GM to strengthen EV components, V8 engine production with $918-million investment

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General Motors (GM) announced that it is planning on investing around US$918 million (P49.943 billion) in four manufacturing sites in the United States (US), strengthening the brand’s electric vehicle (EV) components and V8 engine production capacity.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • How many facilities in the United States (US) will be updated by the investment?

    According to General Motors (GM), four US facilities will be updated after the US$918-million investment.
  • What are the four facilities GM is planning to invest in?

    GM is planning in upgrading its Defiance Operations plant in Ohio, its Rochester Operations facility in New York, as well as its Flint Engine Operations site and the Bay City GPS factory in Michigan with the investment.
  • The four factories are GM’s Defiance Operations plant in Ohio, its Rochester Operations facility in New York, as well as the Flint Engine Operations site, and the Bay City GPS factory in Michigan.

    Per GM, the investments will enable the company to bolster its industry-leading full-size truck and sport utility vehicle (SUV) business and continue to support the company’s growing EV product portfolio.

    gm bay city facility

    “Today we are announcing significant investments to strengthen our industry-leading lineup of full-size pickups and SUVs by preparing four US facilities to build GM’s sixth generation Small Block V-8 engine. These investments, coupled with the hard work and dedication of our team members in Flint, Bay City, Rochester and Defiance, enable us to build world-class products for our customers and provide job security at these plants for years to come,” said GM Global Manufacturing and Sustainability Executive Vice President Gerald Johnson.

    Of the aforementioned US$918-million investment, GM will place US$55 million (P2.992 billion) in its Defiance Operations in Ohio. Meanwhile, GM will be putting US$68 million (P3.7 billion) into its Rochester Operations in New York. Finally, GM will allocate US$579 million (P31.505 billion) to its Flint Engine Operations and US$216 million (P11.753 billion) to its Bay City GPS facility in Michigan.

    “Our union celebrates the announcement of these new investments into our GM facilities, which will benefit our members at Locals 659 (Flint, Michigan), 362 (Bay City, Michigan), 211 (Defiance, Ohio), and 1097 (Rochester, New York). The skill and dedication of UAW members are a key part of GM’s success, and this investment recognizes that our members will remain a vital part of GM’s future,” said United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) President Ray Curry.

    Photos from General Motors

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