The Oakland Press
By Summer Ballentine, MediaNews Group
General Motors Co. is scrapping plans for a factory in Detroit as part of a broader decision to end development of hydrogen fuel cells for everyday drivers, the automaker said Friday.
Salaried workers, primarily in Pontiac, were laid off Friday morning as part of the closure of GM’s Hydrotec brand, spokesperson Stu Fowle said. Fowle declined to specify how many workers were let go in connection with Hydrotec’s closure.
GM was set to employ 144 workers at planned factory for next-generation hydrogen fuel-cell batteries at the former site of the Michigan State Fair on Eight Mile in Detroit. The $55 million project was in partnership with a subsidiary of Piston Automotive, a supplier owned by former Detroit Pistons basketball player Vinnie Johnson.
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