Warren Transmission

Warren Transmission is a General Motors transmission factory in Warren, Michigan. It is located at 23500 Mound Rd. and opened in 1941 as a Navy ordnance plant, built and operated by the Hudson Motor Car Co. As of 2006, the factory employed 1,200 people. The company announced on June 1, 2006 that it would spend $332 million to expand production at Warren. On April 5, 2010 GM announced it was adding 100 jobs to the Warren Transmission plant.[1]

On May 31, 2017, Warren Transmission announced that the second shift would be eliminated starting June 26, 2017. On November 26, 2018, GM announced that the plant would be closed in 2019.[2]

On March 20, 2020 GM announced that they would be producing face masks for to help protect workers in essential services across the country amidst the COVID-19 outbreak at the former Warren Transmission factory. On March 27, 2020, GM began production with first deliveries on April 8, 2020. [3]

Products
  • 4T65-E Front wheel drive Hydra-Matic transmissions (Scheduled to end production Dec. 23, 2010)
  • 6T70/6T75 Front Wheel Drive/All Wheel Drive Hydra-Matic transmissions

See also

References
  1. http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-add-100-jobs-at-michigan-transmission-plant.html
  2. "General Motors Accelerates Transformation" (Press release). 26 Nov 2018. Retrieved 26 Nov 2018.
  3. https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/home.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2020/mar/0331-coronavirus-update-7-masks.html
  • Map: 42°28′00″N 83°02′30″W


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