GM to close "hand built" engine plant in Michigan

General Motors has announced the closure of its Wixom, Michigan, Performance Build engine plant effective in January, a move that will temporarily halt the automaker’s popular program that allows buyers to take part in the assembly of V8 engines bound for Chevrolet Corvettes and Camaros.Â

GM is shuttering the Performance Build Center, its only dedicated hand-built engine plant, after about a decade’s run. The facility was created in 2004 to bolster the automaker’s “craftsmanship” image for certain high-performance vehicles, but an overall reduction in the number of powertrains the company offers has prompted it to close down the facility. 

That’s not to say that GM won’t continue building performance engines by hand, only that it will no longer have such a dedicated facility. The 30 workers at the Performance Build Center have been offered positions at other GM facilities nearby, Automotive News reports.

In addition, GM has confirmed that the relatively popular $5,000 option that lets Corvette and Camaro buyers take part in the assembly of their cars’ engines will continue. For now, GM has stated that it is planning a more comprehensive program better integrated into the Bowling Green, Kentucky, plant that builds both Corvettes and the sports car’s 6.2-liter V8 engine. <![CDATA[
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