UAW worker Everett Glen Wilson completing inspections at the Arlington Assembly in Texas.
A day after the opening of talks with the UAW on a new four-year contract, GM announced today that it would spend $1.4 billion on the Arlington Assembly Plant that produces full-size SUVs. It was the largest single plant investment in the U.S. this year by the U.S.’s number one automaker.
Construction begins this summer and takes three years to complete. Production schedules for Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Yukon and Yukon XL and Cadillac Escalade models will be “unaffected” by the construction, GM said.
The 60-year-old assembly plant this year celebrated its 10 millionth vehicle. It also hosted GM’s Board of Directors and provided $100,000 in GM Foundation grants to local community organizations. The UAW continues to work regular overtime in the only GM plant to make full-size SUVs for Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac customers globally.
