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General Motors invests $877 million to upgrade its Flint Assembly plant, Michigan

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Name:

General Motors invests $877 million to upgrade its Flint Assembly plant, Michigan

Location:

Flint, Michigan

Company:

General Motors

Estimated Cost:

$877 million

Source:

media.gm.com

Introduction:

General Motors plans to upgrade its Flint truck plant with an investement of $877 million.

Features:

GM officials announced to build a new body shop for the assembly plant, locating it closer to the Flint Metal Center, which supplies sheet metal and other parts used in the Chevrolet and GMC full-size pickups produced in the assembly plant.

The investment will also cover improvements to the general assembly area inside Flint Assembly, as well as retooling and the installation of new equipment at the plant.

Since 2011, GM has announced investments topping $1.8 billion for Flint Assembly. This includes $600 million for plant upgrades and a new standalone paint shop that is under construction and slated to open in 2016. Work on the 883,000-square-foot body shop is expected to begin in the first half of 2016, with completion slated for 2018.