# New GM engine for Tonawanda **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [February 18, 2010, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454 "2010-02-18T11:17:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/1 "2010-02-18T11:17:21Z")
General Motors has just announced a $494 million investment to build the next generation of Ecotec engines. The biggest chunk by far – to the tune of $425 million, to be exact, bringing along with it 470 new jobs – will go towards GM’s Tonawanda, N.Y., engine plant, which is where the aforementioned Ecotec engines will be manufactured. The rest of it will be divided up between GM’s plants in Defiance, Ohio ($59 million) and Bay City, Michigan ($10.5 million). GM hasn’t yet announced what new forms the Ecotec will take. At present, the four-cylinder powerplant is available in 2.0-, 2.2- and 2.4-liter sizes and comes standard in a wide range of products from The General, including the new Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain in its 2.4-liter guise and fitted with direct injection and variable valve timing. > **[GM investing $500 million in next-gen Ecotec engines](https://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/18/gm-investing-500-million-in-next-gen-ecotec-engines/)** > > Building cars is expensive, and many of the priciest bits of technology driving research and development costs are wrapped up in the powertrain. Therefore it's not particularly surprising to hear that General Motors has just announced a $494 million... ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/2 "2010-02-18T11:19:58Z")
heard about this last night on 930AM, they said its the “engine of tommorow”, I’d like to see that ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/3 "2010-02-18T11:21:07Z")
If I hear them say “for pontiac and chevy brands” one more time on 930am I might punch my radio. ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/4 "2010-02-18T11:24:01Z")
Rumor has it they are going to put it in the new Olds… ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/5 "2010-02-18T11:25:11Z")
or the opel ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/6 "2010-02-18T11:55:20Z")
Pontiac still exists for the Solstice right? ---
**Author:** ![khoveraki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/khoveraki/32/5131_2.png) [@khoveraki](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/khoveraki)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/7 "2010-02-18T12:49:26Z")
VVT? siqqqqq vtec! But really, nearly 500 jobs to WNY, that’s not bad at all. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/8 "2010-02-18T12:52:01Z")
That is great news! YAY WNY ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/9 "2010-02-18T12:53:17Z")
how soon will those jobs be lost or downsized?^^ ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/10 "2010-02-18T12:55:39Z")
> [@ubengineering](#): > > how soon will those jobs be lost or downsized?^^ hey hey hey there will be none of that kind of talk! ---
**Author:** ![slow84ta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slow84ta/32/7265_2.png) [@slow84ta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slow84ta)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/11 "2010-02-18T12:58:28Z")
Great news for the plant that just lost the “BIG BLOCK” truck engine. ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/12 "2010-02-18T13:17:54Z")
> [@Justin](#): > > Pontiac still exists for the Solstice right? No they killed both Saturn and Pontiac. So the Solstice and Sky died with it. They tried to shop the platform. At one point the rumor was Deloran cars was going to buy it, but nothing materialized. ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/13 "2010-02-18T13:18:32Z")
> [@ubengineering](#): > > or the opel They still own Opel ---
**Author:** ![VANDIT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vandit/32/4977_2.png) [@VANDIT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VANDIT)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/14 "2010-02-18T13:19:31Z")
this is great news! hope to see something of quality out of the general ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/15 "2010-02-18T13:23:49Z")
:tup: My Tonawanda taxes depend on GM and the like 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![d3x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@d3x](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d3x)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/16 "2010-02-18T13:26:07Z")
> [@khoveraki](#): > > VVT? > > siqqqqq vtec! > > But really, nearly 500 jobs to WNY, that’s not bad at all. :tup: yeah it’s great news for the family members of GM employees. but those of us who came out of the wrong crotch will never see one of those 500 jobs. ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/17 "2010-02-18T13:31:59Z")
I wonder how many will have to return to work after losing their job? As far as family members go… I’d bet a lot of guys would discourage their family from taking a job there these days… ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/18 "2010-02-18T14:23:38Z")
Hrmmmm I think I might be in line for a career change… ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/19 "2010-02-18T14:30:06Z")
Why don’t they make just ONE ecotec motor Make everything the 2.4L they dropped the SS division right? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454/20 "2010-02-18T14:37:33Z")
> [@Freek](#): > > Hrmmmm I think I might be in line for a career change… :tif: [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-gm-engine-for-tonawanda/79454.md?page=2)