With the recent bankruptcy of Delphi Corp, a spinoff of General Motors, the once proud middle-class City of Flint, Michigan faces an even bleaker future.
"Thirty years ago, Flint was the home of 14,000 workers, a sprawling complex of factories that churned out millions of auto parts a day for General Motors Corp.
But the once-mighty Flint East plant is now a shell of its former self, and a leading candidate for closure in the restructuring of GM's bankrupt spinoff, Delphi Corp.
Its likely demise speaks volumes about GM's mistakes, the globalization of auto parts manufacturing and the tortured relationship between the world's biggest automaker and the United Auto Workers."
Thanks to Mike Lydon
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