maybe the Buick version is coming faster than we think.

[mbukukanyau]

The Current La Crosse needs to be put out of its misery.

Hopefully GM teaches guys at Fairfax how to install Navigation units intergrated into the console

[hunchman]

Originally Posted by asim

Watch the Chinese version of the new Lacrosse outshine the one we would get, just like how it is now. This is just sad. lol

the chinese version may be shinier but underneath it will be crap........lol

[guitarlix]

Originally Posted by hunchman

the chinese version may be shinier but underneath it will be crap........lol

More pointless gems from our resident UAW advocate.

[GMsElite]

IMHO the NA LaCrosse looks better than the China Lacrosse exterior wise. Now the interior of the Chinese Lacrosse is more than likely better than ours though.