The additional capacity will be for the six speed automatic found in many products made by The General. A four speed automatic – used in the Impala and Lucerne – is also produced at Warren.
The 100 newly-created jobs will add to Warren’s current 660 hourly workers and 120 salaried employees. The new positions will be filled using UAW members currently on layoff, which falls in line with the UAW-GM national agreement.
Workers at Warren are represented by UAW Local 909. Don Sharp, the local UAW Chairman, added that they “are proud to be contributors to GM’s growth in the marketplace.”
Warren Transmission Adds 100 New Jobs to Support Increased Demand for Hot-Selling Vehicles
2010-04-05
WARREN, MI – In order to meet growing customer demand for some of GM’s hot-selling vehicles, Warren Transmission is adding over 100 new jobs to its second shift 6 speed operations.
Warren supplies transmissions for Chevrolet Equinox, Traverse, Malibu and Impala, Buick LaCrosse, Enclave and Lucerne and GMC Acadia and Terrain. This line-up includes some of the hottest selling vehicles in the United States. Through the first three months of the year, U.S. sales for Equinox have risen 130 percent, compared to the same period last year. LaCrosse sales are up 197 percent and Terrain sales are up 245 percent, compared to the vehicle it replaced, the Pontiac Torrent.
Don Sharp, UAW Local 909 chairman, recognized the efforts of the workforce, “These new jobs are great news for GM and Warren Transmission. Our employees take pride in producing high quality products that satisfy our customers. We are proud to be contributors to GM’s growth in the marketplace.”
“Increased market demand for our great vehicles is driving expansion of our production operations. Additional jobs will allow us to grow the business, while meeting increasing customer demand for our hot products,” said Dave Tatman, plant manager.
The Warren plant will fill its manpower requirements in accordance with the provisions of the UAW-GM National Agreement. The new jobs will be filled with UAW members currently on layoff, drawn from the UAW-GM local area hire. Warren Transmission produces 4 speed and 6 speed Hydra-Matic transmissions for nine GM models. The plant employs approximately 660 hourly and 120 salaried employees with hourly workers represented by UAW Local 909.
About General Motors: General Motors, one of the world’s largest automakers, traces its roots back to 1908. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 204,000 people in every major region of the world and does business in some 140 countries. GM and its strategic partners produce cars and trucks in 34 countries, and sell and service these vehicles through the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, Opel, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM’s largest national market is the United States, followed by China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. GM’s OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. General Motors acquired operations from General Motors Corporation on July 10, 2009, and references to prior periods in this and other press materials refer to operations of the old General Motors Corporation. More information on the new General Motors can be found at www.gm.com.
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Over the last few months, General Motors has been increasing production by adding additional manufacturing shifts to its best-selling vehicles such as the new LaCrosse, Terrain, and Equinox. Each of these products has seen sales growth of over 100 percent compared to 2009. The effects of increased demand have moved their way up the supply chain, causing Warren Transmission to add 100 jobs to its second shift.
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