Overview
- GM, which disclosed Wednesday it will spend US$830 million at three U.S. propulsion sites, is also committing C$691 million to retool its St. Catharines, Ontario, plant for a next‑generation V‑8.
- St. Catharines will build GM’s sixth‑generation small‑block V‑8 for full‑size trucks and SUVs, and equipment for the changeover has already begun arriving at that plant as well as at Tonawanda, New York, and Flint, Michigan.
- Romulus, Michigan, gets US$300 million to expand 10‑speed transmission output, Toledo, Ohio, receives US$40 million for more 10‑speed capacity, and Saginaw, Michigan, adds US$150 million to lift cylinder head castings for Gen 6 engines used in trucks and the Corvette.
- Executives say the shift follows slower EV take‑up than expected, with GM increasing capacity for high‑margin gasoline trucks and SUVs to meet what buyers are choosing today.
- GM says it is not exiting EVs and is focused on improving EV profits as adoption grows, while noting U.S. manufacturing commitments now top US$6 billion over 12 months and that staffing levels at the affected plants remain stable.