General Motors Plans at Least $1 Billion in Fresh U.S. Investment

WSJ ^ | Jan. 16, 2017 | Mike Colias

[GonzoII]

General Motors Co. this week will announce plans to invest at least $1 billion across several U.S. factories, two people familiar with the plan said, a move aimed at underlining its commitment to U.S. manufacturing jobs in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s criticism of the auto maker’s imports from Mexico.

GM’s announcement could come as early as Tuesday, the people briefed on the plan said. The company will cite a number of new jobs in excess of 1,000 stemming from the investment but doesn’t plan to specify which of its factories are in line for more work, one person said.

A GM spokesman declined to comment. The Trump transition team didn’t immediately return a request for comment.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Hard to say what was the most egregious thing 0bama did to citizens, but that one is right up there.

Someone needs to go to prison for that...a million counts of securities fraud.

(plus as many civil suits)

[Fhios]

Yes, and the checks in the mail. I swear.

[Renegade]

Clintoon wasted more $$$$ than this losing the election.

[Pride in the USA]

More excellent news!

[Gator113]

The Bowling Green delivery does interest me, but we haven’t decided yet.

[FreedomPoster]

If you haven’t been, the museum is certainly worth going through.

[Gator113]

Oh I sure want to, I think I would love it. I don’t fly well, but it is very tempting.

[Cobra64]

Sorry you don’t like the paint scheme.Do you really think the black panels are raw, black, unpainted fiber glass? The primers are dark gray or white. Take a tour.

[CivilWarBrewing]

I am only talking about the vertical post at the forward section of the door going up to the roof and the other black segment which borders the moon roof along the top of the window.

Yes, these are PAINTED BLACK but they do this so that when they manufacture them by the thousands, they are all the same color (black) and they don't need to be matched with each individual car color.

I am a designer. IMO, if these four segments (two on each side) were to be painted the same color as the car (in this case 'silver'), it would GIVE THE CAR A MORE UNIFIED LOOK as to the eye it would adjoin the body with the roof for a more unified look.

Ya dig? I know what I'm talking about. It's okay to disagree but for half a grand take these segments and have them painted silver and you will not only have a UNIQUE vette but other vette owners will look at your car and try to figure out why it looks better than their vette. LOL They will ask you what option was it where you were able to get those segments the same color as the car.

Did you really have to force me to write all this? ARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!

Your Vette is beautiful and bad-arse! But for a could million more you get THIS, a Lambo Miura (sigh.. sigh..):

[Cobra64]

So I gues you’ve been through the Bowling Green plant, specifically the paint shop.

[CivilWarBrewing]

I recently purchased a vehicle with black vertical posts. They are ALL painted black, regardless of vehicle color. THEY DO THIS TO SAVE MONEY in the manufacturing process.

I know my car will look better if I paint these posts to match the car color. I have no doubt about that.

The above is an example. See the area surrounding the driver door and passenger door? It's all the same color as the car. THEY RARELY DO THIS ANYMORE!!! Doesn't THIS look better though? Makes car look more unified and solid.

Here's an example of the 'black post' that they do now on MOST cars:

[CodeToad]

Damned Trump!!! How dare he hurt America by bringing these jobs back! Doesn’t he know what a terrible trade war he is creating! Doesn’t he know how jobs hurt Americans because we all won’t have time to go do other things and will work instead!

[RooRoobird20]

Dang, between the GM and Hundyai news today, I already had to take two naps. :0)