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While General Motors awaits formal notice from the UAW that a four-year agreement has been ratified, the automaker's Buick brand remains intent on importing a compact crossover vehicle from China.
The Free Press reported in August that Buick planned to begin selling the Envision, now produced at a plant in Shandong province of China, by the end of 2016. Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Buick still plans to import the vehicle to the U.S.
Buick spokesman Nick Richards declined to comment on future product plans, both in August and again on Thursday. But Cindy Estrada, vice president of the UAW's General Motors department, wasn't pleased with the prospect.
"After the sacrifices made by U.S. taxpayers and the U.S. workforce to make General Motors the profitable quality company it is today, UAW members are disappointed with the tone-deaf speculation that the Envision would be imported from China," Estrada said in August. "GM should stand by its declaration that it will build where it sells."
UAW spokesman Brian Rothenberg said Thursday the company stands by that statement.
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