General Motors To Invest $63 Million In Its Saginaw Metal Casting Operations

General Motors will invest $63 million in its Saginaw, Mich. casting plant to produce cylinder heads for 3.6-liter high-feature V-6 engines by utilizing a new semi-permanent mold process.

Lost foam technician at GM Powertrain Saginaw Metal Castings Operations (SMCO)

The investment includes plant renovation and installation of new tooling and machinery to support the new casting process. Construction is slated to begin in the spring of 2009, and targeted for completion in January, 2011. The project will retain about 130 hourly employees.

“This investment would not be possible without the involvement of employees at this facility, who have dedicated themselves to improving the quality of our products and the efficiency of the operations here at Saginaw Metal Casting Operations,” said Arvin Jones, GM Powertrain manufacturing manager for castings and components. “Their efforts have contributed to GM’s competitiveness and our turnaround in North America.”
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The GM Powertrain Saginaw Metal Casting Operations management, UAW Local 668 and IAM Local 2839 leadership successfully negotiated competitive operating agreements that improve operational effectiveness. The agreements also address processes and methods to improve production quality and safety of the operations.

“On behalf of GM, I commend the United Auto Workers, UAW Local 668, IAM Local 2839 and Michigan ’s leaders on the state and local levels. Working together we were able to build a competitive business case to support this investment in Michigan. The $63 million investment announced today brings GM Powertrain’s total Michigan investments in the past year to more than half a billion dollars,” said Jones.