GM invests in 4 plants as it prepares to close 5 others

GM invests in 4 plants as it prepares to close 5 others

General Motors has been painted as villains by the likes of President Trump, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., and the Canadian capital of Ottawa, labor unions and others in the wake of its plans to end production at five North American plants and slash around 14,000 jobs at a time when the company is solidly profitable. GM this week announced multimillion-dollar investments in two Michigan plants — Lansing Delta Township and Romulus Powertrain, near Detroit — and sent Chairman and CEO Mary Barra to the factory floors to press the flesh and pose for photographs with workers. The announcements, made on successive days, come in the same month when GM said it needs to fill 1,000 openings at its Flint Assembly plant to build in-demand heavy-duty pickups, and began handing out pink slips to around 4,000 salaried workers.