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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 24 > As Big 3 plants close, SUV era comes to an end

As Big 3 plants close, SUV era comes to an end

Each automaker is left with just one factory making large SUVs

By Nick Bunkley and Bill Vlasic / The Bulletin
December 24, 2008

JANESVILLE, Wis. — Even a federal bailout could not save three of the last remaining plants in the United States still making sport utility vehicles.

Reeling from its financial problems and a collapsing SUV market, General Motors on Tuesday closed its factories in Janesville, Wis., and....

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