Lansing Delta Township Assembly Explained

Lansing Delta Township Assembly
Operated:	2006–present
Location:	Lansing, Michigan
Industry:	Automotive
Products:	SUVs
Employees:	2,978 (2022)
Area:	320acres
Volume:	3600000square feet
Address:	8175 Millett Hwy
Owner:	General Motors

Lansing Delta Township Assembly (LDT) is a General Motors automobile assembly factory in Delta Township, Michigan, on land that is shared by the township and the nearby city of Lansing. It manufactures GM's full-size crossover SUVs.

Completed in 2006, the factory measures 3400000ft2 in size, and employed 3,634 hourly workers and 262 salaried workers as of 2010.^[1] The adjacent Lansing Regional Stamping employed 243 hourly workers, and 17 salary workers for a total of 4,156 workers in the factory complex.^[1] Its workers are represented by UAW 602 and 652, respectively, and assumed operations of the former Lansing Metal Center and the Lansing Craft Centre when they closed.

"Green" factory

Lansing Delta Township Assembly is a LEED gold-certified automobile plant.^[2]

Environmental features of the factory include:

• a 45% reduction in non-manufacturing water use, saving over 4000000usgal of water a year;
• a roof drain system which catches rain water and diverts to cisterns stored above the factory's restrooms, which is then used to flush toilets;
• having 25% of the plant's construction materials composed of recycled materials;
• leaving 50% of the site undeveloped;
• a 20% reduction in energy used for lighting the plant by lowering overall lighting in areas such as aisles; and
• the elimination of ozone-depleting substances used in any of the building’s heating and cooling, refrigeration, and fire suppression systems.

The factory grounds also contain a 75acres wildlife area managed by the factory's Wildlife Habitat Team, who also hosts wildlife educational events for local community groups and schools.

Vehicles produced

Current

As of September 2022:^[3]

• Buick Enclave: 2007–present
• Chevrolet Traverse: 2009–present
• GMC Acadia

2009–2016, 2024-Present

Past

• GMC Acadia

2009–2016, returning 2024

• Saturn Outlook

2007–2010

External links

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Notes and References

1. http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/news/news_detail.brand_gm.html/content/Pages/news/Plant_Facts/Assembly/LansingDeltaTownshipAssembly General Motors Media
2. http://www.gm.com/company/gmability/environment/news_issues/news/leed-cert_080406.html GM Opens First-Ever LEED-Gold Certified Automobile Manufacturing Facility
3. https://www.gm.com/company/facilities/lansing-delta-township Lansing Delta