General Motors (GM) announced a new investment of 550 million USD, part of nearly 5.5 billion USD allocated for production expansion across its network.

Approximately 250 million USD of this sum will go to GM's Parma Metal Center in Ohio. This facility is crucial to the company's manufacturing backbone. The additional funding will support increased sheet metal stamping and assembly production.

The internal combustion engine-powered Chevrolet Silverado pickup is one of GM's best-selling products in the US. *Photo: Reeder Chevrolet*

The Parma plant currently produces over 100 million parts annually and processes more than 400 tons of steel daily. It supplies components for various GM vehicles manufactured across North America, making it one of the company's most productive operations.

In addition to Ohio, GM is allocating 300 million USD to its Romulus propulsion systems plant near Detroit. This upgrade will expand production of the company's 10-speed automatic transmissions, which are used in large pickup trucks and SUVs.

Shifting consumer demand has prompted GM to make significant manufacturing changes. The company's Orion Assembly plant has been idle since 2023. Initially restructured to produce electric pickup trucks, it will now instead manufacture gasoline-powered Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, and Cadillac Escalade models.

Furthermore, GM confirmed that production of the gasoline-powered Chevrolet Blazer will relocate from Mexico to the Spring Hill plant in Tennessee in 2027.

There, the Blazer will join the production line alongside the Cadillac XT5, Lyriq, and Vistiq. This further indicates that while GM's electric vehicle future continues to evolve, its current lineup of gasoline-powered vehicles remains robust.

By My Anh (according to Carscoops)