GM to invest $918 million mainly in combustion engines

24 January 2023

General Motors announced plans to invest $918 million, mostly in V-8 engine production for SUVs and full-size pickups, in four manufacturing sites in Michigan, Ohio, and New York state. This investment comes in spite of the company’s announced intent to phase-out internal combustion engines by 2035.

The investment plans include:

• Flint Engine Operations in Michigan—$579 million for retooling to assemble GM’s sixth generation of Small Block V-8 gasoline engines, and related block, crank, and head machining. Production of the 3.0 L turbo diesel engine—used in a variety of light-duty truck applications—will continue during the renovation.
• Bay City GPS in Michigan—$216 million investment for plant preparations to build camshafts, connecting rods, and block/head machining to support the Flint V-8 operation.
• Defiance Operations in Ohio—$55 million, including $47 million to reconfigure operations to build V-8 engine block castings. $8 million to build a casting development cell to support future EV strategies.
• Rochester Operations in New York—$68 million, including $12 million for building V-8 intake manifolds and fuel rails to support Flint, and $56 million for the production of battery pack cooling lines for EV production.

“These investments (...) enable us to build world-class products for our customers and provide job security at these plants for years to come,” said Gerald Johnson, GM’s executive vice president of global manufacturing and sustainability.

Source: General Motors