Peters To GM: 'Make It In Michigan'
Rep. Gary Peters, R-Mich., helped launch MakeItInMichigan.org on Monday -- a Web campaign aimed at pressuring General Motors to build its newest car in the Great Lake State. The American automobile giant, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this month, has announced that it will choose between three plants -- one in Tennessee, another in Wisconsin and one in Michigan -- to manufacture its latest subcompact model. "It makes good business sense to build in Michigan," Peters said in a videotaped welcome message. "Our state is home to GM's key auto suppliers, GM headquarters and the tech center -- and the most talented engineers, skilled trade, and line workers in the world." The former states senator and lottery commissioner notes that Michigan has been GM's home for 100 years and the state has invested in the company in good times and in bad. Not surprisingly, the Orion, Mich., assembly plant being considered is in Oakland County, which is part of Peters's district.
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