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. The plant consists of three facilities totaling and sits upon . The factory receives cast engine blocks from Defiance Foundry in Defiance, Ohio and Saginaw Metal Casting Operations in

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, 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.

Investments

* 2010 $425 million for the next Generation Ecotec 2.0:/2.5L * 2010 $400 million for a new V-8 small block engine * 2025 $888 million for the sixth generation of GM’s V-8 engines

Products

* Ecotec Gen III ** 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 Gen III ** Buick: Regal ** Cadillac: ATS and CTS ** Chevrolet: Malibu, Impala, and Camaro ** Opel:

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* Small Block Gen V ** Chevrolet: Silverado ** GMC: Sierra * LT1 & LT4 ** Chevrolet:

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, Camaro

Awards

* Ward's Best Engines 2014 - 6.2L LT1 Small Block GenV * Ward's Best Engines 2013 - 2.0L Turbo Ecotec GenII * 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

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