Fairfax plant to get $4 billion investment, start production on another vehicle

A Kansas City auto plant will be part of a $4 billion investment to boost production of gas and electric vehicles in the United States.

General Motors announced in a news release that the Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas, will be part of the two-year investment plan, which will allow for 2 million more vehicles to be built each year.

The Fairfax plant will help produce the gas-powered Chevrolet Equinox starting in mid-2027. Sales of the compact crossover SUV were up 30% by early 2025. The plant is also on track to start building the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt, an electric vehicle, by the end of the year as part of previously announced plans.

The company expects to make future investments in the Fairfax plant for future affordable electric vehicles, the release says.

The announcement “demonstrates our ongoing commitment to build vehicles in the U.S. and to support American jobs,” CEO and Chair Mary Barra said in a statement. “We’re focused on giving customers choice and offering a broad range of vehicles they love.”

GM will also make investments in the Orion plant in Michigan and the Spring Hill plant in Tennessee.

The sprawling Fairfax plant slowed production in 2024 as GM phased out the Chevy Malibu and prepared to retool the plant for the Bolt, which impacted jobs at Fairfax and other companies that supplied parts and services to GM.