Saturday, 3 March 2012

Lawmaker: GM may pick small-car plant this week

A Michigan congressman says General Motors Corp. could decide as early as this week where it will build a new line of small cars.

Rep. Gary Peters, whose district includes one of the three factories in the running, presented letters to GM Tuesday signed by 20,000 people hoping the automaker will choose its Orion Township plant near Pontiac. Elizabeth Lowery, GM's vice president of environment, energy and safety policy, accepted the letters at GM's downtown Detroit headquarters.

GM has said it will announce by the end of June which one of its existing factories in Spring Hill, Tenn.; Janesville, Wis.; and Orion Township will make the car. The Orion Township …

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