Buoyed by strong sales and a positive market outlook, General Motors today announced a major expansion at the Fairfax Assembly plant.

In addition to the recent retooling to support manufacturing of the electric Chevrolet Bolt, the plant will expand to build both gas-powered and electric Chevy Equinox models by mid-2027. A recent redesign of the Equinox has seen sales shoot up over 30 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025.

The gas-powered Equinox is currently manufactured in Mexico, but GM did not cite any external factors, such as tariffs, for the move. The company also did not announce potential job numbers.

GM President Mark Reuss touted the impact, economic and cultural, of the expansion. “Today’s news goes well beyond the investment numbers,” said Reuss. “This is about hardworking Americans making vehicles they are proud to build and that customers are proud to own.”

“As you travel the country, you can see firsthand the scale of our manufacturing footprint and the positive economic impact on our communities and our country.”

The Fairfax expansion is part of a larger capital $8 billion capital investment across multiple factories, including Orion Township, Mich., and Spring Hill, Tenn., and pushes GM’s domestic production capabilities over two million vehicles per year.