GM expands Bedford plant.

General Motors (GM), Detroit, announced it is investing $48 million in its GM Powertrain Bedford Foundry, Bedford, Ind., to produce transmission cases and converter housings for GM's six-speed transmissions.

The investment, partly made possible by local incentives, will help transition hourly and salaried employees to the expanded work and cover partial facility renovation.

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Title Annotation:	Industry News
Publication:	Modern Casting
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Date:	Jul 1, 2006
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