Sixty years in the making - A Drive through the GM's SUV factory in Arlington - GM made single largest plant investment in US this year | ET Autolytics

Sixty years in the making - A Drive through the GM's SUV factory in Arlington

American carmaker General Motors has invested $1.4 billion towards modernisation and upgrading technology at Arlington Assembly Plant to make manufacturing process more competitive.

Workers working on chassis units of SUVs.
In the picture: Ronald Christian (center)

Donovan Huerta working on the chassis units at the assembly line of the Arlington Plant.

GM plant producesChevrolet Tahoes and Suburbans, GMC Yukons and Yukon XLs and Cadillac Escalades.

In picture: Selena Acezedo

“This super-sized investment reflects GM’s commitment to our full-size SUV customers who expect nothing but the absolute best from us and their vehicles,” said Cathy Clegg, GM North America Manufacturing and Labor Relations vice president.

In picture: Natasha McAlister

In picture: Karen Sparks (left) and John Johnson work on the assembly line on a Cadillac. Investments in the plant have created 6,250 new jobs and secured the positions of approximately 20,700 others.

In picture: GM employee Laverne Johnson

In picture: GM employee Donald Shrewsberry

A worker performing diagnostics and testing on a SUV.

UAW Local 276 worker Everett Glen Wilson is completing visual inspections on the Customer Acceptance Review Evaluation line. This care line is used to confirm quality during the final review before vehicles are shipped to customers.

SUVs passing through final inspection round.

General Motors employee Mark Magallon shines the Chevrolet logo on a 2015 Chevrolet Suburban.

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