GM to pour millions into Michigan, Ohio plants for truck, SUV parts
Posted By: Detroit Free Press on April 29, 2026. For more information, please click here to read the source article.
General Motors is pouring $680 million into two U.S. plants and another half a billion into a plant in Canada to increase production of gasoline-powered vehicles, the company said April 29.
GM CEO Mary Barra announced the investments in Michigan and Ohio on Fox News’ “Special Report with Bret Baier.”
“The investments … will continue strengthening our plants there,” she said on the show the evening of April 29. “And these are plants that will be contributing to our new generation truck that will be coming in the not-too-distant future.”
GM Canada also confirmed earlier April 29 it also was making an investment in St. Catherine’s propulsion systems for next-generation truck production of $691 million Canadian dollars.
The latest announcements bring GM’s investments in its U.S. footprint to over $6 billion in the past year.
The news comes on the heels of GM earnings, where the company noted it was working to increase domestic inventory of gasoline-powered vehicles. The uptick in production will support vehicle production across GM’s U.S. manufacturing sites.
Where the U.S. investment is going:
- Romulus Propulsion Systems is to receive $300 million to increase production capacity of 10-speed transmissions slated for GM’s next-generation full-size trucks and SUVs. The new announcement adds to a previously announced $300 million GM promised the Romulus plant late last year. The plant has about 1,000 employees.
- Toledo Propulsion Systems is to receive a new $40 million investment to support capacity increases in 10-speed transmissions for light-duty trucks, which is in addition to $40 million announced in March. Toledo Propulsion has around 1,650 employees.
- GM said on April 1 that Saginaw Metal Casting Operations would receive a $150 million investment to increase head casting volume for sixth generation V-8 engines, supporting next-generation full-size pickup trucks as well but also Corvettes.
Mike Booth, UAW-GM vice president, congratulated the union’s teams in Romulus, Toledo and Saginaw in a statement on the announcement.
“These investments mean greater job security for our members and stability for these facilities, which could not be more important to us,” Booth said. “The future of U.S. manufacturing is in our hands, and together we will shape it, define it and set up future generations of auto workers on the foundation of our success. In many ways, today is just the beginning.”
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