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GM Invests $100 Million in U.S. Manufacturing Plants to Increase Capacity of Full-size Truck Transmission

Specifications:

Name:

GM Invests $100 Million in U.S. Manufacturing Plants to Increase Capacity of Full-size Truck Transmission

Location:

Michigan & Indiana

Company:

General Motors

Estimated Cost:

$100 million

Source:

gm.com

Introduction:

General Motors announced a $100 million investment in two of its manufacturing facilities – $93 million at the Romulus, Michigan propulsion plant and $7 million at the Bedford, Indiana casting operations.

Features:

The Romulus investment will add machining capability, while the Bedford investment will increase the plant’s die casting capabilities. Both investments will support increased production of GM’s 10-speed automatic transmissions used in the award-winning Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra light-duty, full-size pickups. Work will begin immediately at both locations.

Romulus currently builds V-6 engines and 10-speed transmissions used in a variety of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles.

The plant originally opened in the 1970s as part of GM Detroit Diesel Allison Division making diesel engines and components. The plant began to produce engines in the 1980s, and through the years, has produced over 10.8 million V-8 engines and over 6.6 million V-6 engines. Hourly employees are represented by UAW Local 163.