The motor and drive unit are assembled at GM's Baltimore operations plant in White Marsh, Md.

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The drive unit and motor will be assembled of U.S. and globally sourced parts at GM's White Marsh, Md.

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At one point during the tour, our tour guide stopped his Jeep in the middle of a grassy field and pointed to his left at a group of what appeared to be about 25 to 30 large, white birds who were feeding in a marsh.

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