General Motors Co. has announced it will invest over $1 billion to retool two of its manufacturing sites in Flint, Michigan, to prepare those plants for the production of the next-generation internal combustion engine (ICE) heavy-duty trucks.
GM said this investment will enable it to strengthen its full-size truck business.
GM has outlined this year a total of $1.7 billion in investments in Flint facilities to support the next generation of its heavy-duty pickups.
- Flint Assembly: GM will invest $788 million to prep the plant to assemble the next generation of GM’s ICE heavy-duty trucks. Plant updates will include a body shop building expansion, a general assembly conveyor expansion, as well as new tooling and equipment.
- Flint Metal Center: GM will invest $233 million for new stamping dies to support the production of GM’s next-generation ICE heavy-duty trucks. It will include press refurbishments and new equipment.
With the announcement, it brings GM’s US manufacturing and parts distribution facility investment commitments to over $30.5 billion since 2013.
GM has more than 50 assembly, stamping, propulsion, and component plants and parts distribution centers nationwide, which shows its commitment to providing customers with ICE vehicles for the foreseeable future.