GM announces $370 million investment in Flint, MI to build 1.4L engines

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2011 Chevy Cruze and its new 1.4L Turbo engine

The local and state political and union glitterati, along with top GM executives like Rick Wagoner, John Buttermore and Tom Stephens, are gathered here in Flint, MI today for the official announcement of General Motors' newest engine plant. GM is spending $370 million to build a new 552,000-square foot factory on the Flint South engine complex. The new 1.4L four cylinders will be built in turbocharged and normally aspirated forms producing 140 hp and 100 hp respectively. The former will be used in the U.S. market version of the Chevy Cruze starting in early 2010. The non-turbo variant will be connected to a generator to propel the 2011 Chevy Volt once it uses up its 40-mile battery range. In the Cruze, the the new engine is expected to produce highway fuel economy of up to 45 mpg. GM will be holding a technical briefing on the new engines shortly and we'll have a full write up later this afternoon on AutoblogGreen.

Gallery: GM Flint Powertrain 1.4L engine


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