As it seeks to realign itself with the rigors of the modern-day auto industry, American giant General Motors keeps investing in the new tools and facilities needed for the launch of a new range of vehicles. The latest development, announced this week, is the opening of a new parts processing center.
The upgraded facility opened on Monday (August 5) in the Flint, Michigan suburb of Burton. It covers 1.1 million-square-feet, triple the size of the facility it replaces, and it will handle the processing of car parts. GM says the unit and its 800 new employees should be able to package as many as 120 million service parts a year.
“This new facility in Burton will help us continue to deliver the industry’s best possible sales, service and ownership experience,” said in a statement Barry Engle, GM executive vice president and president, the Americas.
“Strategic investments in our core business and the strong U.S. economy are creating opportunities for GM and its employees all over the country, and especially here in Michigan.”
The parts handled in the new center are meant for all the car brands GM is currently selling in the U.S. The company expects on average 100 inbound deliveries and 55 outbound deliveries per day, coming and going through 84 shipping and receiving docks, a lot more than the previous 35.
To celebrate the opening of the facility, GM also said on Monday it is giving $130,000 in new grants to seven local nonprofits.
After at the end of last year the car company announced a series of plant closures in the U.S., in 2019 things turned completely around, and a set of significant, millions-worth of investments were announced.
The latest concerns an upgrade of the Arlington facility meant to pave the way for the new generation of SUV models expected in the early years of the next decade.
“This new facility in Burton will help us continue to deliver the industry’s best possible sales, service and ownership experience,” said in a statement Barry Engle, GM executive vice president and president, the Americas.
“Strategic investments in our core business and the strong U.S. economy are creating opportunities for GM and its employees all over the country, and especially here in Michigan.”
The parts handled in the new center are meant for all the car brands GM is currently selling in the U.S. The company expects on average 100 inbound deliveries and 55 outbound deliveries per day, coming and going through 84 shipping and receiving docks, a lot more than the previous 35.
To celebrate the opening of the facility, GM also said on Monday it is giving $130,000 in new grants to seven local nonprofits.
After at the end of last year the car company announced a series of plant closures in the U.S., in 2019 things turned completely around, and a set of significant, millions-worth of investments were announced.
The latest concerns an upgrade of the Arlington facility meant to pave the way for the new generation of SUV models expected in the early years of the next decade.