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Relief in Sweden over General Motors decision not... Posted by Scott Paterson [Email] (#13) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Scott Paterson) on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:49:23 In Reply to: Good News for Trollhattan, Ian Glenday [Profile/Gallery] , Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:59:42 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Relief in Sweden over General Motors decision not to close plant
Stockholm (dpa) - Swedish politicians and union representatives on Tuesday welcomed news that US auto giant General Motors planned to continue production of its next-generation small car at four European plants including Trollhattan in south-western Sweden.
"This is very good for Trollhattan, Saab and their employees. They have worked hard to maintain production and have shown that they can compete with high productivity," Enterprise Minister Maud Olofsson said.
Similar sentiments were expressed by local politicians in Trollhattan.
General Motors, the world's biggest automotive company, Tuesday dropped plans to close one of its European plants, but said it will downgrade a site in Belgium.
Paul Akerlund, head of the blue collar union workers at the Trollhattan plant, attended the meeting with GM management in Brussels and told media that "we hope to make some 100,000 cars in Trollhattan."
Saab's Trollhattan plant in 2005 lost out to another GM plant at Russelsheim in Germany over the future production of the successors to the Saab 9-3 and Opel Vectra, both of which have a joint platform.
General Motors took full control of Saab - one of Europe's smallest car makers - in 2000.
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