By Drew Johnson
Friday, Aug 29th, 2008 @ 10:32 am

Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor, Lee Fisher, is offering General Motors tax credits, grants and other incentives worth more than $56 million to keep its Moraine, Ohio, plant open. GM had previously announced its intention to close the plant by 2010.
GM’s Moraine Assembly plant currently produces the GMT360 SUVs, including the Chevrolet TrailBlazer, the GMC Envoy and the Saab 9-7x. The plant, which opened in 1951 as a Frigidaire factory, employs about 2,4000 workers. GM announced earlier this summer that the plant would close due to a production shift towards more fuel-efficient vehicles.

[Update] General Motors has declined the state of Ohio’s offer. The automaker still plans to close the Moraine plant by 2010 or soon due to consumer demand shifting towards smaller and more fuel efficient vehicles.

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