Money Thousands of Ohio schoolkids plead with GM CEO Mary Barra to keep Chevy Cruze plant open December 14, 2018Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free PressComments Off on Thousands of Ohio schoolkids plead with GM CEO Mary Barra to keep Chevy Cruze plant open About 20 school districts in Ohio near GM's Lordstown plant launched a letter-writing campaign to GM CEO Mary Barra asking her to save the factory.