GM to make announcement at Fort Wayne plant
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Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch will join executives from General Motors on Monday for an announcement regarding the automaker’s Fort Wayne Assembly operations. The plant produces the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickup trucks.
No other details about the announcement, slated for 9 a.m. on Monday, were made available.
The 4.6 million-square-foot facility was built in 1986 and employs nearly 4,000 people, according to GM’s website. Over its nearly 40-year history, GM said it has invested $1.2 billion into the plant.
In a December 2022 interview, GM spokesperson Dan Flores told Inside INdiana Business the automaker is committed to the Fort Wayne plant even as the company puts a greater emphasis on electric vehicles.
“Our full-size pickup business…is the driver for the company,” Fores said. “Not only is it our highest-volume product, it’s a very profitable product for us. Fort Wayne is really important when it comes to enabling the company to reinvest in itself as we prepare for an all-EV future.”
Last year, GM made two major investments in its Indiana operations as it works toward its goal of selling only electric passenger vehicles by 2035.
In September, GM said it would invest nearly $500 million to expand and upgrade operations at its Marion Metal Center to equip new and future EV models. The expanded operations are expected to begin in late 2024.
The following month, GM announced a $45 million investment in its Bedford Casting Operation. The investment would support additional production of electric vehicle drive unit castings ahead of anticipated strong demand for the Chevy Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV full-size pickups.
No new jobs were being added as a result of those projects.
Inside INdiana Business will have more on the Fort Wayne announcement in Monday’s INside Edge Midday Report newsletter.