money GM's Lansing Delta Township plant to idle for nearly 3 months next year
General Motors will idle its Lansing Delta Township Assembly plant for about three months total over the next year as it prepares the plant to build the GMC Acadia SUV.
In a memo obtained by the Detroit Free Press, the automaker notified employees of Lansing Delta Township Assembly on Thursday that the plant would take an 11-week shutdown throughout the year, starting Dec. 27.
"LDT will be going through facility and equipment modifications next year to accommodate future product," the memo read. "There is a total of 11 down weeks planned for the 2022 calendar year."
GM currently makes the Acadia at its Spring Hill Assembly plant in Tennessee.
A GM spokesman declined to comment on the planned downtime.
Last year, GM said it was investing $2 billion in six U.S. assembly plants and will be converting its Spring Hill plant to build electric vehicles. Starting next year, Spring Hill will assemble the Cadillac Lyriq all-electric SUV.
GM said Acadia production will move to Lansing Delta Township Assembly where it will invest $100 million to retool to build the car.
GM is investing just over $150 million in five Michigan plants, including Flint Assembly for future full-size pickup production.
The UAW did not immediately offer a comment but union members are compensated for a majority of their regular wage during plant downtime depending on the terms of the contract.
Separately, GM said Thursday it would invest $46 million at its Parma, Ohio, metal stamping operation for equipment upgrades and to "prepare the facility to support future product programs."
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