U.S. automaker pours money into gasoline vehicles
General Motors is increasing funding for plants in Ohio and Detroit to boost internal combustion engine production in the domestic market.
General Motors (GM) has announced a new $550 million investment, part of nearly $5.5 billion allocated to expanding production across its network.
About $250 million of that amount will go to GM's Parma Metal Center in Ohio, a facility that plays a key role in the company's manufacturing backbone. This additional funding will support higher output of metal stamping and sheet metal assembly.
The internal combustion Chevrolet Silverado pickup is one of GM's best-selling products in the U.S. Photo: Reeder Chevrolet
The Parma plant currently produces more than 100 million parts a year and processes more than 400 tons of steel a day. It supplies components for many GM vehicles built across North America, making it one of the company's most productive operations.
Beyond Ohio, GM is allocating $300 million to the Romulus propulsion systems plant near Detroit. The upgrade will expand production of the company's 10-speed automatic transmission, the same transmission used in pickups and large SUVs.
Shifting consumer demand has forced GM to make significant production changes. The company's Orion Assembly plant has been idle since 2023 and was initially retooled to build electric pickups, but will now instead produce gasoline-powered Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra and Cadillac Escalade models.
In addition, GM has confirmed that production of the gasoline-powered Chevrolet Blazer will be moved from Mexico to the Spring Hill plant in Tennessee in 2027.
There, the model will join the production line alongside the Cadillac XT5, Lyriq and Vistiq, another sign that while GM's electric-vehicle future is still moving forward, its current gasoline-powered lineup remains very much alive.
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