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First of Twelve GM Plants Closes in Oklahoma City - MPH Online

First of Twelve GM Plants Closes in Oklahoma City By Paul Monies, The Daily Oklahoman Feb. 20--Taxis are a long way from sport utility vehicles, but One of Jo Worthen's favorite memories of working at Oklahoma City's General Motors plant Was when the factory had a contract to build taxis in the early 1980s. "There Was yellow cars as far as you could see," said Worthen, who will join 2,400 other workers later today as the last vehicle rolls off the assembly line. As the vehicle — a white Chevrolet TrailBlazer EXT — makes its way off the line and onto the loading dock, it will close the book on 27 years of automobile Manufacturing history in Oklahoma. "It's kind of surreal," Worthen said of the plant idling. "It still hasn't soaked in yet. I'm still in a little bit of denial about it." The Oklahoma City factory is the first of 12 facilities GM plans to close by 2008. The automaker, with too many factories as its market share slides, plans to cut 30,000 jobs. Most of the job reductions will come from attrition. Like other union employees, Worthen an electrician who has worked at the plant since 1979, - More available

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