GM to invest $331 million in Texas SUV plant

DETROIT (Reuters) -- General Motors Co. plans to invest $331 million and add 110 jobs at its Arlington, Texas, plant, where it makes the Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade SUVs.

The new jobs will be added to an existing workforce of 2,400 hourly and salaried employees at the plant, the automaker said today.

The investment, part of GM's previously announced plan to invest $2 billion in 17 U.S. plants, is primarily for manufacturing machinery, equipment, special tooling and an expansion of the current facility.

Among the investments GM has already announced are $109 million at two Michigan plants in Flint and Bay City, $69 million at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant and $131 million at a Kentucky plant to build a new version of the Corvette sports car.

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IntelliLink Infotainment System is Buick and GMC’s Version of Chevrolet MyLink

Buick and GMC have pulled the wraps off of their IntelliLink system, the tri-shield and professional grade brands’ answer to Ford’s Sync and its GM stablemate’s Chevrolet MyLink infotainment systems. Given that bow-tie bits have been underpinning GM’s more luxurious brands for decades now, it’s not exactly shocking to learn that IntelliLink is essentially MyLink with different graphics—in fact we suggested as much three weeks ago upon discovery of GM’s IntelliLink trademark application.

As with MyLink, IntelliLink provides hands-free operation and features smartphone integration, OnStar turn-by-turn directions, XM satellite radio, and a USB interface for iPods and other devices. Drivers also can access streaming audio via Pandora or Stitcher SmartRadio, while Luddites can still spin shiny discs or tune in terrestrial AM/FM radio.

The system will debut as standard equipment on the new Buick Verano and the 2012 GMC Terrain and then be deployed across the Buick and GMC lines over the 2012 and 2013 model years.

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