General Motors announced today that it is investing $154 million in its Lockport Components plant in western New York. The plant will build components for electric motors.
The site will benefit from new machinery and equipment and will receive a renovation to prepare it to build stator modules, a key component in an electric motor. Those motors will be used in vehicles based on GM’s Ultium Platform.
The platform is the basis on which the GMC Hummer is built and will be the foundation for a number of upcoming GM EVs, including the Chevrolet Silverado EV and the Cadillac Lyriq. Ultium vehicles are already rolling off the line at GM’s Factory Zero, in Michigan.
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“GM’s investment in Lockport Components reaffirms our commitment to manufacturing in Western New York and our confidence in this team,” said Gerald Johnson, executive vice president of Global Manufacturing and Sustainability. “This is an excellent example of how we are bringing our workforce along on the journey to an all-electric future while we scale our EV production capacity and maintain a flow of parts for our current vehicles.”
While it prepares to manufacture stators, the plant will continue to build parts for GM’s existing trucks and SUVs. Currently, it builds HVAC modules, oil coolers, heater cores, condensers, and other parts for a variety of GM vehicles.
The automaker estimates it will need another 230 workers between 2023 and 2026 to make the new parts. The plant currently employs 1,500 workers.
Founded in 1910, the Lockport Components plant was first known as the Harrison Radiator Company and was built to design, manufacture, and sell automotive radiators and components.
