# GM opens new engine production line at Joinville plant in Brazil

General Motors inaugurated a new production line at its Joinville engine plant in Brazil, following an investment of 1.9 billion reais (about $472 million USD). The expansion quadrupled the plant size and increased annual engine capacity from 174,000 to 410,000 units.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-12-12
- Where: Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, Brazil
- Value: $472.0M
- Starts operating: 12 Dec 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 410,000 engines per year
- Products: 1.0-liter three-cylinder engines, Ecotec engines
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [General Motors](https://endata.com/companies/4654.md)

## Sources

- [gmauthority.com](https://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/12/gm-inaugurates-new-engine-line-at-joinville-plant-in-brazil/), 2019-12-12: "General Motors recently opened a new production line at its Joinville engine plant, located in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina."

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