Bay City Powertrain
Bay City Powertrain is an automobile engine component manufacturing plant in Bay City, Michigan. Originally opened in 1892 as National Cycle Manufacturing Company, in 1916, William Durant and Louis Chevrolet assumed operations of the facility and brought it under General Motors management in 1918, and in 1919, was joined with the Saginaw Metal Casting Operations foundry to cast engine blocks and cylinder heads which is located 12 miles south. Bay City has been the primary source of engine and transmission components that are used in General Motors vehicles. The factory currently occupies 975,000 sq. ft.[1]
The location has been the primary source of Piston pins, Connecting rods, Camshafts, Oil pumps, and Balance shafts for all of GM's engines, to include Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick and GMC for most of the 20th century. The address is 1001 Woodside Ave, Bay City, MI. 48708, and is located on the Saginaw River. During WWII the plant produced parts for the Pratt Whitney aircraft engines, military trucks and armored cars.
Products[edit]
Currently the location provides internal engine components which then are assembled at Tonawanda Engine, Romulus Engine, Flint Engine South, St. Catharines Engine Plant and other engine assembly factories for the items listed below.
- 2.2L/2.4L L850 engine I4 blocks
- 5.3L/6.0L Gen IV V-8 blocks and heads
- 5.3L/6.2L Gen IV V-8 block pre-machine
See also[edit]
V8[edit]
- Chevrolet big-block engine
- Chevrolet Small-Block engine
- Buick V8 engine
- Cadillac V8 engine
- GMC V8 engine
- Oldsmobile V8 engine
- Pontiac V8 engine
V6[edit]
Straight Eight[edit]
Straight Six[edit]
- Chevrolet straight-6 engine
- Buick Straight-6 engine
- Oldsmobile straight-6 engine
- Pontiac straight-6 engine
References[edit]
- ↑ "Bay City General Motors Powertrain history". Michigan Live. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
External links[edit]
Coordinates: 43°36′21″N 83°52′46″W / 43.6059129°N 83.8793181°W
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