GM Investing Big Dollars In Its Ft.Wayne Truck Plant

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ROANOKE, Ind. – The General Motors plant near Fort Wayne is getting a 24-million-dollar upgrade.

G-M is installing new conveyor belts and tooling at its plant in Roanoke so it can increase capacity. GM says that they currently make over 1,000 trucks daily ( see below). The plant makes Chevy Silverado and G-M-C Sierra pickups, including new crew-cab models which debuted last year. G-M says demand for the trucks is up 20-percent.

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C-E-O Mary Barra traveled to the factory in Roanoke to announce the plans in person. The automaker expects the upgrade to be complete by midsummer.

G-M has poured more than a billion dollars into the Roanoke plant over the last four years.

2020 Sierra Elevation Crew Cab
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Facts about the plant from GM

 

Location: 12200 Lafayette Center Rd
Roanoke, Indiana. 46783 United States
Year Opened: 1986
Facility Size: 4.6 million square feet on 716 acres

Employee Information

Hourly: Approx: 4,231
Salaried: Approx: 314
Total: Approx: 4,545
Union Local: UAW Local 2209

 

PRODUCTS

  • GMC Sierra 1500
  • Chevrolet Silverado 1500

FACILITY DETAILS

  • Facilities: Body Shop, Oshawa Body Shop, Paint Shop, General Assembly, Two Logistics Operation Centers
  • Docks: 97 truck docks with a material delivery to a dock every 2.6 minutes
  • Conveyors: 40 miles
  • Robots: 2,276 (2100 in Body Shops, 166 in Paint Shop, 10 in GA)
 100 percent of electricity needs met by a combination of wind power and landfill gas  2017 EPA Energy Star Award for superior
energy performance

ABOUT

Fort Wayne Assembly, one of North America’s most productive assembly plants, builds more than 1000 award-winning trucks each day. Fort Wayne’s motto is Building the Best Trucks in the World with PRIDE.

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  • 2018 State Wages: $418,631,064.58
  • 2018 Income Tax: $76,826,918.52