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The
decision comes a day after GM said it would add 1,200 jobs and a
shift at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant.
The shift at the small-car Lake Orion plant near Detroit will
end by early next year, and the new shift at the
Detroit-Hamtramck plant will begin in the first quarter, GM
said.
Most of the Lake Orion workers losing their jobs will be able to
transfer to the Detroit-Hamtramck plant, said a GM spokesman.
The Lake Orion plant produces the Buick Verano sedan and the
Chevrolet Sonic. Verano sales are down 27 percent this year and
Sonic sales are off 35 percent, as low gasoline prices have
helped boost demand for larger SUVs and pickup trucks.
GM has said it will make the electric small car Bolt at Lake
Orion as well as a not-yet-named new product. Supplier sources
have told Reuters that Verano production will cease at Lake
Orion in late 2016, and shift to a plant in China.
In June, GM announced a $245 million investment at Lake Orion.
(Reporting by Bernie Woodall; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
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