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GM Announces Closure of Windsor 4 speed Transmission Plant

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May 13, 2008
 
(Automotive News) As it negotiates a new contract with the Canadian Auto Workers, General Motors Canada said today that it will close its transmission plant in Windsor, Ontario, in the second quarter of 2010.

"There is not product available for the plant, and that's why the decision was made," said GM Canada spokesman Stew Low. "When that was apparent to the union, it was decided to make the announcement to employees as soon as possible."

CAW President Buzz Hargrove said the union was told Friday that after spending three years trying to identify a product for the plant, there would be no product by September, when GM's contract with the union expires.

"I'm frustrated and angry, and I can't believe we have got ourselves in this position," Hargrove said.
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May 13, 2008
 
It's about time GM announced an end to the corporate 4-speed slushboxes, we all knew the 6-speeds were what GM needed and the public wanted. This is a blessing to GM's car lineup.

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May 13, 2008
 
bye bye, more to come
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May 13, 2008
 
I'm glad to see GM shifting transmission production back into the U.S. and providing better technology that increases economy and performance.

The CAW has been put on notice, I suppose there are "more where that came from".
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