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GM Selling Shuttered Ohio Factory to Electric Truck Maker
By: Associated Press
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – A newly formed company led by the founder of an upstart electric truck maker is buying a former General Motors assembly plant in Ohio that shut… Read More
Idled General Motors Plant’s Union Leader to Transfer
LORDSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio union leader once called out on Twitter by President Donald Trump says he is transferring to another General Motors location. Dave Green tells The… Read More
GM in Talks to Sell Shuttered Factory in Lordstown
By: Associated Press
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DETROIT (AP) – General Motors is negotiating the sale of its shuttered factory in Lordstown, Ohio, to a company that builds electric trucks. The company confirmed Wednesday that it’s in… Read More
DeWine Doesn’t Think GM Will Revive Assembly Plant
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LORDSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor says it seems clear that General Motors isn’t planning on making a new line of vehicles at its assembly plant in the state. The… Read More
DeWine Talked To Trump About Lordstown Shutdown Before Surprising Comment
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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President Trump told governors yesterday that automakers are returning to Ohio and other states, a remark he’s said before that fact checkers have found to be untrue. Gov. Mike DeWine… Read More
UAW Lawsuit Says GM Lordstown Workers Could Replace Temps At Indiana Plant
By: Nick Castele | WCPN
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The United Auto Workers labor union is suing General Motors over the use of temporary workers at a plant in Indiana, saying that laid-off members from Lordstown could do the… Read More
GM Says It Has 2,700 Jobs For Workers Slated To Be Laid Off
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DETROIT (AP) – The General Motors’ massive 14,000-person layoff announced last month might not be as bad as originally projected. The company said Friday that 2,700 out of the 3,300… Read More
GM Chief To Meet With Ohio Leaders Over Plant Closing
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Ohio officials in Congress plan a meeting in Washington with the head of General Motors in their bid to keep a northeastern Ohio assembly plant from closing…. Read More
Ohio Senators To Meet With GM Chief Over Plant Closing
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LORDSTOWN, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s two U.S. senators say they’ll meet with the head of General Motors this week to discuss what can be done to stop its northeastern Ohio… Read More
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown Critical Of Lordstown Plant Closing
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio’s senior Senator is blasting General Motors for planning to close the Lordstown plant in March. He says Congress needs to change the tax code to prevent companies from benefitting… Read More
Trump Administration Threatens To Withhold Subsidies From GM
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Angered by General Motors’ decision to idle plants and lay off thousands of workers, the Trump administration threatened to retaliate by withholding federal subsidies for the company’s cars.
Kasich Says There Are Options For Lordstown Plant
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. John Kasich says he’ll be talking to General Motors about its decision to shut down the assembly plant in Lordstown, potentially putting 1500 people out of work. But he’s… Read More
Ohio’s Leaders React To News Of GM’s Decision To Close The Lordstown Auto Assembly Plant
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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News that GM will be idling its Lordstown factory on March 1st is prompting Ohio’s leaders to issue angry statements in news releases and on social media. John Kasich said he’ll… Read More