Gestamp plans to build a 460,000-square-foot factory in Chesterfield Township that will weld steel assemblies. (Rendering — FA STUDIO)
The auto supplier is expected to soon begin construction on a $42.5 million factory in Chesterfield Township that will employ hundreds of people, according to documents and town officials.
Gestamp, a Spanish company with North American headquarters in Troy, plans to build a 460,000-square-foot factory on Sierra Drive near 23 Mile and South Foster roads. The development was first reported by Crain's Detroit Business.
About 390 jobs will be created at Gestamp, which supplies parts to General Motors' Orion assembly plant in Oakland County.
Chesterfield Township Planning Director Jonathan Palin said the company has begun pre-development work on the 42-acre site. Gestamp officials should “secure permits now” to begin construction, he said.
The township Planning Commission approved the project this summer, according to planning documents.
The building is expected to be completed in early 2025. The majority of the plant will be occupied by manufacturing and warehouse space, along with 10,000 square feet of office space. The site plan includes 300,000 square feet of additional space.
Employees weld steel materials to create vehicle assemblies. The assemblies will be stored in a warehouse and shipped to GM's Orion Assembly, according to Crain.
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation declined to comment on whether the Gestamp project will seek state incentives to offset development costs. Gestamp also declined to comment.
JB Donaldson Co. of Farmington Hills is the developer and Southfield-based FA Studio LLC is listed as the architect.
Gestamp had 2022 sales of $10.3 billion and approximately 43,000 employees worldwide.
If all goes as planned, the Gestamp project will be the second largest economic development for Macomb County.
Arro Steel recently announced plans to build a 250,000-square-foot metal distribution plant off North River Road near Interstate 94 in suburban Mount Clemens, next to the former Gibraltar Trade Center. He confirmed this to the Macomb Daily. Construction is expected to begin this fall, and the factory is expected to be operational by 2026, company officials said.
