Detroit – NgoMsombuluko, iGeneral Motors imemezele izinhlelo zokutshala imali eyizigidi ezingama-US$70 embonini yayo yezinjini eTonawanda, eNew York, kanye no-US$6 million endaweni yayo yokugxiviza izitembu zensimbi ePalma, e-Ohio.
Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali okubili okuhlobene nokukhiqiza kusekela isidingo esiqinile samakhasimende kanye nomthengisi samaloli e-General Motors' Chevrolet Silverado kanye ne-GMC Sierra.
Ukutshalwa kwezimali kwe-Tonawanda kuzosetshenziselwa ukukhulisa amandla okukhiqiza ulayini wokukhiqiza ibhulokhi lenjini, kanti ukutshalwa kwezimali kweParma kuzosetshenziselwa ukwakha amayunithi amane amasha okuhlanganisa insimbi ukuze kusekelwe ukuphuma kwamaloli okwandisiwe.
UPhil Kienle, iphini likamongameli weGM North America Manufacturing and Labour Relations, uthe: “IGeneral Motors izoqhubeka nokutshala imali ukuze iqinise ibhizinisi lethu eliwumgogodla futhi ibhekane nesidingo esikhulayo samaloli ethu amakhulu.
“Iqembu lethu leTonawanda neParma lizibophezele ekwakheni imikhiqizo esezingeni lomhlaba yamakhasimende, futhi lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kukhombisa ukuzethemba kwethu kulawa maqembu.”
I-Tonawanda ikhiqiza izinjini eziwine imiklomelo, okuhlanganisa i-Chevrolet Silverado, i-Suburban ne-Tahoe, i-GMC Yukon ne-Yukon Denali, ne-Cadillac Escalade engu-4.3L V-6, 5.3L V-8 kanye nochungechunge lwenjini engu-6.2L V-8 Ecotec3.Ngaphezu kwalokho, lesi sikhungo siphinde sikhiqize izinjini zikaphethiloli ezingu-6.6-litre ezincane ze-V-8 zamaloli e-Chevrolet Silverado HD kanye ne-GMC Sierra HD.
Imboni yenjini yaseTonawanda inabasebenzi ababalelwa ku-1,300.I-UAW Local 774 imele abasebenzi abasebenza ngehora efektri.
I-Palma Metal Center icubungula futhi ihlinzeka ngamathani ensimbi angaphezu kuka-800 ngosuku, futhi isekela amakhasimende angaba ngu-35, okuhlanganisa neningi lezimoto ezikhiqizwa yiGeneral Motors eNyakatho Melika.Isamba sesikhunta seParma sidlula ama-750 futhi singakhiqiza izingxenye ezifika ezigidini eziyi-100 ngonyaka.
Inqubo yokukhiqiza ihlanganisa imigqa yokukhiqiza yokunyathelisa yokudlulisa emincane, ephakathi nendawo nenkulu, imishini yokunyathelisa enesivinini esikhulu kanye nezishekeli ezisezingeni lomhlaba zokusika-ubude, kanye nokusebenza kwengxenye yensimbi enkulukazi ye-GM North America, ehlanganisa amayunithi amaningi, ephikisayo kanye ne-laser welded. .I-Parma inabasebenzi abalinganiselwa ku-1,000.Abasebenzi behora bamelwe yi-UAW Local 1005.