By Shawn Henry 
General Motors is doubling down on its bet to churn out more gas-guzzlers, pouring a fresh $550 million into its rust belt factories as part of a bigger $5.5 billion game plan. Guess where most of that cash is landing? Ohio and Michigan, baby. The Parma Metal Center—that relentless metal-stamping beast pumping out over 100 million parts annually—just scored $250 mil to rev up production. This ain’t just about keeping the lights on; it’s priming the facility for years of pumping out parts for those old-school combustion engines America still craves.
Meanwhile, Michigan isn’t getting left behind. Detroit’s backyard, the Romulus Propulsion plant, is snagging $300 million to keep cranking out 10-speed transmissions for GM’s beloved cash cows: hulking pickups and SUVs. Funny, huh? While the whole world obsesses over EVs, GM’s still throwing serious dough at the gas-powered workhorses that actually pay the bills these days.
Then there’s Orion Assembly—an oddball twist in GM’s playbook. Once hyped as the future home of electric pickups, the silent plant is getting a U-turn makeover. Now? It’s gearing up to spit out Chevys, GMCs, and Caddies with good ol’ gasoline engines. Guess the market spoke louder than the green hype.
And mark 2027 on your calendar. The Chevy Blazer’s packing its bags from Mexico and heading to Tennessee’s Spring Hill plant, cozying up to Cadillac models already rolling off those lines.
Bottom line? GM’s hedging its bets—big time. Sure, they’ve got one foot in the EV future, but the other’s stomping the accelerator on combustion engines. Because customers? They’re not done with gas just yet.