Tonawanda Engine
Formation | 1938 |
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Purpose | Production of engines for GM |
Location |
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Coordinates | 42°57′54″N 78°54′37″W / 42.965°N 78.910278°WCoordinates: 42°57′54″N 78°54′37″W / 42.965°N 78.910278°W |
Region served | Worldwide |
Parent organization | General Motors |
Staff | 1735 [1] |
Tonawanda Engine is a General Motors engine factory in Buffalo, New York. The plant consists of three facilities totaling 3.1 million square feet (290,000 m2) and sits upon 190 acres (77 ha). The factory receives cast engine blocks from in Defiance, Ohio and Saginaw Metal Casting Operations in Saginaw, Michigan, and received engine block castings and cylinder heads from the former Massena Castings Plant in Massena, New York.
History[]
The campus houses three different engine plants. Plant #1, located at 2995 River Road in Buffalo, was built in 1938; Plant #4, located at 2390 Kenmore Avenue, was built in 1941; and Plant #5, located at 240 Vulcan Street, was built in 2001.[2]
Investments[]
- 2010 $425 million for the next Generation Ecotec 2.0:/2.5L
- 2010 $400 million for a new V8 small block engine
Products[]
- Ecotec GenIII
- 2.0L Turbo
- 2.5L
- Small-Block Engine Gen V
- 4.3L
- 5.3L
- 6.2L
- 6.2L LT1 & LT4
Total engines produced since 1938 – 70,967,249
Product Applications[]
- Ecotec GenIII
- Small Block GenV
- LT1 & LT4
Awards[]
- Ward's Best Engines 2014 - 6.2L LT1 Small Block GenV[3]
- Ward's Best Engines 2013 - 2.0L Turbo Ecotec GenII[4]
- Ken-Ton Chamber of Commerce Green Globe Award for being a leader in Green Manufacturing, 2013
- EPA ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry Recipient, 2010
- Certificate of Appreciation from WNY Chapter 77 Vietnam Veterans of American Chapter
Employee information[]
- Hourly: 1,498
- Salary: 237
- Union Local: UAW Local 774
See also[]
- List of GM factories
References[]
- ^ "Tonawanda Engine Plant, GM News". GM Media. June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
- ^ "Tonawanda Engine Plant".
- ^ http://wardsauto.com/ward039s-10-best-engines/2014-winner-general-motors-62l-lt1-ohv-di-v-8
- ^ http://wardsauto.com/vehicles-amp-technology/gm-20l-turbocharged-i-4
External links[]
Categories:
- General Motors factories
- 1938 establishments in New York (state)
- Motor vehicle assembly plants in New York (state)
- Economy of Buffalo, New York
- Industrial buildings completed in 1938