General Motors to Commemorate Launch of Chevrolet Traverse at Spring Hill Plant

[Charlie]

A new story entry has been added:

General Motors to Commemorate Launch of Chevrolet Traverse at Spring Hill Plant

It's still strange for me to hear, read, or think about Saturn's former plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee building a non-Saturn product, but with the Lambda-based Chevy Traverse already shipping from the factory, I guess it's time for me to stop nostalgically living in the past.

[ricksLS1]

Kinda strange that a factory that was suppose to make a small reliable car to take on the imports is making a large crossover vehicle that is competing with the Saturn Outlook (Clones)

[John10]

It's a far better outcome than a weed infested piece of real estate holding empty buildings and surrounded by a barbed wire topped chain link fence.

[ricksLS1]

Originally Posted by John10

It's a far better outcome than a weed infested piece of real estate holding empty buildings and surrounded by a barbed wire topped chain link fence.

The way GM is losing market share and money I'm sure more plants will close. If GM went bankrupt they could shed the UAW contacts like the steel industry did.

[VTHokie00SL2]

Originally Posted by John10

It's a far better outcome than a weed infested piece of real estate holding empty buildings and surrounded by a barbed wire topped chain link fence.

I suppose, though they could always tear it down to put up a Walmart or Home Depot! I think that's basically what they did to the old GM plant in Linden, NJ.

[eRic 02sc2]

they should build a US Astra at Spring Hill instead of the Chevy Travesty

[GR898SL2]

Originally Posted by eRic 02sc2

they should build a US Astra at Spring Hill instead of the Chevy Travesty

Not likely. The speculation in the rumor mill has US Astra production going to Lordstown alongside the Cruze - or Orion Township with the Spark.

[john95SW2]

Originally Posted by VTHokie00SL2

I suppose, though they could always tear it down to put up a Walmart or Home Depot! I think that's basically what they did to the old GM plant in Linden, NJ.

Yep...like Route 1 actually needs ANOTHER strip mall....

[ricksLS1]

An old Ford plant in Mawah NJ is now the US corporate headquaters for Sharp Electronics

[mike08vue]

Originally Posted by John10

It's a far better outcome than a weed infested piece of real estate holding empty buildings and surrounded by a barbed wire topped chain link fence.

It's ironic that this is exactly what might happen to it after all. GM has not been forthcoming with it's destiny since they stopped building Chevys there. Looks like the big change in Spring Hill only lasted a year(10-08--10-09).

[ricksLS1]

It's been so long is Spring Hill making anything?

[05SaturnRL]

Originally Posted by ricksLS1

It's been so long is Spring Hill making anything?

Parts and engines, no vehicles

[GR898SL2]

Mostly Ecotec engines after Traverse production moves to LDT.

[Jaseball]

Originally Posted by John10

It's a far better outcome than a weed infested piece of real estate holding empty buildings and surrounded by a barbed wire topped chain link fence.

Give GM 2 more years and I'm sure that will become reality.

[John10]

Originally Posted by Jaseball

Give GM 2 more years and I'm sure that will become reality.

Perhaps, but I would hope the government owners would force GM to either use it or sell it before that happens. Fairly recently constructed buildings served by a railhead and an interstate level connector highway should have some value to someone if GM doesn't put it back in operation. Then again the way this whole story has unfolded in the last year, what do I know?

[foster]

Originally Posted by ricksLS1

Kinda strange that a factory that was suppose to make a small reliable car to take on the imports is making a large crossover vehicle that is competing with the Saturn Outlook (Clones)

Blame the UAW.