Money GM plans to make new electric car, spend $300M, hire 400 workers in Lake Orion March 22, 2019March 22, 2019Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free PressComments Off on GM plans to make new electric car, spend $300M, hire 400 workers in Lake Orion General Motors plans to spend $300 million to build a new electric car north of Detroit. It will add about 400 workers at the factory.