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GM Investing $225 Million in
Tennessee Plant in Preparation For Future Vehicle Production
General Motors today announced it
plans to invest approximately $225 million in its Spring Hill
manufacturing complex to renovate the plant’s paint shop in
preparation for future vehicle production. The investment is
contingent on GM securing incentives from the state of
Tennessee.
Saturn plant in Spring Hills - Photo:
GM
Based on the strong performance of
the Spring Hill team, General Motors’ pending investment affirms
the company’s commitment to its Tennessee operations.
“GM’s planned $225 million
investment in Spring Hill is proof that this facility remains an
important part of GM’s North American manufacturing plans,” said
Tim Lee, GM vice president for Manufacturing and Labor
Relations. “This project is instrumental to GM’s efforts to
strengthen its core manufacturing capabilities in the United
States and also demonstrates the value GM places on working
together with our UAW partners to improve our manufacturing
operations.”
GM’s Spring Hill manufacturing
complex built its first vehicle on July 30, 1990. Since then,
the complex has built and shipped more than 3.4 million
vehicles. It currently builds the Saturn ION passenger car and
Saturn VUE compact SUV. Production of the ION and VUE will be
discontinued in late March 2007. |
