Manufacturers/End Users
May 21, 2026
GM to add new assembly operations at Mexico plant
Written by Laura Miller
General Motors will launch a new vehicle-assembly project at its Ramos Arizpe Complex as part of the automaker’s previously announced $1 billion investment to strengthen its operations in Mexico.
The project, described by GM as “conceived in Mexico, for Mexico,” will supply the domestic market beginning in 2027, the company said. Production will begin with the Chevrolet Groove, followed later by the Chevrolet Aveo, one of the country’s highest-volume models.
GM expects the program to reach 80,000 units per year by 2030. It will leverage existing infrastructure and workforce expertise at Ramos Arizpe, a plant the company says has a strong record of operational excellence.
The Ramos Arizpe Complex in Coahuila state commenced operations in 1981. It was the first Mexican automotive plant to export vehicles to the US. Today, it comprises five plants: stamping, assembly, painting, engines, and transmissions. To date, over 6.7 million units, 8 million engines, and 1.6 million transmissions have been manufactured on its lines.
The company says the project will bolster Mexico’s industrial capacity and reduce reliance on imported vehicles.
Paco Garza, president and CEO of GM Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, said the project supports President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Plan Mexico, noting that the added output alone will help the country surpass its goal of increasing domestic-market vehicle production by 10% by 2030. “It strengthens the national industry… and directly addresses the current needs of Mexican customers, especially in affordable and high-volume segments,” Garza remarked.
GM has operated in Mexico for more than 90 years and currently runs four manufacturing plants that play a strategic role in the company’s global flexible production platform.
