GM Moving Cadillac SRX Production To Tennessee

by Derek Kreindler

Published: August 27th, 2014

gm moving cadillac srx production to tennessee

GM will shift production of the Cadillac SRX crossover from a facility in Mexico to the former Saturn plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee. The move will bring $185 million in investment and 390 jobs to the plant.

In addition to the SRX, another unnamed “midsize” vehicle and a new series of small-displacement Ecotec engines will be built at Spring Hill. Reports claim that the GMC Acadia will move to the plant in 2016, which would suggest future commonalities between the two vehicles, which are currently built on separate platforms.

Spring Hill was once the production site for GM’s Saturn vehicles, and was an overflow site from the Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and the Chevrolet Traverse.

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APaGttH on Aug 27, 2014

But, but, but, isn't there the evil UAW in Tennessee? Doesn't the UAW only kill American investment and destroy American jobs that end up going to Mexico or southern states to avoid the evil UAW...

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- CJinSD on Aug 27, 2014
  
  http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/cars/2014/08/26/gm-announce-cadillac-crossover-headed-spring-hill/14633639/ This is something organized crime extorted out of GM during the 2011 protection arrangement negotiations.
  
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- Dal20402 on Aug 27, 2014
  
  @CJinSD So when capital organizes to increase its bargaining power (through large conglomerates or industry consolidation) it's The Free Market At Work, but when labor organizes to increase its bargaining power it's "organized crime." Got it.
  
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- Thornmark on Aug 27, 2014
  
  @dal20402 No you don't. The Wagner Act allowed monopoly power for labor unions, not companies.
  
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- 28-Cars-Later on Aug 27, 2014
  
  @CJinSD Pity RenCen didn't convince them to take on ELR production as opposed to the only model which Cadillac sells well and profits from a volume basis.
  
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Turboprius on Aug 27, 2014

Southeast, southeast, southeast! Yay!!!!! Tennessee is right to work. They could whip the annoying union workers in the booty. I've been to Tennessee a lot, and it's a great place. Kudos to Cadillac. Shame is, GM loves their unions. But hopefully, they'll look at what happened to their home base, and realize locating in an RTW state is the right thing to do.

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- Mcs on Aug 27, 2014
  
  The Spring Hill Plant is represented by UAW Local 1853. http://www.uawlocal1853.org/ Yes Tennessee has done some great things. Where would the environmental movement be today if they hadn't sent Al Gore to Washington DC?
  
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- Highdesertcat on Aug 27, 2014
  
  @mcs My understanding is that Cadillac (and maybe GM as well), has reached a "profit sharing" agreement with the UAW that culminated with the relocation of the SRX assembly back to the US, in spite of the greater profits for GM if the SRX is assembled in Mexico. But I guess non-stakeholders like the UAW employees can now share in the GM profits without having to buy stock. Such a deal! It's amazing what bailouts, handouts and nationalization can do for a company that declared itself dead in 2009.
  
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- Thornmark on Aug 27, 2014
  
  @mcs >>Yes Tennessee has done some great things. Where would the environmental movement be today if they hadn’t sent Al Gore to Washington DC?
  
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- Mcs on Aug 28, 2014
  
  @thornmark I forgot my /sarcasm tags. Edit: just discovered the site even strips off fake html tags.
  
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- VoGo on Aug 28, 2014
  
  @highdesertcat Desert Cat, If you had been employed in the private sector, you might know that profit sharing arrangements with employees are very common. It'a called a bonus.
  
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- Mikey on Aug 28, 2014
  
  @turboprius..."They could whip the annoying union workers in the booty"...."GM loves their unions"????? Well, as far as the whipping goes. There is people here that would totally back that idea.. I'm sure that GM management would have no problem finding volunteers to administer such punishment. Some folks would could even enjoy it. Giving, and receiving! Now when it comes to GM loving their unions.....? Its a bit of a reach. However,given that these sort of articles are a chance for the union haters/GM haters to spew their vile. Anything is possible
  
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- Highdesertcat on Aug 28, 2014
  
  VoGo, I'm quite aware of ESOPs, and annual bonuses. If you had taken the time to research this agreement, you would have learned that this agreement is neither. I see it is much more in line with guaranteed profit sharing reserved from shareholders and stock holders, with none of the losses to be suffered by UAW employees that stock holders and owners would have to suffer in case of losses. Pretty smooth, actually, since the US taxpayers can always be called upon for bailouts, handouts and nationalization again. Precedence already set.
  
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Threeer on Aug 28, 2014

Regardless, I am happy to see some production moving BACK to the US. The wife saw an ad for the SRX the other day and actually kind of liked it. Of course, we're here in Saudi and in no rush (or ability) to buy any vehicle, but maybe we'll look at a TN-Caddy down the road, just for giggles.

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Shaker on Aug 28, 2014

There is an extraordinarily complex relationship involving free trade, NAFTA, shareholder wealth, union decline, RTW states, etc. I'm just glad to see some middle class workers return to the U.S., because (in general), they tend to pay their fair share in taxes and stimulate the economy by actually being part of it.

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