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Press Release: GM Invests in Spring Hill Manufacturing and Bay City Powertrain

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SPRING HILL, Tenn. — General Motors will invest $788.7 million for an all-new, high-efficiency engine program, as well as projects to modernize the vehicle programs at its Spring Hill Manufacturing Plant, creating 792 and retaining 16 jobs. At the same time, GM announced a $118 million investment at its Bay City Powertrain facility, creating 29 and retaining 67 jobs.

Since 2010, GM has announced investments of more than $2 billion for the Spring Hill operations. This includes a $148-million investment announced in February to repurpose flexible machining and assembly equipment to build V8 engines.

“This investment will help GM and our workforce continue to put the customer at the center of everything we do, providing them with powertrain solutions to meet their changing needs,” said Arvin Jones, GM North America manufacturing manager. “Today’s announcement reinforces our absolute faith in this facility, and our strong commitment to this community and the state of Tennessee.”

According to Cindy Estrada, vice president and director of the UAW General Motors Department, this investment helps secure a bright future for its workforce.

“UAW members at Spring Hill and Bay City have well-earned reputations for quality work and craftsmanship,” said Estrada. “Since the 2015 collective bargaining agreement, GM has invested more than $1.7 billion and UAW-GM members, their families and their communities will all benefit for years to come.”

Construction will begin in May and will last several years.

“Spring Hill and its employees have earned a reputation for producing award-winning engines,” said UAW Local 1853 Chairman Mike Herron. “GM recognizes this and we’re thankful they are investing further in the future of this facility and this community.”

Numerous local, state and federal officials attended the announcement to show their support of the investment in capital and employment, including Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.

“We want to congratulate and thank GM on another substantial investment in Spring Hill and its workforce,” Haslam said. “Tennessee is number one in the Southeast for job growth over the last year, and we continue to attract investment from companies that can choose to do business anywhere in the world. It is exciting for our entire state to see long-time partners like GM continue to invest in Tennessee and create high quality jobs here.”

The Tennessee Valley Authority worked with government and company representatives in helping secure this investment announcement.

”TVA understands the importance of reliable, affordable electricity to General Motors and the entire automotive industry. We are proud to be a partner in this announcement, which will lead to more jobs and investment in the region’s economy,” TVA President and CEO Bill Johnson said.
 
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TVA is still the sole electricity provider in the state of Tennessee, and also serves parts of Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia.

 
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SPRING HILL, Tenn. — General Motors will invest $788.7 million for an all-new, high-efficiency engine program, as well as projects to modernize the vehicle programs at its Spring Hill Manufacturing Plant, creating 792 and retaining 16 jobs. At the same time, GM announced a $118 million investment at its Bay City Powertrain facility, creating 29 and retaining 67 jobs.

Since 2010, GM has announced investments of more than $2 billion for the Spring Hill operations. This includes a $148-million investment announced in February to repurpose flexible machining and assembly equipment to build V8 engines.
So they build V8s at Spring Hill; but do we know anything about the new engine family they're going to build? Anything on the horizon that we've heard rumors about?

I kind of wonder if JDN's promise to build an in-house Cadillac engine program is associated with this investment at all? He promised to build a raft of engines from a set of common architectures. That kind of seems like something that should be confined to a single location for ease of manufacturing.

wow the TVA is still a thing? Makes me wonder how many of those other depression programs are still around.
Social Security. Federal Housing Administration. Security and Exchange Commission. Federal Communications Commission. The FDIC. Farm Credit Administration.

Just to name a few :)

Terrestrial immortality escapes us all --- unless you happen to be a government program (or Keith Richards, of course :D).
 
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So they build V8s at Spring Hill; but do we know anything about the new engine family they're going to build? Anything on the horizon that we've heard rumors about?

I kind of wonder if JDN's promise to build an in-house Cadillac engine program is associated with this investment at all? He promised to build a raft of engines from a set of common architectures. That kind of seems like something that should be confined to a single location for ease of manufacturing.


Social Security. Federal Housing Administration. Security and Exchange Commission. Federal Communications Commission. The FDIC. Farm Credit Administration.

Just to name a few :)

Terrestrial immortality escapes us all --- unless you happen to be a government program (or Keith Richards, of course :D).
That's a good one - Keith Richards.

 
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So you think the investment might be spread to more than one engine program?

Caddy had a fantastic diesel engine design that they were slated to put into production ahead of things going downhill before the bankruptcy. When they stopped the program right before manufacturing began, GM said at the time that the program would sit on the shelf and could be revived at any time.

JDN's engine program aside, I wonder if the diesel program is part of this at all? VW's quagmire aside, diesels are still very efficient (even if the exhaust particulates are dirty and may need after-treatment, such as urea).
 
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Do you mean Saturn? I think yes this is the only manufacturing remains of Saturn
 
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Think on the key words here "High Efficiency"
The current collective bargaining agreement between the UAW and GM spelled out in their "highlights"

Bay City - powertain components =133 jobs
Spring Hill- engine build program, add stamping capacity- 699 jobs

this was the "Formal Announcement".
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You are correct, a few people here and there, and the line just moves, especially something like engine assembly. The one I was at, I thought they were on lunch-break when we were touring, then I realized the line was moving!? :ponder:

A few guys keeping the parts bins full in golf-carts with trailers was all that was needed on much of the floor.
 
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