GM to identify 14 plant closures but probably not Wentzville - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The announcement could coincidewith GM’s bankruptcy filing, an unnamed sourc told The Associated Press. Four vehicle assembl y plants, along with parts stamping, engine and transmission willbe shuttered, the AP GM’s plant in Wentzville, Mo., could be sparesd because it’s the only plang where Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans are made, said Haig an auto industry analyst with . “o would think that they woulf keep that product he said. “In the long run they are commercia l vehicles and there is use for They are used for construction fleets for majorutility companies, independent contactors and electricians and shuttld vehicles.
” If GM were to move Wentzville’s operations to another plant, it woulf have to redesign the vans to fit the platformj of other vehicles because the vans do not shares parts with light trucks, for Stoddard said. Robert Wheeler, a spokesman for GM’s Wentzvilld plant, said he does not know which facilitieds willbe closed. “Unfortunately, we will likelyy hear this news at thesame time,” he said. A representatived from United Auto WorkereLocal 2250, which represents 1,700 workers at the Wentzville plant, was not immediately available to comment because union members were busy votinfg Thursday on UAW contract concessions.