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''' | '''Lansing Delta Township Assembly''' (GM LDT) is a [[General Motors]] [[automobile]] assembly factory in [[Delta charter Township, Michigan|Delta Township, Michigan]] on land that is shared by both the nearby city of [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]], and the township. It manufactures [[Saturn Corporation|Saturn]], [[Buick]], [[Chevrolet]] and [[GMC]] vehicles. | ||
Completed in 2006, the factory measures 3.4 million ft² in size, and employs 2,928 hourly workers, and 265 salaried workers.<ref>[http://www.gmdynamic.com/company/gmability/environment/plants/facility_db/facility_summary.php?fID=229 General Motors Facilities and the Environment], website accessed 15 July 2007</ref> Its workers are represented by [[UAW]] 602. | |||
=="Green" Factory== | |||
Lansing Delta Township Assembly is a [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] gold-certified automobile plant, and the only automotive manufacturing facility in the world to receive any level of LEED certification. <ref>[http://www.gm.com/company/gmability/environment/news_issues/news/leed-cert_080406.html GM Opens First-Ever LEED-Gold Certified Automobile Manufacturing Facility], GM Press Released - August 3, 2006, accessed July 15, 2007</ref> | |||
Environmental features of the factory include: | |||
* a 45% reduction in non-manufacturing water use, saving over 4 million [[gallons]] of water a year. | |||
* a roof drain system which catches rain water and diverts to cisterns stored above the factory's restrooms, which is then used to flush toilets. | |||
* having 25% of the plant's construction materials composed of recycled materials. | |||
* leaving 50% of the site undeveloped | |||
* a 20% reduction in energy used for lighting the plant by lowering overall lighting in areas such as aisles. | |||
* the elimination of ozone-depleting substances used in any of the building’s heating and cooling, refrigeration, and fire suppression systems. | |||
=== | The factory grounds also contain a {{convert|75|acre|m2|sing=on}} wildlife area managed by the factory's Wildlife Habitat Team, who also hosts wildlife educational events for local community groups and schools. | ||
==Products== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
|- | |||
!Division | |||
!Model | |||
!Years produced | |||
|- | |||
|Saturn | |||
|[[Saturn Outlook|Outlook]] | |||
|2007-2009 | |||
|- | |||
|GMC | |||
|[[GMC Acadia|Acadia]] | |||
|2007-2009 | |||
|- | |||
|Buick | |||
|[[Buick Enclave|Enclave]] | |||
|2008-2009 | |||
|- | |||
|Chevrolet | |||
|[[Chevrolet Traverse|Traverse]] | |||
|2009 | |||
|} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{coord| | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of GM factories]] | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://www.gmdynamic.com/company/gmability/environment/plants/facility_db/facility_summary.php?fID=229 Global Operations: Lansing Delta Township Assembly profile] | |||
*[http://www.local602.org/ Official Website of UAW 602] | |||
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[[Category:General Motors factories]] | [[Category:General Motors factories]] | ||
[[Category:Economy of | [[Category:Economy of Lansing, Michigan]] | ||
[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Michigan]] | [[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Michigan]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Eaton County, Michigan]] | ||
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