To support the manufacture of drive unit castings for the upcoming Chevrolet Silverado EV and other current casting applications, General Motors is investing about $ 51 million. The investment will go into installing state-of-the-art equipment at its Bedford, Indiana aluminium die casting foundry.
According to the communication from the company, the all-electric Silverado, powered by the Ultium Platform, will debut at CES Las Vegas.
The renovation work will begin immediately at the facility. Earlier this year, the one million-square-foot site began producing electric drive unit castings for the 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup and 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV.
GM’s Bedford plant opened in 1942, has semi-permanent mould and die casting processes that produce cylinder heads, cylinder blocks, transmission cases, structural components, and drive unit housings used in Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles.
Phil Kienle, Vice President, North America Manufacturing and Labour Relations, GM, said, “Our Bedford operation is one of the leading aluminum die casting facilities in the world and this investment is a testament of our confidence in the employees at Bedford. This investment is another example of the company bringing along our workforce in our journey to an all-electric future while we strengthen our current products.'