The North Texas plant will continue manufacturing GMC Yukons, Chevrolet Suburbans, and Chevy Tahoes.
ARLINGTON, Texas — General Motors is moving production of its Cadillac Escalade from a longtime plant in North Texas to a facility in Michigan.
The GM Arlington assembly plant in the 2600 block of E. Abram Street first opened in 1954, builds Cadillac Escalades, GMC Yukons, Chevrolet Suburbans, and Chevy Tahoes, and employs more than 5,000 people, according to GM’s website. Arlington officials had touted the plant as “the exclusive assembly site for GM’s full-size gas and diesel-powered SUVs.”
GM said in a statement to WFAA that production of the Cadillac Escalade, as well as the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra light duty pickups are set to begin at the GM Orion Assembly plant in Michigan in early 2027.
The company said in a statement that the Escalade production move is not expected to “change production” at the Arlington plant, though.
“We don’t anticipate the Escalade move will change production as we have room for added capacity for the other nameplates,” GM said in a statement to WFAA.
The company added that the move was made “to help meet continued strong customer demand.”
“These moves will further strengthen our manufacturing footprint,” GM’s statement continued.
The move was first reported by Reuters.
The news comes just over a month after GM announced plans to invest $4 billion over the next two years to expand U.S. production of gas and electric vehicles.
The investment will be primarily directed to three GM plants: The Orion assembly plant in Michigan, the Fairfax assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas, and the Spring Hill manufacturing plant in Tennessee.
GM has a network of 50 U.S. manufacturing plants and parts facilities in 19 states, including 11 vehicle assembly plants.
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