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GM's Manufacturing Chief Sets Out the Case for $16 Billion U.S. Investment in Plants, R&D and Workforce

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GM's Manufacturing Chief Sets Out the Case for $16 Billion U.S. Investment in Plants, R&D and Workforce

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 25, 2026 -- General Motors senior vice president of global manufacturing Mike Trevorrow has outlined the scale of GM's current U.S. manufacturing commitment, citing $9 billion in American plant and facilities investment in 2026 alongside $7 billion in domestic research and development. Writing as the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, Trevorrow frames the spending not as a one-time commitment but as the infrastructure necessary to scale advanced technology through skilled workers, supply chains and local economic ecosystems. GM employs one in every 10 American autoworkers and contributed nearly $50 billion to U.S. GDP in 2025.