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Tonawanda Engine Plant

Revised:2012-05-09

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Location:	2995 River Road Buffalo, New York. 14207 United States
Year Opened:	Plant #1 – 1938; Plant #4 – 1964; Plant #5 – 2001
Facility Size:	Approximately 3.1 million square feet of floor space – 190 acres

Employee Information

Hourly:	811
Salaried:	176
Total:	987
Union Local:	UAW Local 774

Facility Details

About Tonawanda Engine: Tonawanda currently produces the Inline 4 (4-cyl.) – 2.9L and Inline 5 (5-cyl.) – 3.7L engines found in the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups and the Ecotec 2.4L (4-cyl.) engines found in the Chevrolet Malibu. In February 2010 the plant was awarded a $425 million investment for the Ecotec 2.0L/2.5L (4-cyl.) engine that will be used in the next generation Chevrolet Malibu and the Cadillac ATS. In April 2010 a $400 million investment was awarded to build an all-new V8 engine for pickup trucks. In June 2011, an additional $33 million was awarded to build a 2.4L Direct Inject engine to go into the Buick Verano and Regal and the Chevrolet Equinox.

Facilities:
GM Powertrain Tonawanda Engine Plant #1
2995 River Road, Buffalo, New York 14207

GM Powertrain Tonawanda Engine Plant #5
240 Vulcan Road, Buffalo, NY 14207

Investments

2011

June 17, 2011 - $33 million to produce a direct injection version of the award-winning Ecotec 2.4L (four cylinder) engine

2010
General Motors has awarded Tonawanda Engine two new product lines in 2010

$425 million for the next Generation Ecotec 2.0:/2.5L
$400 million for a new V8 small block engine

Including the above 2010 announcements, GM has invested $2.3 billion into Tonawanda Engine over the past decade

Products & Production

Products:
Ecotec 2.4L – Chevrolet Malibu
Vortec Inline 4 2.9L – Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickups
Vortec Inline 5 3.7L – Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickups

2011 CY Production Total:
Engines produced in 2011 – 342,190
Total engines produced since 1938 – 70,695,168 million