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GM to spend $600 million on Kansas City plant

General Motors will invest $600 million to expand its Kansas City plant, which builds the Chevrolet Malibu and Buick LaCrosse sedans.

Published: Jan. 29, 2013 at 12:05 a.m. PST
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General Motors will invest $600 million to expand its Kansas City plant, which builds the Chevrolet Malibu and Buick LaCrosse sedans.

The automaker said Monday that it would construct a new 450,000-square-foot paint shop at its 3.2 million-square-foot Fairfax assembly and stamping plant. It also plans to install a new stamping press and incorporate new environmentally friendly technologies. The company said the construction would not increase employment or production schedules at the plant, which has about 4,000 hourly and salaried employees working three shifts. GM said the Fairfax expansion is one of its “largest plant investments ever.”

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