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General Motors is committed to having a strong presence in America and has invested more than $23 billion in U.S. manufacturing over the past decade. And following the successful launch of the all-new 2020 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra Heavy-Duty pickups, high demand is driving even more investment and job creation.
On November 21, General Motors and Isuzu announced a $175 million investment through their DMAX joint venture to build an all-new, diesel engine components plant in Brookville. This will create more than 100 new manufacturing jobs in Brookville.
The new 251,000-square-foot facility will expand the production of critical engine components for the company’s current DMAX diesel engine manufacturing operation in Moraine. When the site is up-and-running by the end of 2020, it will operate in parallel with the DMAX Moraine facility, which manufactures the Duramax 6.6L V-8 turbo-diesel, an award-winning engine that enables Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra HD pickups to deliver maximum towing power and capability.
DMAX is a joint venture with Isuzu Diesel Services of America, Inc., 60 percent owned by GM, 40 percent owned by Isuzu.
Heavy-duty trucks make up about 25 percent of full-size pickup sales in the U.S. GM launched its all-new family of Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra Heavy-Duty pickups earlier this year. These are purpose-built machines for people who need maximum capability, and the company is poised for significant growth in the heavy-duty pickup segment.
“Strong demand for GM’s all-new family of Chevrolet and GMC heavy- and medium-duty pickups is driving us to find ways to build more Duramax diesel engines,” said Gerald Johnson, GM’s executive vice president of Global Manufacturing. “The Brookville investment will enable us to machine more engine blocks and heads and ultimately help our DMAX engine plant in Moraine build more 6.6L diesel engines for our Flint truck assembly plant.”
GM has consolidated all heavy-duty pickup production at its Flint, Michigan truck assembly plant, where it installed new body and paint shops and created 1,000 new jobs to support a capacity increase of 40,000 units, compared to the outgoing model.