David Shepardson and Robert Snell of the Detroit News report - “GM will announce Tuesday that it is investing about $890 million to upgrade five North American factories as part of its small-block engine program, a person familiar with the matter said today.

The investment includes $32 million in its Bay City plant; $400 million for its Tonawanda, N.Y. plant; $235 million for GM’s facility in St. Catharines, Ontario; $115 million for Defiance, Ohio; and $111 million for its Bedford, Ind. plant.

The investments are to build GM’s next-generation engine for its full-size pickups. The upgrades will create 1,600 jobs in North America.”

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