Will The Cruze Save Lordstown?
Cruze is Coming – a banner which has hung from GM’s Lordstown, Ohio assembly plant for the past year, marks this location as the birthplace of Chevrolet’s next generation of sedans. Currently home to Chevy’s Cobalt and the now defunct Pontiac G5, Lordstown has seen its share of layoffs, and now General Motors might halt production at the North East Ohio assembly line in 2010. A little over 2000 employees are left at the 5 million square foot complex – which helps keep the entire town in business.
According to Detroit News: “The city has a couple of convenience stores, a gas station and a small business strip with a dollar store and a Subway shop. At Lordstown High School, where the graduating class this year had 28 students, there’s no football field or outdoor track. American cars sit in the driveways. More than 70 percent of the town’s tax revenue comes from workers at the plant, and the town has been forced to cut some of its part-time employees.” An entire American town, proud citizens, driving their American made automobiles and crossing their fingers that 2010 will bring an insurgence of car buyers, Chevrolet Cruze enthusiasts, and income to their home.
2008 - Building the Cobalt
“Lordstown” is an ominous name for any city, but many feel the Lord of automotive industry, who shined down on this Rust Belt location for decades, now turns their back on them. Maybe it will return with the Cruze – not just a car but a “beacon of hope” for many.
Dan
I would like to know where you got this information? Gm might close the plant in 2010? Are you lumping Lordstown with the other Ohio plants which are due to close, or did you get your facts wrong. This is news to those of us working there and would like you to explain this statment.
we gather from various sources online and even as far as GM themselves, although we have heard rumors the plant may remain open after all, esp. after the Cash 4 Clunkers initiative.
Feb 23rd, 2010 at 9:25 am
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