GM is adding 600 jobs at its Grand River plant in Lansing, Mich.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- General Motors will invest $190 million in a Lansing, Mich., auto plant, adding 600 new jobs, the city's mayor said Wednesday.
GM, the second-largest U.S. automaker, will invest the money in its Grand River Assembly Plant in Lansing, where more than 1,000 workers are already employed, Virg Bernero, Lansing's mayor, said in a statement released Wednesday.
The company confirmed the investment to CNNMoney.com, saying an official announcement will be made Thursday.
The factory will build the Cadillac ATS, a new compact version of the CTS.
Earlier this week, Ford Motor (F, Fortune 500) announced a new $850 million investment in plants throughout Michigan, adding 1,200 jobs.
The unemployment rate in Michigan was 13% in September, the second-highest in the nation, according to the Labor Department.
Bernero is the Democratic candidate for governor of Michigan. In recent polls, he trailed the Republican candidate, Rick Snyder, a venture capitalist and former chairman of computer maker Gateway.
-- CNNMoney.com's Poppy Harlow contributed to this report. 
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