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.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
