The new investment is part of $5.4 billion GM said it plans to put into its U.S. plants over the next three years.
DETROIT, MI - General Motors is building a 450,000-square-foot paint shop at its Chevrolet Corvette plant in Kentucky as part of a $439 million upgrade that will retain 150 jobs, the Detroit automaker said Thursday.
The latest upgrades add to $135 million GM has invested over the last four years for the new Corvette Stingray and Performance Build Center at the Bowling Green Assembly Plant.
The new investment is also part of $5.4 billion GM said it plans to put into its U.S. plants over the next three years. The automaker announced last month that that total includes $783.5 million at three facilities in Michigan: the Pontiac Metal Center, the Lansing Delta Township plant, and the Pre-Production Operations site in Warren.
The Bowling Green facility has been the exclusive home to Corvette production since 1981. The Corvette had previously been produced in Flint and in St. Louis, Mo. More than 1.6 million Corvettes have been produced since the sports car was launched 62 years ago.
Through the first four months of this year, deliveries of the Corvette rose 2.5 percent over the same period last year to 11,986 units.
David Muller is the automotive and business reporter for MLive Media Group in Detroit. Email him at dmuller@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter