The first of three mammoth stamping presses is up and running at General Motors’ newest stamping facility in Arlington, Texas. The US$200m contiguous stamping plant announced in 2012 adds 180 jobs to GM’s Arlington manufacturing complex and is one of 10 contiguous stamping operations globally that started production in the last five years. Gerald Johnson, Vice President of GM North America Manufacturing gives his views on why Arlington was selected and how this new stamping facility will save US$40m in logistics costs each year.
Gerald Johnson, VP, GM North America Manufacturing, on the selection of Arlington as GM's new stamping facility, and how the OEM will save US$40m annually in logistics costs
