General Motors Co. will invest some $4 billion over the next two years in U.S. manufacturing plants.
The automaker said Tuesday the new investment will increase American production of both gas and electric vehicles at the Detroit automaker’s sites in Michigan, Kansas and Tennessee.
Last month, GM announced plans to invest $888 million in production of GM’s next-generation V-8 engine at its Tonawanda Propulsion plant near Buffalo, N.Y.
“We believe the future of transportation will be driven by American innovation and manufacturing expertise,” GM CEO Mary Barra said in a statement. “Today’s announcement demonstrates our ongoing commitment to build vehicles in the U.S and to support American jobs. We’re focused on giving customers choice and offering a broad range of vehicles they love.”
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