Lansing is home to numerous vital components of General Motors’ auto technology, which has been evolving throughout the company’s 100-year history.
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There's a lot of Lansing tied up in that piece of machinery.
After all, the gas-powered engine, the automatic transmission, the front-wheel drive feature and the manufacturing process itself all trace their roots to technologies and processes developed at General Motors Corp.'s Lansing-area operations or the Oldsmobile operation it bought.
And as GM marks its 100th anniversary this year, the Detroit automaker continues to look at innovations that could find their way to Lansing assembly lines.
The area's two assembly plants—Lansing Grand River and Lansing Delta Township—have won praise and sales by turning out six popular vehicles for GM. But the facilities also draw visitors who want to see how those vehicles are made.
That's because the two plants are among GM's most innovative, using new technology and unique processes and designs.
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