General Motors, LLC - Flint Assembly Plant earns Clean Corporate Citizen award

Agency: Environmental Quality

For More Information                                     Brad Wurfel, 517-373-7917, wurfelb@michigan.gov

                                                                       Donna Davis, 517-335-2784, davisd8@michigan.gov

The DEQ today presented one of its highest environmental stewardship honors to General Motors, LLC Flint Assembly Plant at a ceremony held at the plant.

The historical automotive manufacturer earned the DEQ's Michigan Clean Corporate Citizen Program designation. It is the eighth General Motors facility and the 174^th Michigan facility to earn this prestigious honor.

The C3 program is a voluntary environmental program that recognizes environmental stewardship at Michigan facilities. Candidates demonstrate they have facility-specific environmental management systems, well-established pollution prevention programs, and a consistent compliance record with state and federal environmental requirements.

Utilizing an environmental management system and implementing voluntary pollution prevention efforts has produced cost savings for General Motors, LLC - Flint Assembly. The company estimates the facility has saved at least $250,000 through reductions in energy, water, and material use, as well as reduced solid and hazardous waste disposal costs. 

The General Motors, LLC - Flint Assembly sits on a 159-acre portion of a 300-acre manufacturing complex shared with General Motors Flint Engine Operations, Flint Metal Center, and Van Slyke Utilities Operations. The General Motors, LLC - Flint Assembly assembles and paints the Chevrolet Silverado and the GMC Sierra brand trucks. The facility consists of a body shop, paint and coating operation, vehicle trim line, and a final assembly and test operation area.  The General Motors, LLC - Flint Assembly is currently a three-shift operation which employs about 2,300 hourly and 237 salaried people.

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