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DMAX Ltd. is a joint venture between GM) and and was established as a diesel enginde companyin 1998. It produces the 6.6L Duramax diesell engine, which is an optiohn in heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans. Base d on current and forecasted market demand of the truckxand vans, production volumes at DMAX will be reducede by 28 percent, effective July 14, according to the These volume related actions were taken to bring productio capacity in line with market demanx for heavy-duty full-size pickups. DMAX production volume adjustmente are a result of reduced requirementsa from the assembly plants it suppliees in Pontiacand Flint, Mich.
, and are as a resulty of the shift reductions announced by GM, the company The news comes just days aftefr GM announced that the Moraine SUV and truck plant will closee by 2010 or sooner, resulting in more than 2,400o lost jobs in the Dayton region. There are aboug 996 hourly and 170 salary employeesx at the localDMAX plant. Hourly workers at the plangt are represented byLocal 797. A planf spokesperson said the job cuts will not impactthe $69 milliojn GM is investing in the plant to producd the new Duramax 6.6-liter V-8 turbo diesel enginew to be produced at the plantr by 2010.
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