Better engines, bit by bit
Automotive engineers save time and money working on a computer screen instead of by hand. Mike Levine of Pickuptrucks.com tells how it works at GM's Powertrain Engineering Development Center. Get the full story: Inside GM's state-of-the-art powertrain engineering center
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Efficient running
The $463 million benchmark facility opened in early 2008 in Pontiac, Mich., next to the companyÂ’s Global Powertrain headquarters. ItÂ’s the crown jewel of more than 30 years of planning and restructuring. GM consolidated divisional engineering teams into shared resources that would design fewer engines at less cost with increased reliability.
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