General Motors Flint Plant Produces 1 Millionth 1.4L Engine - Zacks.com

Analyst Report ) announced the production of the 1 millionth unit of a 1. 4-liter engine at its Flint Engine Operations. Post this, the plant will stop producing this engine and will start manufacturing the new global engine for the next-generation Chevrolet Cruze and Volt instead. General Motors’ Flint Engine was inaugurated in 2002. However, the production of the 1. 4-liter engine started in early 2011. The engine was used for Chevrolet Volt, Cruze and Sonic vehicles. Meanwhile, an investment worth $200 million was made to upgrade the facility in Apr 2013. Just after the investment was made, General Motors started working on the Ecotec engine launch. Flint Engine will cease to produce the 1. 4-liter engine by the end of this week and start making the new Ecotec small gas engine by the end of this year. General Motors’ new Ecotec engine will be part of the automaker’s global engine program. The all-new Ecotec small gas engine will be manufactured at eight of the company’s engine plants across six countries, including Flint Engine. General Motors plans to produce 2. 5 million Ecotec engines per year from 2017. At present, the Ecotec engines that will be produced at the Flint Engine plant will be used in Chevrolet Volt (1. 5 liter) and Cruze (1. 4 liter turbo). Source: www.zacks.com