Putting The World To Work

In the U.S., we employ more than 77,000 people, operate 43 manufacturing facilities and purchase $34 billion annually from suppliers. We believe our revitalization is fundamentally important to America's economic and competitive strength.

In the past two years, we have announced over $5.4 billion in U.S. investment and production increases that have created or preserved more than 15,000 jobs. Not only are these investments developing desperately needed jobs, but also many are directed toward programs focused on more sustainable vehicles. The investments and their accompanying job creation initiatives include:

  • $483 million and 480 new or retained jobs to build current and next-generation Ecotec four-cylinder engines in Spring Hill, Tennessee.
  • $500 million in U.S. manufacturing operations for the Chevrolet Cruze program, including more than $350 million to retool our Lordstown, Ohio, facility.
  • $270 million and 211 new or retained jobs to build advanced electric motors in White Marsh, Maryland.
  • $700 million related to the Chevrolet Volt program and eight Michigan-area facilities that are involved in the production of Chevy Volt — from vehicle assembly to battery manufacturing to production of engines and components for the Volt.
  • $655 million and 1,200 jobs to build cleaner, more fuel-efficient engines in Tonawanda, New York, as well as casting and component in Defiance, Ohio; Bedford, Indiana; and Bay City, Michigan.

GM's economic impact reaches far beyond U.S. borders, and we are proud to bring job opportunities, state-of-the-art technology and responsible corporate citizenship to many other countries around the world. In Canada, we've invested approximately C$1 billion in creating or retaining over 3,000 jobs as we've transformed our operations over the past two years. In Mexico, for example, we are one of the country's largest employers, accounting for 12,000 direct and 90,000 indirect jobs. Our operations have played a key role in the development of regions such as Coahuila, Guanajuato, Estado de México and San Luis Potosí. In many of these areas, we have changed people's lives by offering them opportunities in industrial and high-tech jobs.

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We have created or retained more than 15,000 jobs in the U.S. alone in the past two years.


In Brazil during the past two years, we have created more than 600 administrative jobs and 4,000 hourly positions as we expand production to keep up with demand in one of the world's fastest-growing automotive markets. And in China, we dedicated Phase I of the new GM China Advanced Technical Center in Shanghai this fall. Within five years, we expect the Center to employ more than 500 engineers engaged in research on battery technology, advanced materials and advanced powertrains. The facility is on track to become one of the key global automotive design and technology research organizations in the world.