Launch of all-new SUVs marks Arlington Assembly Plant's anniversary
Much has changed since the first car - a four-door black Pontiac Chieftain - rolled off its production line in 1954, but the General Motors Arlington Assembly Plant continues to stand the test of time, contributing economically to its community, the State of Texas and GM.
Arlington Assembly, which switched from car to truck assembly in 1997, is the only facility that builds GM's award-winning, full-size SUVs - Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade. The SUVs now in production are all-new and redesigned for the 2015 model year.
Arlington by the Numbers:
Total vehicles built since 1954: 9,727,292 (as of 2013)
Total GM wages paid Arlington employees in 2013: $292,771,994
Tale of the Tape:
| 1954 |
2014 |
| Production robots |
0 |
1,010 |
| Facility size |
1.25 million sq. ft. |
4.375 million sq. ft |
| Employees |
1,850 |
4,591 |
"Everyone is just focused on the new 2015 full-size vehicles, which are quite promising," said Donna Mclallen, communications manager for the GM Arlington Assembly Plant. "So we're just concentrating on getting those vehicles to our customers."
According to Automotive News, GM sold 183,616 full-size SUVs last year, with all of them built at the GM Arlington plant.
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