GM expands engine production in Spring Hill TN

Angrybird 12 · 08-09-2012, 04:10 PM

This is good news I think.
From Motor Trend:
2013 Chevrolet Malibu Four-Cylinder Engine to be Built at Former Saturn Factory
August 9, 2012

General Motors is starting production of four-cylinder engines for the new Chevrolet Malibu at its plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee. The plant originally was conceived to build Saturn vehicles, which it did from 1990 to 2007, but after the Saturn brand was killed the factory temporarily sat dormant.

The Spring Hill facility will build the 197-hp, 2.5-liter Ecotec inline-four engine that is used in the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. In preparation for production of the new engine, GM was able to create about 450 new jobs at the factory. The automaker also installed a new concrete floor made from recycled road construction materials, as well as an energy-efficient lighting system that will save the plant $800,000 annually in electricity costs.

Chevrolet expects about 80 percent of buyers will choose the 2.5-liter engine in the 2013 Malibu. Coupled to six-speed automatic transmission, the four-cylinder is expected to return fuel economy of 22/34 mpg city/highway.

Spring Hill has a long history. Saturn cars were built there from 1990 through March 2007. The factory subsequently built the Chevrolet Traverse crossover from September 2008 to November 2009. Since September 2009, the Spring Hill factory has built GM’s turbocharged 2.0-liter Ecotec inline-four engine and 2.4-liter Ecotec inline-four. In addition to use in domestic products, both of those engines have been exported around the world: the turbo 2.0-liter is used in the European Opel Insignia and Chinese Cadillac SLS, while the 2.4-liter mill has been exported to Mexico and Korea.

Spring Hill also stamps various metal body parts for GM vehicles, and molds fascias and door panels for the Chevrolet Traverse. Under its latest agreement with the United Auto Workers union, GM also will begin producing the Equinox crossover and Malibu sedan at the Spring Hill plant sometime in the future.

Scrappy Doo · 08-09-2012, 06:34 PM

new jobs are always good.

Silverlsinva · 08-09-2012, 11:51 PM

This is also the motor thats goin into the ATS and impala i believe. So this makes alot of sense.

08-09-2012, 04:10 PM	#1
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,546	GM expands engine production in Spring Hill TN This is good news I think. From Motor Trend: 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Four-Cylinder Engine to be Built at Former Saturn Factory August 9, 2012 General Motors is starting production of four-cylinder engines for the new Chevrolet Malibu at its plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee. The plant originally was conceived to build Saturn vehicles, which it did from 1990 to 2007, but after the Saturn brand was killed the factory temporarily sat dormant. The Spring Hill facility will build the 197-hp, 2.5-liter Ecotec inline-four engine that is used in the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. In preparation for production of the new engine, GM was able to create about 450 new jobs at the factory. The automaker also installed a new concrete floor made from recycled road construction materials, as well as an energy-efficient lighting system that will save the plant $800,000 annually in electricity costs. Chevrolet expects about 80 percent of buyers will choose the 2.5-liter engine in the 2013 Malibu. Coupled to six-speed automatic transmission, the four-cylinder is expected to return fuel economy of 22/34 mpg city/highway. Spring Hill has a long history. Saturn cars were built there from 1990 through March 2007. The factory subsequently built the Chevrolet Traverse crossover from September 2008 to November 2009. Since September 2009, the Spring Hill factory has built GM’s turbocharged 2.0-liter Ecotec inline-four engine and 2.4-liter Ecotec inline-four. In addition to use in domestic products, both of those engines have been exported around the world: the turbo 2.0-liter is used in the European Opel Insignia and Chinese Cadillac SLS, while the 2.4-liter mill has been exported to Mexico and Korea. Spring Hill also stamps various metal body parts for GM vehicles, and molds fascias and door panels for the Chevrolet Traverse. Under its latest agreement with the United Auto Workers union, GM also will begin producing the Equinox crossover and Malibu sedan at the Spring Hill plant sometime in the future. __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word!

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Silverlsinva Drives: 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth Grigio Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Manassas, Va Posts: 3,124	This is also the motor thats goin into the ATS and impala i believe. So this makes alot of sense.