General Motors today welcomed U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm to Factory ZERO. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence accompanied the tour.
During the visit, GM highlighted Factory ZERO’s latest progress as it is retooled into the company’s first fully dedicated EV assembly plant with contiguous battery assembly. Factory ZERO will play a key role in advancing GM’s vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion.
Hosted by GM President Mark Reuss and GM Executive Vice President of Global Manufacturing and Sustainability Gerald Johnson, the tour included an interactive demonstration in Factory ZERO’s body shop as well as a walking tour of the facility’s modular general assembly line. Employees showcased state-of-the-art operator tools and testing and validation of GMC HUMMER EV pre-production pickups.
SOURCE: General Motors