GMVM Fort Wayne

General Motors Vehicle Manufacturing

12200 Lafayette Center Rd.
Roanoke, IN 46783, USA
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General Motors - Cisco 48075
Latitude / Longitude
Latitude = 40.96146407
Longitude = -85.31319019

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UAW Local 2209
Employees - Hourly
3151
Employees - Salary
257
Products
  • Chevy Silverado 1500 2WD, 4WD
  • GMC Sierra 1500, 2500 HD, 3500 HD 2WD, 4WD
Facilities
General Assembly, Body Shop, Paint Shop, Power House, Administrative Buildings and Training Center
Year Opened
December 8, 1986
Recent Major Investments
GM announced, in January 2005, a $175 million investment for product readiness of the GMT900 launch. In 2006, GM announced a $28 million investment for a new Material Sequence Building. Most recently, in October 2009, GM re-engineered and converted all major areas of the facility to accommodate production of the 2011 Heavy Duty Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra with an investment of over $46 million for this latest project.
Plant Size
2.85 Million sq. ft.
Site Size
716 Acres
Recent Awards
  • Consumer Reports "Recommend Buy" 2008 and 2009
  • Consumer Digest "Recommended Best Buy" 2008 and 2009
  • Most productive Harbour ReportTM Award winner four of the last five years
  • JD Power Initial Quality Study Best In Segment Silverado Light Duty 2008 MY
  • Allen County Solid Waste District - Closing Loop Award for Outstanding Achievements in Recycling 2004 - 2007 and 2009
  • City of Fort Wayne Mayor's Excellence in Water Quality Award
  • Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence: Recognition for Five Years of Continuous Improvement in Air, Water WasteEnergy and EMS
Description
General Motors Fort Wayne Assembly, North America's most productive truck assembly plant, employs over 3,000 people. Through calendar year 2009, Fort Wayne Assembly team members have proudly assembled more than five million award-winning Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra Pick-up Trucks. Fort Wayne Assembly was ranked No. 1 in the Harbour ReportTM four of the last five years. Consumer Reports recognized our Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra as "Recommended Buys" in 2008 and 2009. Consumer Digest recognized our trucks as "Recommended Best Buys" in 2008 and 2009. Our Chevy Silverado Light Duty, Full Size truck is a JD Power 2008 model year Initial Quality Study Best In Segment winner. In 2010, our Team proudly launches the all new heavier duty Heavy Duty 2011 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra Pick-up Trucks.

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