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The '''Lansing Metal Center''' was a [[General Motors]] [[foundry]] located in [[Lansing Township, Michigan]] directly across Saginaw Street from the former [[Lansing Craft Centre]].  It was originally built as a jet engine manufacturing plant in 1952 and shuttered in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051122/NEWS03/511220329/1004/news03|work=Lansing State Journal|title=GM closures hit 1,600 in Lansing|author=Barbara Wieland|accessmonthday=August 3 |accessyear=2008}}</ref>  Upon its closing, the plant was 1,590,000 square feet in size, and employed 1,200.  It is scheduled for demolition beginning in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1853chairman.com/2008/02/22/shuttered-gm-lansing-plants-to-be-razed-starting-monday/|work=Associated Press|title=Shuttered GM Lansing plants to be razed starting Monday|author=|accessmonthday=August 3 |accessyear=2008}}</ref>
'''GM Colmotores''' is a car company based in [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]. Established in 1957, they began manufacturing, under license, British Austins. In 1965, [[Chrysler Corporation]] took a 60% stake in the company, which manufactured Chrysler cars under license until 1979. In 1979, [[General Motors]] took control of the company, purchasing a 77.4% stake. In 1981, the company was renamed GM Colmotores. Since then it has manufactured, under license, a variety of [[General Motors]], [[GM Daewoo]], [[Isuzu]], and [[Suzuki]] vehicles for the local market, all sold under the [[Chevrolet]] name. The company has production facilities in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, and imports models from Korea built by GM Daewoo.


==See also==
==GM Colmotores models==
* [[List of GM factories]]


==References==
*[[Chevrolet Astra]] (built in Venezuela)
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*[[Chevrolet Aveo]] (built in Venezuela)
*[[Suzuki Carry|Chevrolet Super Carry]] (built in Colombia)
*[[Chevrolet Corsa]] (built in Colombia)
*[[Chevrolet Epica]] (built in Korea)
*[[Suzuki Vitara|Chevrolet Grand Vitara]] (built in Ecuador; based on 2nd-generation [[Suzuki Vitara]])
*[[Suzuki Jimny|Chevrolet Jimny]] (built in Colombia)
*[[Chevrolet Optra]] (built in Colombia)
*[[Chevrolet Spark]] (built in Korea)
*[[Suzuki Vitara|Chevrolet Vitara]] (built in Ecuador; based on first-generation [[Suzuki Vitara]])
*Chevrolet Luv Dmax (built in Ecuador; based on [[Isuzu D-Max]])


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==Links==
* http://www.chevrolet.com.co - Official website
* http://www.chevrolet.com.ec - GM Ecuador website
* http://www.chevrolet.com.ve - GM Venezuela website


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Revision as of 15:28, 3 February 2009

GM Colmotores is a car company based in Bogotá, Colombia. Established in 1957, they began manufacturing, under license, British Austins. In 1965, Chrysler Corporation took a 60% stake in the company, which manufactured Chrysler cars under license until 1979. In 1979, General Motors took control of the company, purchasing a 77.4% stake. In 1981, the company was renamed GM Colmotores. Since then it has manufactured, under license, a variety of General Motors, GM Daewoo, Isuzu, and Suzuki vehicles for the local market, all sold under the Chevrolet name. The company has production facilities in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, and imports models from Korea built by GM Daewoo.

GM Colmotores models

  • Chevrolet Astra (built in Venezuela)
  • Chevrolet Aveo (built in Venezuela)
  • Chevrolet Super Carry (built in Colombia)
  • Chevrolet Corsa (built in Colombia)
  • Chevrolet Epica (built in Korea)
  • Chevrolet Grand Vitara (built in Ecuador; based on 2nd-generation Suzuki Vitara)
  • Chevrolet Jimny (built in Colombia)
  • Chevrolet Optra (built in Colombia)
  • Chevrolet Spark (built in Korea)
  • Chevrolet Vitara (built in Ecuador; based on first-generation Suzuki Vitara)
  • Chevrolet Luv Dmax (built in Ecuador; based on Isuzu D-Max)

Links

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