Tonawanda Engine

Tonawanda Engine
	The front of Tonawanda Engine
Formation	1938
Purpose	Production of engines for GM
Location	2995 River Road; Buffalo, NY;
Coordinates	42°57′54″N 78°54′37″W / 42.965°N 78.910278°W
Region served	Worldwide
Parent organization	General Motors
Staff	1735

Tonawanda Engine is a General Motors engine factory in Buffalo, New York. The plant consists of three facilities totaling 3.1 million square feet (290,000 m²) and sits upon 190 acres (77 ha). The factory receives cast engine blocks from Defiance Foundry in Defiance, Ohio and Saginaw Metal Casting Operations in Saginaw, Michigan, and received engine block castings and cylinder heads from the former Massena Castings Plant in Massena, New York.

History

The campus houses three different engine plants. Plant #1, located at 2995 River Road in Buffalo, was built in 1938; Plant #4, located at 2390 Kenmore Avenue, was built in 1941; and Plant #5, located at 240 Vulcan Street, was built in 2001.^[2]

Investments

2010 $425 million for the next Generation Ecotec 2.0:/2.5L
2010 $400 million for a new V8 small block engine

Products

Ecotec GenIII
- 2.0L Turbo
- 2.5L
Small-Block Engine Gen V
- 4.3L
- 5.3L
- 6.2L
- 6.2L LT1 & LT4

Total engines produced since 1938 – 70,967,249

Product Applications

Ecotec GenIII
- Buick: Regal
- Cadillac: ATS and CTS
- Chevrolet: Malibu, Impala, and Camaro
- Opel: Insignia
Small Block GenV
- Chevrolet: Silverado
- GMC: Sierra
LT1 & LT4
- Chevrolet: Corvette, Camaro

Awards

Ward's Best Engines 2014 - 6.2L LT1 Small Block GenV^[3]
Ward's Best Engines 2013 - 2.0L Turbo Ecotec GenII^[4]
Ken-Ton Chamber of Commerce Green Globe Award for being a leader in Green Manufacturing, 2013
EPA ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry Recipient, 2010
Certificate of Appreciation from WNY Chapter 77 Vietnam Veterans of American Chapter

Employee information

Hourly: 1,498
Salary: 237
Union Local: UAW Local 774

References

^ "Tonawanda Engine Plant, GM News". GM Media. June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
^ "Tonawanda Engine Plant".
^ "2014 Winner: General Motors 6.2L LT1 OHV DI V-8 | Ward's 10 Best Engines content from WardsAuto". wardsauto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07.
^ "GM 2.0L Turbocharged I-4 | Vehicles & Technology content from WardsAuto". wardsauto.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-13.

External links

General Motors: Tonawanda Engine

[a-1] "Tonawanda Engine Plant, GM News". GM Media. June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.

[2] "Tonawanda Engine Plant".

[3] "2014 Winner: General Motors 6.2L LT1 OHV DI V-8 | Ward's 10 Best Engines content from WardsAuto". wardsauto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07.

[4] "GM 2.0L Turbocharged I-4 | Vehicles & Technology content from WardsAuto". wardsauto.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-13.

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