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\u201cA truck can have 5,000 to 6,000 parts, and over a million built configures. The Blank Slate has just over 600 parts and one configuration.\u201d<\/p>\n
The factory will be simplified: no paint shop, stamping operation, factory options or trim levels will be needed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we are building will endure the test of time and drive the cost of ownership way down for people who want to spend less on cars and still be proud of their ride,\u201d Barman said.<\/p>\n
She noted the Blank Slate that was converted to an SUV and wrapped in blue and white with the Indiana state flag\u2019s torch on the hood, and \u201cWarsaw\u201d and \u201cMade in the USA\u201d printed on the side and rear of the vehicle.<\/p>\n
Guests toured the factory, which is currently undergoing demolition of walls and of the floors so that robotic assembly equipment can be moved in. It will house battery pack assembly, seat manufacturing and general assembly areas.<\/p>\n
What Slate Auto plans to bring is production next year of two versions of vehicles: over 2,000 jobs and $400 million in investment that over 20 years will have a $39 billion impact on Indiana.<\/p>\n
Barman, a Crown Point native, spent 30 years in the automotive industry in Michigan.<\/p>\n
Yakym, a Republican whose 2nd District includes Warsaw, said, \u201cSlate is proof that when we keep the made in America provisions strong, companies step up and they build right here at home. And thanks to things like immediate expensing and common sense tax reform in the One Big Beautiful Bill (a federal statute containing tax and spending policies that was signed into law by President Donald Trump on July Fourth) new manufacturers like Slate can put shovels in the ground faster and hire workers sooner and get their trucks on the road without delay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIndiana\u2019s 2nd District is the manufacturing capital of America,\u201d Yakym said. \u201cAnd specifically, Warsaw has been a hub of precision manufacturing. And with Slate\u2019s investment, it will now lead the way in electric vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the new factory comes the need for more housing. Mayor Gross said the city like many others is in need of more housing but believes the city will achieve it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WARSAW \u2014 After a heavy morning rain Aug. 28, Warsaw Mayor Jeff Gross declared that the history of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[95],"tags":[16323,16312,16297,16310,16296,16295,16318,16311,16321,1298,16314,4773,16292,16322,16303,16319,16324,16298,16302,16300,16315,182,16291,16305,16306,16316,16317,16301,16290,16304,16320,239,1412,16299,4873,16309,16293,16308,16294,16313,181,16307],"class_list":["post-24864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-warsaw","tag-all-wheel-drive-vehicles","tag-automotive-design","tag-automotive-industry","tag-automotive-technologies","tag-battery-electric-vehicle-manufacturers","tag-battery-electric-vehicles","tag-car-body-styles","tag-car-layouts","tag-car-manufacturers-of-the-united-states","tag-cars","tag-cars-of-the-united-states","tag-companies-of-the-united-states","tag-electric-vehicle-manufacturers","tag-four-wheel-drive-layout","tag-land-vehicles","tag-light-trucks","tag-made-in-usa","tag-manufacturing-companies-of-the-united-states","tag-motor-vehicle-manufacturers-of-the-united-states","tag-motor-vehicles","tag-off-road-vehicles","tag-poland","tag-printing-companies-of-the-united-states","tag-private-equity-firms","tag-private-equity-portfolio-companies","tag-private-transport","tag-rear-wheel-drive-vehicles","tag-road-haulage","tag-rr-donnelley","tag-slate-auto","tag-sports-cars","tag-technology","tag-transport","tag-truck-manufacturers","tag-trucks","tag-vehicle-classification","tag-vehicle-industry","tag-vehicle-technology","tag-vehicles","tag-vehicles-of-the-united-states","tag-warsaw","tag-wheeled-vehicles"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}