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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- June 19, 2009
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Toyota plant won't make Vibe engines
Toyota's Buffalo plant has learned that it is losing one customer
for its four-cylinder engines, but a company spokeswoman said the
loss is expected to have a minimal impact on the Putnam County
factory.
Toyota West Virginia spokeswoman Sandy Maynard said the plant's
employees were told Thursday that General Motors has decided to quit
making the Pontiac Vibe in August. GM had originally said it would
quit making the small car at the end of 2010.
The Buffalo plant makes four-cylinder engines for the Toyota
Corolla and the Pontiac Vibe, which are both assembled in California
at a plant that is jointly owned and operated by Toyota and GM.
"We think we will ...