Elio Motors Moving to North Louisiana
By: Staff
Updated: January 3, 2013
More than 1500 new jobs will be heading to Shreveport.
Elio Motors announced Thursday that the former General Motors plant will be its new home.
The company announced it will produce enclosed, three-wheeled vehicles capable of attaining a highway mileage rating of more than 80 mpg. Targeting a retail cost of $6,800.
The Elio will be equipped with three airbags, power windows and air conditioning as standard features, and the company expects it to achieve a five-star safety rating. Models will be available with automatic or manual transmission.
The Elio Motors manufacturing facility will occupy approximately 1 million square feet of the more than 3 million-square-foot former GM site.
Meanwhile, Greg Dupuis with Governor Jindal's office says Elio Motors will pay employees an average annual salary of $47,700, plus benefits.
On the web:
www.eliomotors.com
Elio Motors announced Thursday that the former General Motors plant will be its new home.
The company announced it will produce enclosed, three-wheeled vehicles capable of attaining a highway mileage rating of more than 80 mpg. Targeting a retail cost of $6,800.
The Elio will be equipped with three airbags, power windows and air conditioning as standard features, and the company expects it to achieve a five-star safety rating. Models will be available with automatic or manual transmission.
The Elio Motors manufacturing facility will occupy approximately 1 million square feet of the more than 3 million-square-foot former GM site.
Meanwhile, Greg Dupuis with Governor Jindal's office says Elio Motors will pay employees an average annual salary of $47,700, plus benefits.
On the web:
www.eliomotors.com
