GM recalled 2.6 million small cars worldwide in 2014 because their ignition switches could slip from the "run" position to the "off" position, shutting off the engine.

The facility has the highest-ranked automotive manufacturing quality in the Americas in 2017.

The 102-acre site along the White River is owned by a trust that's overseeing its clean up and sale since Detroit-based GM shut down the plant in 2011.

A lover of cars since he was a little tyke who later trained as a sculptor, Ed Welburn has shaped the physical world we live in as the longtime head of design for General Motors.

In a video posted to YouTube, Jeff Bennington challenges President-elect Donald Trump to keep his promise to save American jobs.

Detroit-based GM said in a statement that employees were notified last week about the decision, which will affect about 100 hourly and 60 salaried employees.

The new Bolt is just the last in a long legacy of electric vehicles and commuter cars from General Motors.

The money will pay for new, high-tech equipment at the 60-year-old facility where the company employs about 1,400 people, supplying metal parts for GM vehicles across North America.

Welburn led North American design from 2003 and globally since 2005 – the first GM designer with global responsibility, and the automaker’s first African American design chief.

Barra spent the past two years as CEO dealing with the ignition switch recall and launching a slew of desirable products that were created either during her tenure as CEO or her previous role as head of product development.