General Motors Arlington Plant

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: 4.375 million square feet on 250 acres
Location:
2525 E. Abram
Arlington, Texas, 7601
United States
Employee information:
- Hourly: 4,000
- Salaried: 255
- Total: 4,255
Facilities:
- Contiguous Stamping
- General Assembly
Production shifts: 3
Union local: UAW Local 726

The plant produces roughly 1,200 vehicles per day and GM pays $1 million USD in daily wages at the facility.

Products

The Arlington plant currently produces GM’s full-size SUVs based on the K2 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 – 1870 Chevrolet Impala
1963 – 1870 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 – 1965 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

Milestones, Accomplishments & Awards

2016: Arlington plant builds 10 millionth vehicle – a black 2015 Chevrolet Suburban
2014: Wildlife Habitat Council provides “Corporate Lands for Learning” certification and “Rookie of the Year” award
2013: J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey Winners include the Chevrolet Tahoe in the Full-Size SUV category and Cadillac Escalade in the luxury SUV category
2010: J.D. Initial Quality Survey Award Winners include the Chevrolet Tahoe in the Full-Size SUV category and Cadillac Escalade in the Luxury SUV category
2010: products produced at the Arlington plant sweep the 2010 J.D. Power IQS (Initial Quality Survey) full-size SUV segment, with Tahoe winning and Suburban, Yukon ranking 2^nd and 3^rd in the segment, respectively

The plant has the following vehicle production milestones: