"This investment recognizes the contributions of the men and women at the Flint Metal Center," Wiemels says. "Employees at Flint have demonstrated that they will help us get a good return on the investment."
The Flint Metal Center, which sits on 92 acres and consists of two million sf, employs approximately 2,330. The plant stamps and assembles major and secondary sheet metal panels for GM trucks and midsize vans and produces engine cradles for passenger cars and midsize vans.
"Flint is one of Michigan's primary manufacturing cities and in addition to the job security this investment brings to the Flint Metal Center, this investment brings continued economic security to many metro-area businesses who are part of an extended economic chain extending from the plant and the 2,330 UAW and GM people who work here," says Richard Shoemaker, vice president of the International Union, UAW and director of the UAW GM department.
The addition of the new equipment will help improve the overall operations of the Flint Metal Center. "By upgrading aging equipment with new blanking and weld assembly systems, we will improve the plant's competitive standing," Wiemels says. "The upgrades will allow the plant more flexibility, which puts the site in a better position to secure future business."
The Flint Metal Center began as the Chevrolet Flint Frame and Stamping Plant, which was built in 1954 to manufacture fenders, hoods, and full-size frames. In 1965, the plant was renamed Flint Metal Fabricating. It was realigned with GM Truck & Bus Group in 1984 and became part of Metal Fabricating Division in 1994.
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