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The GM Spring Hill Manufacturing facility is located in Spring Hill, a growing community 40 miles south of Nashville. The plant lies within the borders of Maury County. The first vehicle, a Saturn S-Series sedan, rolled off the line in Spring Hill on July 30, 1990. The last Saturn vehicles to be produced in our plant, the Saturn VUE and Saturn ION, came down the line in March 2007. After a one year plant refurbishment, the facility produced the Chevrolet Traverse for just over a year, until November 2009. Currently, the site manufacturing operations consist of an engine plant making 4-cylinder engines, a stamping plant, two polymer injection molding operations and one painting operation for bumper fascias. These manufactured engines and other components are supplied to various GM assembly plants across the globe. On Nov. 21, 2011, GM announced that it would reopen the assembly plant as one of the world’s most flexible manufacturing facilities capable of building any GM car or crossover based on customer demand or manufacturing need. It will begin producing the hot-selling Chevrolet Equinox during the second half of 2012.
Plant Milestones
- 2012; Ecotec 2.0 L Turbo direct injection 4-cylinder engine awarded Ward’s North America “10 Best Engines”
- 2010; Ecotec 2.4 L direct injection 4-cylinder engine awarded Ward’s North America “10 Best Engines”
- 9/09; Spring Hill produces the 2,000,000th Ecotec Engine
- 2009; Spring Hill Powertrain begins shipping Ecotec 2.0L turbocharged direct injection engines to Europe
- 11/09; Spring Hill Assembly builds last Chevy Traverse
- 9/2/08; Production of the Chevy Traverse begins
- 2007; Spring Hill Powertrain named “Most Efficient Engine Plant in North America” in Harbour Report
- 4/1/07; Conversion to new Traverse production facility begins
- 3/30/07; Last Saturn VUE rolled off the line
- 3/28/07; Last Saturn ION rolled off the line
- 2006; Spring Hill Powertrain launches Ecotec 2.0L turbocharged direct injection engine
- 2005; Spring Hill Powertrain begins shipping Ecotec 4-cylinder engines to China
- 6/26/04; National Contract ratified by UAW Local 1853
- 2003; In the final year of production, Saturn transmission operations were cited as the most improved transmission plant in productivity in the 2003 Harbour Report
- 10/3/03; Spring Hill produces 3 millionth vehicle
- 2002; Production of the Ecotec engine for the Saturn VUE and ION begins in Spring Hill
- 8/29/02; Last Saturn S-series rolls off the line
- 2000; Spring Hill breaks ground for new Powertrain building which will produce the global Ecotec 4-cylinder engine
- 6/30/90; The first Saturn – a red SL Sedan – rolled off the line in Assembly
- 1989; First Saturn 1.9L engine produced in the Powertrain facility
- 1988; Topping out ceremonies for Powertrain plant – first building on site, housing a foundry, transmission and engine manufacturing operations
Investments
- 11/11; GM announced $61 million to reopen assembly plant as flex operation to begin by supplementing production of Chevrolet Equinox; announced $183 million for future midsize vehicle
- 6/11; GM announced $32 million to increase production capacity of Ecotec 4-cylinder engine
- 9/10; GM announced $483 million for the next generation Ecotec 4-cylinder engine
- 2007-2010; $58 million to support upgrades to the 2.4L engine for E85 capability; production of the new 2.0L turbo w/direct injection for 100% export to Europe, and upgrades to 2.4L engine for direct injection technology – greater horsepower, greater fuel economy, cleaner emissions
- 2007; $690 million for Chevrolet Traverse readiness and new paint shop
