The green giant: GM's crossover plant in Delta Township

General Motors opened Lansing Delta Township Assembly in 2006. GM’s manufacturing history calls it the company’s fastest-built assembly complex and the first manufacturing facility to achieve LEED Gold certification.

That distinction matters because LEED evaluates the design and construction of a building, while an assembly plant also has demanding industrial work to do. The certification made the environmental design part of the plant’s history without implying that every vehicle or manufacturing process inside it is automatically “green.”

GM’s current U.S. operations page says the plant builds the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia. The onsite Lansing Regional Stamping operation supplies sheet metal parts to multiple GM facilities and brands.

The location also reflects an unusual local-government arrangement. Delta Township’s community profile says agreements with Lansing temporarily transferred the plant area to the city so the two governments could support the assembly plant and nearby suppliers. The factory is therefore part of Delta Township’s economic story and a Lansing manufacturing address at the same time.