DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors Corp.'s chief left the door open Monday to the automaker moving its corporate headquarters out of Detroit, prompting concern by some lawmakers and clarification by the automaker. "Can you imagine that? We just gave them billions of dollars a few weeks ago and now they're talking about moving," he said at a pro-labor rally in the Detroit suburb of Hamtramck. "These are the guys that are talking about bringing in General Motors cars made overseas and closing down factories in Michigan." Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said he's been assured by a GM official there are no such plans. Levin said the official told him "they are looking at a lot of things and this is not one of them." New Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said he would call Henderson to discuss any possibility of the automaker leaving downtown Detroit's Renaissance Center for a move to its Warren Tech Center, about two miles north of the city limits. GM bought the seven-tower complex on the Detroit River in 1996. Bing, sworn in Monday, also said he would speak with his soon-to-be-announced cabinet and turnaround team about GM. "The impact would be absolutely horrendous," Bing said. Associated Press Writers Ken Thomas in Washington and Corey Williams in Detroit contributed to this report.GM chief leaves door open to move out of Detroit
GM chief says move out of Detroit isn't a priority but possibility concerns politicians
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
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