The GM Arlington facility, sometimes referred to as GM Arlington Manufacturing Complex, is located in Arlington, Texas, United States and currently produces GM’s full-size SUVs – the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade.
- Year opened: 1954
- Facility size: 4.375Â million square feet on 250Â acres
- Location:
2525 E. Abram
Arlington, Texas, 7601
United States - Employee information (as of June 30th, 2021):
- Hourly: 5,278
- Salaried: 399
- Total: 5,677
- Facilities:
- Contiguous Stamping
- General Assembly
- Production shifts: 3
- Union local: UAW Local 726
The plant produces roughly 1,300 vehicles per day and GM pays $1 million in daily wages at the facility.
Products
The Arlington plant currently produces GM’s full-size SUV offerings based on the T1 platform, including:
Chevrolet
- Chevrolet Tahoe
- Chevrolet Suburban
GMC
- GMC Yukon
- GMC Yukon XL
Cadillac
- Cadillac Escalade
- Cadillac Escalade ESV
In the past, the plant produced the following vehicles (years represent calendar years and could be different from model years):
Chevrolet
- 1953 – 1970 Chevrolet Biscayne
- 1963 – 1970 Chevrolet Impala
- 1963 – 1970 Chevrolet Bel-Air
- 1966 – 1967 Chevrolet Caprice
- 1968 – 1977 Chevrolet Chevelle
- 1972 – 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
- 1973 – 1977 Chevrolet El Camino
- 1979 – 1984 Chevrolet El Camino
- 1978 – 1983 Chevrolet Malibu
- 1979 – 1984 Chevrolet Caballero
- 1988 – 1996 Chevrolet Caprice
- 1997 – 1999 Chevrolet Regular Cab
- 1997 – 1998 Chevrolet Extended Cab
- 1998 – Present Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2001 – Present Chevrolet Tahoe
Buick
- 1954 – 1958 Buick Roadmaster
- 1954 – 1958 Buick Special
- 1954 – 1958 Buick Super
- 1955 – 1958 Buick Century
- 1959 – 1963 Buick Electra
- 1959 – 1963 Buick La Sabre
- 1959 – 1963 Buick Invicta
- 1982 – 1983 Buick Regal
- 1992 – 1996 Buick Roadmaster
Cadillac
- 1988 – 1993 Cadillac Brougham
- 1994 – 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood
- 1998 – Present Cadillac Escalade
- 2006 – Present Cadillac Escalade ESV
GMC
- 1975 – 1977 GMC Sprint
- 1997 – 1999 GMC Sierra
- 1998 – Present GMC Yukon
- 2001 – Present GMC Yukon XL
Oldsmobile
- 1954 – 1965 Eighty-Eight
- 1954 – 1965 Ninety-Eight
- 1962 – 1965Â Starfire
- 1971 – 1981 Cutlass
- 1978 – 1981 Cutlass Supreme
- 1984 – 1987 Supreme
- 1988 – 1990 Eighty-Eight
Pontiac
- 1954 – 1959 Starchief
- 1954 – 1959 Chieftain
- 1960 – 1970 Catalina
- 1960 – 1967 Ventura
- 1960 – 1970 Bonneville
- 1968 – 1970 Tempest
- 1968 – 1970 GTO
- 1968 – 1970 Lemans
Investments
- July 2016: $1.4 billion for new body shop, new paint shop, upgrades to general assembly, retooling and new equipment. Construction will take about three years to complete, with the plant’s current production schedules not being affected by the construction.
- January 2012: $200 million for contiguous stamping facility
- 2010/2011: $331 million for body shop expansion
State Economic Impact
Plant-wide state economic impact for the 2020 calendar year was as follows:
- State wages: $412,110,157.47
- Total tax withheld: $49,948,298.15
News
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