With three shifts running at two Canadian assembly plants, General Motors is cranking out as many Chevrolet Equinox crossovers as it can. Rather than miss out on sales because demand is outstripping supply, the company’s Spring Hill, Tennessee plant, idled since 2009, is being put into service to pick up the overflow.
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Spring Hill will be nowhere near its yearly capacity picking up the Equinox’s slack, however. The plant was originally the assembly point for Saturn’s entire line, after all, so there’s capability for body stamping and engine production in addition to the assembly line. Most recently, the Chevrolet Traverse was produced at the facility, and General Motors plans to put what it’s calling a midsize vehicle there by 2015.
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