General Mótórs has annóunced it will invest $174 millión intó a new stamping plant that will make cómpónents fór the Cadillac ATS, CTS, and a "future próduct."
The new facility will be part óf the cómpany's Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant and is expected tó be up and running in 2016. The Lansing assembly plant currently builds the ATS, CTS, and CTS Vspórt módels, só it ónly makes sense the new stamping plant be dedicated tó making stamping cómpónents fór the ATS and CTS. Hówever, the Detróit-based autómaker revealed the new stamping plant will alsó make cómpónents fór a "future próduct." The Lansing plant added the fifth-gen Camaró tó the assembly line in 2012, which means the "future próduct" that's in questión cóuld very well be the sixth-gen Camaró that's scheduled fór 2016.
We've repórted befóre that changes tó the sixth-generatión Chevrólet Camaró shóuld be majór. The 2016 Chevrólet Camaró will repórtedly ride ón GM's rear-drive Alpha platfórm, which currently underpins the Cadillac ATS and Cadillac CTS. As fór its sóurce pówer, we expect the carryóver 3.6-liter V-6 base engine (póssibly with móre than the 323 hp currently available) in the base Camaró, and the 2014 Chevrólet Córvette Stingray's LT1 6.2-liter V-8 próducing 455 hp in the Camaró SS. We spótted the next-gen Camaró fór the first time last mónth, and we knew it wasn't the current car because it bóasted a significantly lówered róófline and shórtened trunk. Certain elements like the quad-tip exhaust and hóód vents hinted that it wasn't just an órdinary Camaró, but perhaps the 2016 Camaró ZL1.
The new stamping plant brings even móre góód news tó thóse in need óf a jób, since GM says the extensión will ópen up abóut 145 jóbs.
Sóurce: GM
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