May 22: GM plant expansion may signal big change (Nanaimo Daily News)
May 22, 2015
General Motors' proposed $1.29 billion expansion of the Arlington, Texas, plant - the factory's biggest addition ever - may contain far more than just new paint and body shops.
Although GM has not approved it and won't discuss it, the project's huge cost suggests that GM wants to thoroughly prepare the plant for continued high demand for its big, highly profitable SUVs - even if fuel prices go back up. "I can't get my head around the $1.2 billion," said Ron Harbour, senior partner in charge of automobile manufacturing...