Tonawanda Engine is a General Motors engine factory in Buffalo, New York. The plant consists of three facilities totaling and sits upon . The factory receives cast engine blocks from Defiance Foundry in Defiance, Ohio and Saginaw Metal Casting Operations in Saginaw, Michigan, and received engine block castings and cylinder heads from the former Massena Castings Plant in Massena, New York. History The campus houses three different engine plants. Plant #1, located at 2995 River Road in Buffalo, was built in 1938; Plant #4, located at 2390 Kenmore Avenue, was built in 1941; and Plant #5, located at 240 Vulcan Street, was built in 2001. Investments 2010 $425 million for the next Generation Ecotec 2.0:/2.5L 2010 $400 million for a new V8 small block engine Products Ecotec GenIII 2.0L Turbo 2.5L Small-Block Engine Gen V 4.3L 5.3L 6.2L 6.2L LT1 & LT4 Total engines produced since 1938 – 70,967,249 Product Applications Ecotec GenIII Buick: Regal Cadillac: ATS and CTS Chevrolet: Malibu, Impala, and Camaro Opel: Insignia Small Block GenV Chevrolet: Silverado GMC: Sierra LT1 & LT4 Chevrolet: Corvette, Camaro Awards Ward's Best Engines 2014 - 6.2L LT1 Small Block GenV Ward's Best Engines 2013 - 2.0L Turbo Ecotec GenII Ken-Ton Chamber of Commerce Green Globe Award for being a leader in Green Manufacturing, 2013 EPA ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry Recipient, 2010 Certificate of Appreciation from WNY Chapter 77 Vietnam Veterans of American Chapter Employee information Hourly: 1,498 Salary: 237 Union Local: UAW Local 774 See also List of GM factories References External links General Motors: Tonawanda Engine General Motors factories 1938 establishments in New York (state) Motor vehicle assembly plants in New York (state) Economy of Buffalo, New York Industrial buildings completed in 1938