Cadillac Arlington Plant

The Cadillac Arlington plant, also known as Arlington Manufacturing Complex or Arlington Assembly, is a vehicle assembly plant located in Arlington, Texas. It is owned and operated by Cadillac’s parent company, General Motors, and currently produces the Cadillac Escalade.

The first Cadillac model to be assembled at the factory was the Cadillac Brougham, which was produced from 1988 until the full-size luxury car’s discontinuation in 1993, as it made way for its successor, the 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood. In 1997, Arlington Assembly was converted to exclusively handle truck and SUV production. Since 2013, the factory has exclusively produced full-size SUVs and their derivates.

Approximately 1,300 vehicles are produced by the plant daily.

Quick Facts

• • Year opened: 1954
  • Facility size: 5.75 million square feet on 250 acres
  • Address: 
    2525 E. Abram
    Arlington, Texas, 7601
    United States
  • Employee information (as of June 30^th, 2021):
    • Hourly: 5,278
    • Salaried: 399
    • Total: 5,677
  • Facilities: 
    • Contiguous Stamping
    • General Assembly
  • Union local: UAW local 276

2021 Cadillac Escalade

Products

The Cadillac Arlington plant is currently responsible for the production of the Cadillac Escalade, which is built on the T1 platform.

Currently in production: 

• • Fifth-generation Cadillac Escalade family:
    • Regular length Escalade
    • Extended-length Escalade ESV

Previously in production: 

• • 2006-Present
    • Escalade ESV extended-length full-size luxury SUV
  • 1998-Present
    • Cadillac Escalade full-size luxury SUV
  • 1994-1996
    • Cadillac Fleetwood sedan
  •  1988-1993
    • Cadillac Brougham sedan

It’s worth noting that in addition to the aforementioned Cadillac products, the Arlington plant also produces vehicles for other brands owned and operated by Cadillac’s parent firm, General Motors. See here for more details.

Investments

• • 2016: $1.4 billion for new body shop, new paint shop, upgrades to general assembly, retooling and new equipment.
  • 2012: $200 million for contiguous stamping facility
  • 2010/2011: $331 million for body shop expansion

State Economic Impact

Plant-wide state economic impact for the 2020 calendar year was as follows:

• • State wages: $412,110,157.47
  • Total tax withheld: $49,948,298.15

Production Status

See the production status of the Cadillac Arlington plant at this link: Cadillac production status.

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