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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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GM Factory ZERO

General Motors

Detroit, MI, USA

-83.04611111, 42.38

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 158

Additional Information:

Sector: EVs

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: EVs


Project Announcement Date: 10/16/2020

Target for Starting Production: 2021

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 270000 EVs

Current Annual Production: 23000 EVs

Operating Status: Operating


Target Jobs: 4537

Current Jobs: 4357

Capital Investment: $2500 million

Congressional District: MI13

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Subscribe to GM News”, gm.com, 06 Mar 2025. 🔗


“GM Pouring $7 Billion Into New EV Plants In Michigan”, Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 25 Jan 2022. 🔗


“Subscribe to GM News”, gm.com, 06 Mar 2025. 🔗


“GMC Hummer EV Production To Increase In Second Half Of 2022”, Sam McEachern, GM Authority | General Motors News, Rumors, Reviews, Forums, 03 Jul 2022. 🔗


“2024 GMC Hummer SUV enters production as customers anticipate deliveries”, Peter Johnson, Electrek, 30 Jan 2023. 🔗


“GM announces layoff of 200 auto workers, unrelated to tariffs, as it adjusts production”, Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 11 Apr 2025. 🔗


“GM Lays Off 200 at Factory Zero Amid EV Slowdown”, Staff, Autobody News, 15 Apr 2025. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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