In 1985, General Motors purchased a 2,100-acre horse farm south of Nashville, once home to the World Grand Champion walking horse Haynes Peacock, on which to establish its competitive Saturn brand. Though Saturn ended production in 2009 during the Great Recession, GM’s Spring Hill manufacturing plant remained.
In 2011, the plant was reworked into an “ultra-flexible” plant, able to create a wide range of GM vehicles based on demand. Through the years, GM has manufactured Chevy Equinoxes and GMC Acadias in Spring Hill.
Today the plant builds both gas-powered and electric vehicles on the same assembly line, continuing the plant’s legacy of adaptability. Nearly 4,000 employees produce four Cadillac vehicles including the gas-powered XT5 and XT6 alongside Cadillac’s new electric vehicles, the LYRIQ and VISTIQ. In 2027, Spring Hill will begin manufacturing the Chevy Blazer. The engines built in the global propulsion plant power a wide range of GM vehicles. The campus, which also includes metal stamping, a paint shop, and now battery assembly, sits on 2,100 acres including 700 acres dedicated to farming and 100 acres of wildlife habitat.
