GM top exec tours Lordstown complex

A union official at the Lordstown car complex said a visit by General Motors’ top executive shows a change in attitude by the corporation.

Ed Whitacre, GM chairman and chief executive, toured the complex this afternoon because “he wanted to come down and see where the money went,” said Dave Green, president of Local 1714 of the United Auto Workers.

GM spent $350 million to renovate the complex for the Chevrolet Cruze, which will be launched later this year. Most of the money was spent in upgrading the robotic equipment in the body shop, where the metal parts of the car are pieced together.

“It was refreshing to see someone at that level take an interest in small cars,” Green said.

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