GM won’t import subcompacts from China, will build them in Michigan

Posted: May 29, 2009
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It was reported earlier this month that GM is looking to import Chinese-made subcompact cars to the United States. The Detroit automaker had planned to export more than 51,000 vehicles from China by 2014. Yes, that had the UAW up in and arms and now, as a part of its concession deal with the UAW, GM has agreed not to import “made in China” cars.

Union President Ron Gettelfinger said that GM will build up to 160,000 units of subcompacts per year at an existing U.S. facility and will sell them in U.S.

New concessions by the UAW, which include freezing wage, cutting bonuses and reducing break time, will save GM more than $1 billion a year.

UAW members are scheduled to finish voting on the new deal by 4 p.m. today.

- By: The Daily Auto Editor

Source: Free Press


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  • saddayinamerica

    The sad part was that they did consider importing cars from China. They should fire those who came up with the moronic idea after tethering from the brink of annihilation and asking me, John Q Public, for my hard earn money.

    I don't have a GM car but now has an equivalent of a 'monthly payment' for a non-existing GM car :(

  • zermatt

    There used to be a saying that you didn't want to buy a car from the Detroit three that was made on a Monday – the message was that quality was down because the UAW workers were hung over.

    Flash forward to present time – now anyone that buys a car from the government owned automakers may be no better off that the Monday made car owners.

    Disgruntled UAW workers = crappy cars.

  • joseph

    bring back the metro

  • joseph

    bring back the metro