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-'''Spring Hill Manufacturing''' is a [[General Motors]] factory in [[Spring Hill, Tennessee]].  It opened in 1990 as the site for [[Saturn Corporation|Saturn]] manufacturing and continued through March 2004 as the sole manufacturing plant overseen by the Saturn subsidiary <ref>Saturn contract ends era, <i>Detroit News</i>, June 27, 2004, 881 words.</ref>. After the United Auto Workers ratified a new contract in March 2004, the plant became part of General Motors, but Saturn-only manufacturing lines continued until March 2007.  The facility includes a four cylinder engine assembly plant, auto assembly plant, paint and plastics plant, a Saturn parts warehouse, and a visitors center.  In 2005, the plant had a yearly production of 198,142 vehicles[http://www.gmdynamic.com/company/gmability/environment/plants/facility_db/facility_summary.php?fID=135]. Harbour Consulting rated the Ion line as the tenth most efficient auto plant in North America in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060602/AUTO01/606020394/1148|title=Efficient auto factories aren't spared the ax|work=[[Detroit News]]|accessdate=June 2|accessyear=2006}}</ref>
+{{Distinguish2|[[Isuzu D-Max]] pickup truck}}
-After GM considered idling or shutting down the plant as part of its restructuring effort, it idled in March 2007 for a 1 year retooling project to produce the 2009 [[Chevrolet Traverse]] after receiving incentives from the State of Tennessee.  Changes include adding metal stamping and removing the plastics plant (the Saturn production lines used plastic-based panels).[http://www.wkrn.com/nashville/news/spring-hill-gm-plant-to-cease-production-overhaul-facility/85886.htm].  General Motors has stated the plant will manufacture various GM vehicles and no longer be dedicated to Saturns.
-==References==
+'''DMAX''' of [[Moraine, Ohio]] is a manufacturer of [[Diesel]] engines for [[truck]]s.Originally A [[joint venture]] between [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] and [[Isuzu Motors]], the formation of DMAX was announced in December of 1998. General Motors acquired a majority stake of the venture in 2003, including all engine designs. The company's [[GM Duramax engine|Duramax V8 engine]] has been extremely successful for GM.
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+Prior to the founding of the DMAX venture, the Moraine plant produced GM's 6.5&nbsp;L Diesel V8. Production of that engine began in 1982.
+==DMAX Engines==
+* [[Circle L engine]] - 1.7&nbsp;L [[Straight-4|I4]] (produced at [[Isuzu Motors Polska]])
+* [[DMAX V6 engine]] - 3.0&nbsp;L [[V6]] (produced in [[Fujisawa, Kanagawa]], [[Japan]])
+* [[Duramax V8 engine]] - 6.6&nbsp;L [[V8]] (produced at DMAX)
+{{General Motors}}
 [[Category:General Motors factories]]
-[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Tennessee]]
+[[Category:Isuzu]]
-[[Category:Maury County, Tennessee]]
-{{auto-factory-stub}}