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Lansing Delta Township Assembly (LDT) is an automotive assembly plant in
Lansing, Michigan Lansing () is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan. The most populous city in Ingham County, Michigan, Ingham County, parts of the city extend into Eaton County, Michigan, Eaton County and nort ...
, United States, owned and operated by
General Motors General Motors Company (GM) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The company is most known for owning and manufacturing f ...
. It currently assembles the
Buick Enclave The Buick Enclave is a three-row full-size crossover SUV produced by General Motors since 2007. It was previewed at the North American International Auto Show#2006, 2006 North American International Auto Show, officially as a concept car, makin ...
,
Chevrolet Traverse The Chevrolet Traverse is a full-size crossover SUV with three-row seating built by General Motors produced since the 2009 model year. It is built on the same platform as the GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave, known as the GM Lambda platform, Lambda ...
, and
GMC Acadia The GMC Acadia is a crossover SUV manufactured by General Motors for its GMC division. The first-generation GMC Acadia shared the GM Lambda platform with the Saturn Outlook, the Chevrolet Traverse, and the Buick Enclave. The Acadia went on ...
full-size crossover SUVs for the North American market. Completed in 2006, the factory measures in size, and employed 3,634 hourly workers and 262 salaried workers as of 2010.General Motors Media
website accessed 22 October 2010
The adjacent Lansing Regional Stamping employed 243 hourly workers, and 17 salary workers for a total of 4,156 workers in the factory complex. Its workers are represented by UAW 602 and 652, respectively, and assumed operations of the former
Lansing Metal Center The Lansing Metal Center was a General Motors foundry located in Lansing Township, Michigan, directly across Saginaw Street from the Lansing Craft Center The Lansing Craft Center (LCC) was a specialized General Motors automobile assembly factory ...
and the
Lansing Craft Centre The Lansing Craft Center (LCC) was a specialized General Motors automobile assembly factory in Lansing Township, Michigan, located at 2801 West Saginaw Street across from GM's Lansing Metal Center. History The facility was originally built by ...
when they closed.


"Green" factory

Lansing Delta Township Assembly is a
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gold-certified automobile plant.GM Opens First-Ever LEED-Gold Certified Automobile Manufacturing Facility
, GM Press Release – August 3, 2006, accessed July 15, 2007
Environmental features of the factory include: * a 45% reduction in non-manufacturing water use, saving over of water a year; * a roof drain system which catches rain water and diverts to
cisterns A cistern (; , ; ) is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. To prevent leakage, the interior of the cistern is often lined with hydraulic plaster. Cisterns are disti ...
stored above the factory's restrooms, which is then used to flush toilets; * having 25% of the plant's construction materials composed of recycled materials; * leaving 50% of the site undeveloped; * a 20% reduction in energy used for lighting the plant by lowering overall lighting in areas such as aisles; and * the elimination of ozone-depleting substances used in any of the building’s heating and cooling, refrigeration, and fire suppression systems. The factory grounds also contain a wildlife area managed by the factory's ''Wildlife Habitat Team'', who also hosts wildlife educational events for local community groups and schools.


Vehicles produced


Current

As of September 2022:Lansing Delta
on GM.com
*
Buick Enclave The Buick Enclave is a three-row full-size crossover SUV produced by General Motors since 2007. It was previewed at the North American International Auto Show#2006, 2006 North American International Auto Show, officially as a concept car, makin ...
: 2007–present *
Chevrolet Traverse The Chevrolet Traverse is a full-size crossover SUV with three-row seating built by General Motors produced since the 2009 model year. It is built on the same platform as the GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave, known as the GM Lambda platform, Lambda ...
: 2009–present *
GMC Acadia The GMC Acadia is a crossover SUV manufactured by General Motors for its GMC division. The first-generation GMC Acadia shared the GM Lambda platform with the Saturn Outlook, the Chevrolet Traverse, and the Buick Enclave. The Acadia went on ...
: 2007–2016, 2024–present


Past

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Saturn Outlook The Saturn Outlook is a full-size crossover SUV that debuted at the New York International Auto Show, and was based on the GM Lambda platform, which it shared with the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia. The Outlook went on sal ...
: 2007–2010


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