{"id":154427,"date":"2020-10-20T12:44:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T16:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=154427"},"modified":"2020-10-20T15:19:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T19:19:46","slug":"gm-investing-2b-to-build-cadillac-lyriq-at-former-saturn-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2020\/10\/gm-investing-2b-to-build-cadillac-lyriq-at-former-saturn-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"GM Investing $2B to Build Cadillac Lyriq at Former Saturn Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_154428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154428\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Lyriq-at-Spring-Hill-announcement.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-154428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Lyriq-at-Spring-Hill-announcement-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GM announced plans to invest $2 billion to build the new Cadillac Lyriq at its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>General Motors is investing more than $2 billion in six plants in Tennessee and Michigan to charge ahead with production of its first-ever all-electric Cadillac, the new Lyriq.<\/p>\n<p>The company revealed that the bulk of the investment \u2013 about $2 billion \u2013 will help revamp the company\u2019s plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee to begin production of the Lyriq, which just made its debut in August.<\/p>\n<p>GM is moving production of its GMC Acadia to its Lansing Delta Township plant in Michigan while the Tennessee plant will continue to build the Cadillac XT6 and XT6 models there. The move to remodel the plant, including a configuring of the site\u2019s main assembly area, two paint and two body shops will begin immediately.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/2020\/08\/electrifying-cadillac-debuts-all-new-long-range-lyriq-ev\/\"><em><strong>(Electrifying! Cadillac debuts all-new long-range Lyriq EV.)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud to affirm our commitment to manufacturing in the U.S.,\u201d said Gerald Johnson, GM\u2019s executive vice president of global manufacturing, during an online press event. \u201cThese actions also represent the next strategic steps in General Motors\u2019 commitment to an all-electric future, a future we envision with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion, saving the plant, saving lives and saving time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154432\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GM-EVP-Gerald-Johnson-at-Factory-Zero.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-154432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GM-EVP-Gerald-Johnson-at-Factory-Zero-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"218\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GM EVP Gerald Johnson announced the $2 billion plan from the floor of Factory Zero in Detroit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to the changes at the company\u2019s Spring Hill facility, GM announced that its plans:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Production of the next-generation GMC Acadia will move to Lansing Delta Township Assembly, representing an investment of more than $100 million.<\/li>\n<li>$32 million will be invested at Flint Assembly for future production of heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups, which have gained significant market share in the United States and Canada.<\/li>\n<li>$17 million will be invested in the Romulus, Michigan propulsion plant to enhance automation and increase capacity of GM\u2019s 10-speed truck transmission, which is used in full-size pickups and other key products, including the all-new Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Yukon and Yukon XL, and the Cadillac Escalade.<\/li>\n<li>$3.5 million will be invested at Orion Assembly. In addition, $750,000 will be invested at GM\u2019s site in Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan. Both investments are related to additional production of the Cruise AV test vehicle at Orion Assembly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Spring Hill plant, which was the original home of Saturn, will be the third location building some form of an EV, joining the former Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant now known as Factory Zero and the Orion Township, Michigan plant, which currently builds the Chevrolet Bolt. Factory Zero will manufacture the GMC Hummer, which debuts tonight, and the Cruise Origin shuttle-style vehicle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/2020\/10\/gm-making-big-series-of-ev-announcements-today\/\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>(Cadillac making big series of EV announcements today.)<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>GM officials noted that the company\u2019s invested $29 billion in its U.S. production sites since 2009, and the Spring Hill project, according to Governor Bill Lee, will be the single largest expansion project in the state\u2019s history. Tennessee is also home to auto plants for Volkswagen and Nissan.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154433\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GM-Lansing-Delta-Twp-line-2020.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-154433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GM-Lansing-Delta-Twp-line-2020-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GM will shift production of the GMC Acadia to its plant in Lansing, Michigan, where it was built previously.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>GM CEO and Chairman Mary Barra is fond of saying that the company is on \u201ca path to an all-electric future,\u201d and has plans in place to roll out at least 20 battery-electric vehicles, or BEVs, by 2023. The plan has been slow to get underway. Currently, GM offers only one long-range model in North America, the Chevrolet Bolt EV. But the coming year will see the pace quickly accelerate.<\/p>\n<p>Caddy\u2019s first long-range EV began as a concept version of the luxury crossover. However, when it was unveiled during an August webinar, GM\u2019s North American President Steve Carlisle described it as \u201ca very big moment for Cadillac and General Motors,\u201d and \u201ca cornerstone upon which we\u2019re going to build the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/2020\/09\/gm-turns-to-its-own-ultium-drive-system-for-future-evs\/\">(GM turns to its own Ultium Drive\u00a0System for future EVs.)<\/a><\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Specific details about the production model were sparse. The Lyriq, GM did confirm, will utilize the new BEV3 architecture and the new Ultium battery technology the automaker is developing as part of a joint venture with South Korea\u2019s LG Chem \u2013 those batteries to be produced at a new plant in Ohio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Motors is investing more than $2 billion in six plants in Tennessee and Michigan to charge ahead with production of its first-ever all-electric Cadillac, the new Lyriq. 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