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GM Supplier Moving to 495,000-sf Manufacturing Site to Close Customer Gap

ARLINGTON, TX-It's all systems go for production of a new sport utility vehicle, with a GM supplier moving into a 495,000-sf building in anticipation of the assembly line startup.

By Connie Gore | Updated on July 29, 2000

Supplier Mackie Automotive Systems has the keys to a new 495,000-sf facility designed to meet speedy delivery demands from September’s production of a new model sport utility vehicle at General Motors’ Arlington plant.

The move not only puts the supplier closer to its customer, but will add 200,000 sf to its manufacturing operation. Mackie, presently operating out of two Arlington plants, supplies General Motors with instrument panels, axles and radiator cores. The relocation, expected to be completed in mid-September, also is a recognized timesaver for Mackie, which ferries components 156 times a day to the GM assembly plant. The number of trips is predicted to jump to 368 when the new model starts rolling off the line.

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