GM investing $918M in four U.S. facilities for V-8 engines, EV components

General Motors announced plans to invest $918M in four U.S. manufacturing sites, including $854M to prepare these facilities to produce the company’s sixth generation Small Block V-8 engine and an additional $64M in Rochester, New York and Defiance, Ohio for castings and components to support EV production. These investments will enable the company to strengthen its industry-leading full-size truck and SUV business and continue to support the company’s growing EV product portfolio. Product details, timing, performance and features related to GM‘s next gen V-8 engine are not being released at this time. Details of the announcements include: Flint Engine Operations in Michigan – GM will invest $579M to prepare the plant to assemble GM’s sixth generation family of Small Block V-8 gas engines along with the related block, crank and head machining. Work at the facility will begin immediately. Flint will continue building the 3.0L turbo-diesel during the facility renovations. GM’s 3.0L diesel is used in a variety of light-duty truck applications. Bay City GPS in Michigan – GM will invest $216M to prepare the facility to build camshafts, connecting rods and block/head machining supporting future V-8 production at Flint Engine Operations. Defiance Operations in Ohio – GM will invest $55M in the Defiance facility. $47M will be invested to prepare the facility to build a variety of block castings to support future V-8 engine programs. In addition, the investment includes $8M to build a casting development cell for castings to support future EV strategies. Rochester Operations in New York – GM will invest a total of $68M in the Rochester facility. $12M will be invested to prepare the facility to build intake manifolds and fuel rails for the future V-8 production at Flint Engine Operations. In addition, the investment includes $56M for the production of battery pack cooling lines for EV production. Reference Link