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Mlive.comJackie Headapohl
General Motors confirmed yesterday that it will invest $145 million at the Orion Assembly Center, which it to be home to Chevrolet's new small car and Buick's future compact sedan – the all-new Verano.
The investment to retool the facility means 1,200 retained hourly and salaried jobs at the plant as well as 350 new jobs. The investment also retains 120 jobs at Pontiac Metal Center.
The Orion plant was due to be shuttered by GM until the UAW agreed to accept a two-tier wage system, in which 40 percent of the plant's personnel earn half of the $28 per hour that veteran workers get. In 2009, the union also agreed to give GM leeway in setting pay at small car plants in order for the plants to be profitable.
"To have a once-shuttered plant operating at full speed again shows what can happen when the public and private sectors partner to create new investment and jobs," Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm said in a statement. "The state of Michigan is proud to partner with General Motors as it continues its drive toward a cleaner and greener future."
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Over one million jobs saved in the USA by the auto maker bailouts BTW!