General Motors investing $4B in U.S. manufacturing – including Michigan plant
General Motors plans to invest $4 billion over the next two years in three manufacturing plants – including one in Michigan – to boost U.S. production of gas and electric vehicles.
The investment will expand production at the Orion Assembly plant in Michigan’s Orion Township Fairfax Assembly in Kansas and Springhill Manufacturing in Tennessee.
The Detroit automaker says the investment will allow it to assemble more than two million vehicles a year in the United States. This announcement comes after General Motors recently rolled out plans to invest $888 million in the Tonawanda Propulsion plant near Buffalo, New York.
“We believe the future of transportation will be driven by American innovation and manufacturing expertise,” said Mary Barra, Chair and CEO in a June 10 statement. “Today’s announcement demonstrates our ongoing commitment to build vehicles in the U.S and to support American jobs. We’re focused on giving customers choice and offering a broad range of vehicles they love.”
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The Orion Assembly plant, which was being retooled to build EV pickup trucks, will start producing gas-powered SUVs and light duty pickup trucks in early 2027 to meet demand, according to the automaker.
Because of that, General Motors Factory ZERO, a plant that also pivoted to making electric vehicles, will be dedicated to assembling the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV, Cadillac Escalade IQ and GMC Hummer EVs.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer celebrated the “massive investment” in the Orion Assembly plant this week saying General Motors has grown its footprint in Michigan over the past few years.
“We don’t care what you drive—gas, diesel, hybrid, or electric—as long as it’s made in Michigan,” she said in a statement. “Together, let’s keep bringing manufacturing home, growing the middle class, and making more stuff in Michigan.”
The Fairfax plant will support production of the gas-powered Chevrolet Equinox and remains on track to begin building the Chevrolet Bolt EV by the end of the year. And General Motors will add production of the gas-powered Chevrolet Blazer to the Spring Hill plant.
The announcement comes after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on imported autos and auto parts to incentive domestic vehicle production.
General Motors told shareholders last month the tariffs could cost the company an estimated $5 billion as it also lowered its 2025 profit projections.
The automaker employs nearly one million people in the United States across 50 manufacturing plants in 19 states.