Wescast to supply manifolds for GM's 3800 Series 3 engine.Wescast Industries, Inc., Brantford, Ontario Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in southwestern Ontario, Canada. This single-tier municipality was once part of Brant County. , Canada, has been selected by General Motors, Detroit, to supply newly designed cast and machined iron exhaust manifolds for the 3800 Series 3 engine program. The engine will be manufactured at General Motors' V6 engine plant in Flint, Michigan Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, 66 miles (106 km) northwest of Detroit. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 124,943, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County6. , and later forwarded to various assembly plants. Wescast's design engineers provided technical support in the development of this innovative design, which provides increased durability and airflow. The new casting will replace a current welded assembly version used by General Motors. "We are very proud and excited by the perseverance of our dedicated team of employees," said Ray Finnie, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Wescast Industries. "This new manifold is expected to provide improved emissions and catalytic converter catalytic converter: see internal-combustion engine. catalytic converter In automobiles, a component of emission control systems used to reduce the discharge of noxious gases from the internal-combustion engine. light off." Wescast will begin providing the cast iron exhaust manifolds in 2005 for various General Motors midsize sedans, including the Pontiac Grand Prix The Pontiac Grand Prix is an automobile produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. First introduced as part of Pontiac's full-size model offering for the 1962 model year, the Grand Prix name has also been applied to cars in the personal luxury car market segment and the . |
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