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GM’s new workforce: Younger and tech-savvy

November 23, 2012 at 11:05 am

by Melissa Burden The Detroit News November 23, 2012 Brownstown Township ‚Äî The new generation of automotive manufacturing workers at a General Motors Co. subsidiary here is focused on career and environment, and they want to work with cutting-edge technology. That’s part of what attracted many millennials ‚Äî roughly defined as those born in the 1980s and 1990s ‚Äî to help create an integral part of the future of the automobile: They’re assembling lithium-ion batteries for the Chevrolet Volt extended-range […]

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Driving Growth in OH: Johnson Controls

November 13, 2012 at 5:31 am

Employees of a Johnson Controls battery plant in Holland, Ohio, just outside of Toledo, discuss how their new AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat) battery design is promoting fuel efficiency and creating jobs.

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“What are the next products?” Fuel economy push adds jobs in Ohio

November 9, 2012 at 11:53 am

As Midwest Advocacy Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, I visit communities around the region who are still suffering the effects of the Great Recession. In the heat of election season, every bit of economic news tends to be viewed through a partisan lens. But as political passions cool a bit, what you find is a hunger among Americans of all political stripes for new jobs and business opportunities ‚Äì and for ways to create a cleaner, and more […]

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GM to build Cadillac ELR plug-in at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant

October 16, 2012 at 8:31 am

by Melissa Burden The Detroit News October 16, 2012 General Motors Co. will build its new Cadillac ELR plug-in electric luxury coupe at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant, beginning late next year, GM’s North American President Mark Reuss said Tuesday. The plant, which also builds the Chevrolet Volt, will get a $35 million investment to build the extended-range electric ELR… The Detroit-Hamtramck plant, which employs about 1,560 workers, also builds the Opel Ampera for European markets, the Holden Volt for Australia and […]

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Fuel Efficiency Key to September Jobs Growth in U.S. Auto Sector

October 5, 2012 at 9:06 am

For immediate release Contact: Josh Mogerman, Natural Resources Defense Council, 312-651-7909 Ohio, Michigan and Indiana Job Impacts Highlighted; Video of Chrysler’s Fuel Efficient SUV Production Exemplifies Continued Growth Detroit ‚Äì October 5, 2012 ‚Äì The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report for September shows continued steady jobs growth in the U.S. auto sector. According to an analysis of BLS data by DrivingGrowth.org, a website tracking the revitalization of the U.S auto industry, September data show over 1.8 million workers in […]

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How will industry innovate? Getting to 54.5 mpg

September 24, 2012 at 12:03 pm

“We have a rule in place,” said Phyllis Cuttino, director of the Pew Environment Group’s Clean Energy Program. “Now we want to have a discussion on what the rule means to industry. How is the industry going to innovate?” Cuttino, speaking on September 18 at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, introduced a panel of industry experts to discuss the real-world impact of new federal fuel economy and emissions rules, which require a U.S. fleet average of 54.5 miles […]

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