GM to pour $888M into building new V-8 engine in New York plant

General Motors is investing $888 million in its Tonawanda Propulsion plant in Buffalo, New York, “to support the production of the sixth generation of GM’s V-8 engines,” the automaker announced Tuesday. The investment is a shift from a previously announced $300 million commitment to make electric-vehicle drive units at the plant, as the V-8 engines are used in GM’s full-sized trucks and SUVs.GM says the newer engines will provide drivers better fuel economy and reduce emissions by utilizing “new combustion ...