GM’s Orion Plant, Once Slated for EV Production, Now to Produce Gas-Powered SUVs and Pickups
(Crystal A. Proxmire, June 11, 2025)
Orion Township, MI – General Motors has announced that the Orion Assembly Plant will begin production of gas-powered full-size SUVs and light duty pickup trucks in 2027.
The company is investing $4 across three locations, including Orion Assembly, to produce more than 2 million vehicles per year. Orion Assembly was once slated to produce Electric Vehicles.
EVs will continue being assembled in Hamtramck.
In a press release, GM CEO Mary Barra said that the 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.”
Governor Gretchen Whitmer released a statement saying “I am grateful to GM for bringing more auto manufacturing back home to Michigan, protecting thousands of good-paying, union auto jobs. Over the last few years, GM has grown their footprint in their home state, and I am proud that the state of Michigan has been a strong partner in helping them ‘build, baby, build!’
“We have worked aggressively to bring more auto jobs to Michigan by cutting red tape, incentivizing R&D, streamlining Renaissance Zones, and speeding up permitting, and I am proud that GM is delivering today.
“Since I took office, we have been working across the aisle to win every deal that we can and bring more good-paying union jobs back home. We will continue our comprehensive, commonsense approach to growing our economy and compete with other states and nations while working with industry partners like GM to remain the #1 state for auto manufacturing and weather national economic uncertainty.
“We don’t care what you drive—gas, diesel, hybrid, or electric—as long as it’s made in Michigan. Together, let’s keep bringing manufacturing home, growing the middle class, and making more stuff in Michigan.”
