GM will invest $893 million to build its next-generation V8 engines

To upgrade five of its factories in North America, General Motors Co. will be investing $893 million, according to three insider sources who asked to remain unanimous.

This investment, which will be manufacturing engines, transmissions and other powertrain parts, will save 1,600 jobs. The factories that will be getting the funding are the following: Tonawanda, N.Y.; Bay City, Mich.; Bedford, Ind.; Defiance, Ohio; and St. Catharines, Ontario. The Tonawanda plant will get the largest share of this investment. GM spokeswoman Kim Carpenter said that the company will soon make the announcements but she declined to provide details.
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veyron1001 - 4/27/2010 4:43:28 PM

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It wouldnt have cost near as much if they did the update 10 years ago like most manufacturers have

Joe_Limon - 4/27/2010 5:41:20 PM

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Explain how technology ten years ago was cheaper then technology today please.

pennfootball - 4/28/2010 11:49:13 AM

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Yea OK let's figure out how to mass produce something that has hundreds of precisely engineering parts to tolerances within 1/1000 of a Millimeter...Than make it out of 25 different grades of Aluminum and steal...satisfy 100 different countries with different laws and emission standards, add in direct fuel injection give it more power and better fuel economy and then make 500,000 units a year and NOT one, Not a Single One can go wrong for 200,000 miles or the company will be embarrassed and no one will buy the cars ever gain. YEA CHEAP!

pushrod27 - 4/27/2010 6:15:39 PM

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GM did develop all-new V8s ten years ago, they just kept the pushrods. The LS motors were all new for 2002... GM's current pushrod v8s provide power and fuel economy that is positively competitive with any other V8. Bentley still uses pushrods in its most expensive model... it works, it is not obsolete, get over it.

bfghemicuda - 4/27/2010 10:01:47 PM

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p27 you are correct. The most powerfull V8 in the world is a pushrod style. What has been done is raising the camshaft in the block to make shorter pushrods along with rocker arm ratios that help with cam designs that allow the pushrod to move less but still get the same valve movement.

WorldofLuxury - 4/27/2010 7:47:52 PM

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V8 FTW!!!

tango - 4/28/2010 12:58:14 AM

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Am I the only one that noticed that nowhere inside that article was any word mentioned of the configuration of the engines to be built with this $893 million? How did the person that gave it the headline come to that conclusion, especially since the article clearly said that the money was raising funds for GM's fuel-efficient engines. To me, that sounds like the turbocharged 4s and 6s that we have been hearing about recently. I should expect no better, though. That's 4wheelsnews.com with their bullshit articles that have little or no information in them, as usual.

upwards - 4/28/2010 10:15:32 AM

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Vernon GM is one of best engine makers in the world they even sold transmissions to BMW, and they have one of the longest engine warranties industry wide.

theman440 - 4/28/2010 11:19:12 AM

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I'm sorry but if you ask any REAL unbiased mechanic he will tell you that GM is definately NOT "one of the best engine makers in the world" Selling transmissions to BMW is not an indication of quality, GM probably had the lowest bid...