Labor Concessions, Global Scale to Allow GM to Profit on U.S. Small Cars

General Motors Corp., among other auto makers, long has argued it is impossible to profitably produce small cars in the U.S.

But in a reversal of fortune, the auto maker confirms plans today to “build a future small car in the U.S. utilizing an idled United Auto Workers-GM facility.” The retooled plant will be capable of building 160,000 small and compact vehicles annually, with the location ...