General Motors announced June 12 the company would be investing $632 million in its Fort Wayne Assembly plant located in Indiana so that the facility is prepared to manufacture and ship out the organization’s line of next-generation internal combustion engine (ICE) full-sized, light-duty trucks. The investment will support new conveyors, tools and equipment in the plant’s body and general assembly areas.

The Fort Wayne plant is currently responsible for building Chevrolet Silverado 1500s and GMC Sierra 1500s.

"When business is booming as it has been for the past decade — due to the hard work of UAW [the union representing Fort Wayne Assembly’s hourly employees] members — the company should continue to invest in its workforce,” said Mike Booth, UAW vice president for the GM department. “It is good to see that GM recognizes the hard work you, the UAW membership, contribute to the success of this company. We are proud that UAW-GM members will continue to build quality, union-made products here in the U.S."

Following the announcement, GM has invested over $31.6 billion in U.S. manufacturing and parts distribution since 2013. Additionally, GM has announced almost $2 billion in investments for the Fort Wayne Assembly plant alone over the last nine years.