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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 V8 small block engine

Products

* Ecotec GenIII ** 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 GenIII ** Buick: Regal ** Cadillac: ATS and

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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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