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GM Will Invest Another $20M In Arlington, Texas

General Motors Co. is investing an additional $20 million at its Arlington Assembly to upgrade plant conveyors in preparation for the launch of GM’s all-new full-size SUVs.

General Motors Co. is investing an additional $20 million at its Arlington, TX assembly plant to upgrade plant conveyors in preparation for the launch of GM’s all-new full-size SUVs. GM has invested more than $1.4 billion in the plant since 2015 to build a new paint shop and for body shop and general assembly area upgrades.

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General Motors employees work on the assembly line at the GM Arlington Assembly Plant in Arlington, TX. GM is investing an additional $20 million at Arlington Assembly to upgrade plant conveyors in preparation for the launch of GM’s all-new full-size SUVs. (Photo by Mike Stone for General Motors)

The new upgrades are scheduled to be completed next year.

“We’ve been building trucks in Texas for more than 20 years, and our additional investment in Arlington Assembly is proof of our commitment and confidence in our Arlington team,” said Gerald Johnson, GM executive vice president of Global Manufacturing. “We are counting on the Arlington team to continue focusing on building the highest quality products possible for our customers while preparations continue for the launch of the next generation of our full-size SUVs.”

Arlington Assembly is the sole producer of the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Yukon and Yukon XL and the Cadillac Escalade.

GM has invested more than $4.2 billion in three U.S. assembly plants – Arlington, Flint, MI and Fort Wayne, IN – to prepare for the launches of its next generation pickups and SUVs and to increase capacity, further improve build quality and drive operating efficiencies.

GM’s new trucks and SUVs are also driving new investments at plants in Moraine, OH to expand diesel engine production, Toledo, OH to expand 10-speed transmission production and more.

Since 2009, GM has invested more than $23 billion in its U.S. manufacturing base — more than one-quarter of every dollar spent by any automaker.

Opened in 1954, Arlington Assembly employs 4,500 and operates on three shifts of production. The plant converted from car to truck production in 1997.

Through a series of purchase agreements for wind power, the plant runs entirely on wind energy, earning the plant a spot on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Top 100 List of the largest green power users.

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