GM Announces Arlington Investment, T1XX-based Large SUVs Coming In 2020

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GM Announces Arlington Investment, T1XX-based Large SUVs Coming In 2020

27 Jun 2019, 10:28 UTC ·
by Mircea Panait

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Specialized in large SUVs from the Chevrolet, GMC, and Cadillac brands, Arlington Assembly prepares to the next generation of utility vehicles for the 2021 model year. General Motors is investing $20 million towards this goal, and the upgrades are scheduled to be completed in 2020.
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Looking at the bigger picture, General Motors invented the segment in 1935 with the Carryall Suburban in 1935. But as of late, the Ford Motor Company got ahead with the latest and the greatest Expedition and Lincoln Navigator. But nevertheless, the biggest of the Big Three in Detroit plans to bounce back to its former days of glory.
“We’ve been building trucks in Texas for more than 20 years, and our additional investment in Arlington Assembly is proof of our commitment and confidence in our Arlington team,” declared Gerald Johnson, executive vice president of Global Manufacturing. “We are counting on the Arlington team to continue focusing on building the highest quality products possible for our customers while preparations continue for the launch of the next generation of our full-size SUVs.”
“Highest quality” is not how we’d describe General Motors. Even the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, whose T1XX vehicle architecture will underpin the 2021 Cadillac Escalade, features questionable plastic in the cabin, an inefficient Tripower turbo four-cylinder engine, and substandard ride quality.
The Escalade will be joined by the Tahoe, Suburban, and Yukon, and all of them will switch to independent rear suspension thanks to the T1XX body-on-frame platform. In the case of the Cadillac, the Blackwing V8 is expected to join the engine lineup as the next best option after the small-block V8.
Opened in 1954, the Arlington-based facility employs 4,500 people these days. No fewer than three shifts are operated, and Arlington switched from cars to truck-based vehicles in 1997. B platform-based vehicles such as the Buick Roadmaster, Chevrolet Caprice, Impala, and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser were manufactured there before the switch.
Thanks to a series of purchase agreements, Arlington Assembly runs entirely on wind energy. This makes the plant one of the greenest in the United States, and that’s funny if you remember what kind of gas-guzzling leviathans are manufactured there.

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