June 13, 2009

Tenn. plant may be GM longshot

Governor: State lacks incentive cash

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General Motors Corp.’s assembly plant in Orion Township might stand a better chance at winning production for a small car now that the governor of Tennessee says it doesn’t have the kind of incentive money that state would [...]

States face big price to nab GM small car factory
By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN – 1 day ago
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — All three of the states competing to produce General Motors’ new small car have put together deals to lure the automaker, but budget deficits are raising questions over how much they can sweeten the pot.
Tennessee [...]

June 12, 2009

GM may be backing off its commitment to racing

By MIKE BRUDENELL
FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Is General Motors Corp. pulling its support from the NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series?
Word today at Michigan International Speedway is that Chevy may be out of both series soon from a factory standpoint or [...]

June 13, 2009

Tenn. may fold in GM bidding war

Stakes look too high for Spring Hill plant

By Bonna Johnson and Chas Sisk
THE TENNESSEAN
Tennessee may not have the will — or the cash — to continue in the incentives race that has helped keep GM’s Spring Hill auto plant up and running in the state for [...]

Posted on Fri, Jun. 12, 2009
States face big price to nab GM small car factory
 
By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN
Associated Press Writer

All three of the states competing to produce General Motors’ new small car have put together deals to lure the automaker, but budget deficits are raising questions over how much they can sweeten the pot.
Tennessee Gov. [...]