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''' | '''Lansing Engine Plant''' was a [[General Motors]] [[automobile]] engine plant located in [[Delta charter Township, Michigan|Delta Township, Michigan]]. Constructed in [[1981]], it was originally constructed to create diesel counterparts of GM's gasoline engines<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080915/NEWS03/809150314|work=Lansing State Journal|title=THE PLANTS|author=|publishedmonthday=September 15|publishedyear=2008|accessmonthday=December 27 |accessyear=2008}}</ref>, though, by the next year, GM had abanonded the project. By [[1987]], the plant was producing the Quad-4 engine, and in [[2001]] the EcoTech engine, but was closed that same year. GM sold the plant to Ashley Capital in [[2005]] who then leased it out to auto parts supplier Ryder Logistics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/1391812.html|work=WILX Channel 10 Lansing|title=Old GM Plant to Be New Auto Parts Supplier|author=Beth Shayne|publishedmonthday=March 22|publishedyear=2005|accessmonthday=December 27 |accessyear=2008}}</ref> | ||
== | ==Products== | ||
*GM Diesel Engine: 1981-1982 | |||
*Quad-4 Enginer: 1987-2001 | |||
*EcoTech Engine: 2001 | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[List of GM factories]] | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:General Motors factories]] | |||
[[Category:Economy of Lansing, Michigan]] | |||
[[Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Michigan]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:28, 3 February 2009
Lansing Engine Plant was a General Motors automobile engine plant located in Delta Township, Michigan. Constructed in 1981, it was originally constructed to create diesel counterparts of GM's gasoline engines[1], though, by the next year, GM had abanonded the project. By 1987, the plant was producing the Quad-4 engine, and in 2001 the EcoTech engine, but was closed that same year. GM sold the plant to Ashley Capital in 2005 who then leased it out to auto parts supplier Ryder Logistics.[2]
Products
- GM Diesel Engine: 1981-1982
- Quad-4 Enginer: 1987-2001
- EcoTech Engine: 2001
See also
References
- ↑ "THE PLANTS". Lansing State Journal. http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080915/NEWS03/809150314. Retrieved on 2008.
- ↑ Beth Shayne. "Old GM Plant to Be New Auto Parts Supplier". WILX Channel 10 Lansing. http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/1391812.html. Retrieved on 2008.
Categories:
- General Motors factories
- Economy of Lansing, Michigan
- Motor vehicle assembly plants in Michigan