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General Motors has announced it has started building a new reduced-scale wind tunnel at its Warren Technical Center in Michigan. The new facility will require a $30-million investment and will expand the manufacturer’s already existing aerodynamic testing facility.
Besides improving test capabilities and support of aerodynamics development, which are very important to GM’s ambitions towards lowering CO2 emissions, the reduced-scale wind tunnel will also create about five new jobs at the Warren Technical Center.
According to the Detroit-based automaker, the new wind tunnel will use a “moving ground plane to simulate full driving conditions enabling higher fidelity aerodynamic testing”. Through this facility, the company will increase its reduced-scale testing capacity by 50 percent and expand full-scale testing capacity by 25 percent.
Construction of the new wind tunnel commenced last week, when a brief ceremony held at the site was attended by General Motors representatives and City of Warren officials. GM has yet to reveal when the facility will be completed.
Built starting 1949, completed in 1955 and opened in 1956, GM’s Technical Center in Warren covers 330 acres (1.3 square km) and includes 25 buildings, 11 miles (18 km) of roads and 1.1 miles (1.8 km) of tunnels. The facility is home to two manufacturing centers and several engineering and research & development buildings.
According to the Detroit-based automaker, the new wind tunnel will use a “moving ground plane to simulate full driving conditions enabling higher fidelity aerodynamic testing”. Through this facility, the company will increase its reduced-scale testing capacity by 50 percent and expand full-scale testing capacity by 25 percent.
Construction of the new wind tunnel commenced last week, when a brief ceremony held at the site was attended by General Motors representatives and City of Warren officials. GM has yet to reveal when the facility will be completed.
Built starting 1949, completed in 1955 and opened in 1956, GM’s Technical Center in Warren covers 330 acres (1.3 square km) and includes 25 buildings, 11 miles (18 km) of roads and 1.1 miles (1.8 km) of tunnels. The facility is home to two manufacturing centers and several engineering and research & development buildings.
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