General Motors to invest $4 billion in three US vehicle production facilities
General Motors
said on Tuesday it is planning to invest about $4 billion over the next two years at three U.S. facilities in Michigan, Kansas, and Tennessee to expand production of several of its most popular vehicles.
The company said it will begin production of gas-powered full-size SUVs and light-duty pickup trucks at its
Orion Assembly
plant in Orion Township, Michigan, in early 2027. Orion Assembly was previously slated to build electric trucks.
GM's
Fairfax Assembly
plant in Kansas is set to start building the all-electric
Chevrolet
Bolt by the end of this year, and will also build the gas-powered Chevrolet Equinox starting in mid-2027.
In a statement, the company said it expects to make "new future investments in Fairfax for GM's next generation of affordable EVs."
At its Spring Hill, Tennessee, plant, GM will add production of the gas-powered
Chevy
Blazer beginning in 2027. It will be built alongside the electric
Cadillac
Lyriq
and
Vistiq
SUVs as well as the gas-powered Cadillac XT5.
The gas-powered Chevrolet Equinox and Blazer are both currently produced in Mexico. The vehicles will continue to be built in Mexico even once production starts at U.S. facilities in order to supply markets outside of North America, according to a company source.
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