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GM to invest $6M in Rochester plant
GM to invest $6M in Rochester plant
Listen to this articleGeneral Motors Co. plans to invest nearly $6 million in its Rochester Components Holdings plant, company officials announced Wednesday.
As part of a $334 million investment in Western New York, GM also plans to spend nearly $296 million at its Tonawanda Engine plant and nearly $32 million at its GMCH Lockport plant. The Rochester investment will be used for future powertrain components.
The investment will support 67 new jobs in Tonawanda and retain nearly 1,200 positions at all three locations. Empire State Development will provide up to $7 million in capital grants and Excelsior Tax Credits in return for the job and investment commitments.
“For generations, General Motors has been an important economic engine in New York, providing world-class products to the global market and good-paying jobs to New Yorkers,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement. “By reinforcing our important partnership with GM, we are not only helping to grow its operations, but building on its legacy in New York.”
The projects are expected to be complete in December 2018, company officials said.
“GM remains committed to investing in its U.S. operations,” said GMNA manufacturing and labor relations vice president Cathy Clegg, in a statement. “With these latest projects we have announced investments of $2.2 billion in 2016, allowing us to support the production of future engines and vehicles.”
The GMCH Rochester plant specializes in engine management systems and related products. The facility originally operated as Rochester Carburetor and was acquired by GM and spun off as part of Delphi in 1999.
In 2009, following Delphi’s and GM’s emergence from bankruptcy, the business was reacquired by GM as a wholly-owned subsidiary to ensure the continued production of components and systems to its global car and truck operations.
“General Motors’ (investment of) hundreds of millions of dollars in new machinery and equipment at its Tonawanda, Lockport and Rochester plants is a huge win for Western New York’s vital automotive industry and for the entire region,” said Empire State Development President, CEO and Commissioner Howard Zemsky, in a statement, “which will benefit from the retention and creation of hundreds of production and skilled trades jobs.”
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