The arrival of Donald Trump to the White House has not been without controversy. A few months ago the new president of the United States practically declared a "war" on Mexico with his declarations. But this country was not the only one that received a "rapist" from the magnate.
Also many companies, especially in the automotive sector, were "threatened" at the time that Trump "invited" these multinationals to manufacture their products in the United States. On the contrary, they would have to face heavy tariffs.
Given the possibility of the imposition of these measures, General Motors' response was swift. The world's largest automaker, headquartered in Detroit, has publicly announced that it will make an additional investment of $ 1.000 billion in its US production factories.
General Motors also has several locations in Mexico, where they originally planned to increase manufacturing. However, with the succulent invitation of Donald Trump, the company has changed its mind, thus transferring most of the production to the United States.
Michigan, the largest automobile manufacturing point
Following the decision made by the leaders of General Motors, its headquarters located in Detroit, Michigan, will become one of the world's leading factories in the production of automobiles, due to the additional amount that the company will invest in the manufacture of cars in United States.
With all this, General Motors estimates that will create around 7.000 new jobsAlthough the investment will also go to the manufacture of new car models, as well as devices with advanced technology that will be included in them.
Similarly, thanks to this money, a large number of components will be renewed so that General Motors vehicles are completely updated and are the best on the market.
In addition, the president and CEO of the entity, Mary Barra explained that the Michigan headquarters will be chosen for the manufacture of new axles that will be part of the next generation of pick-up models.
This initiative will increase the current workforce by 450 employees, which means transferring to the United States a large number of jobs that were located in Mexico.
More benefits for the United States
The reality is that the decision made by General Motors will notably benefit the country's economy North American. In 2016 the company already announced that it would invest in the United States almost 3.000 million dollars to carry out the manufacturing processes of its cars. Now, they have decided to add an additional 1.000 million to this amount.
In addition, in his statements, Barra recalled that in the last four years, General Motors has created almost 25.000 new jobs, which has meant an investment of around 3.000 million dollars in relation to salaries, as well as the payment of taxes, among others. economic activities that have benefited the country currently presided over by Donald Trump.
Adding that from the entity, it has opted for growth in the United States as this nation considers it as its local market. All this has caused a considerable increase in jobs in the country, as the company has made cuts among the workforce located in other regions, in about 15.000 employees.
It has also led to an increase in the number of dealerships and increases in both suppliers and sales in the automotive sector in general. Similarly, shareholders have benefited from making this decision.
The automotive sector will grow significantly
The reality is that with the new measures adopted by the leaders of General Motors, the United States will, in the coming years, become one of the countries where the automobile sector is on the rise.
The manufacture of the products of this company in the country will bring great economic benefits due to the sales of these vehicles, among other things. In addition, it will help create a large number of jobs among US citizens, as a significant increase in workforce is expected reaching the sum of 5.000 more employees.
In short, to manage our investments in this year 2017, it would not hurt if we took into account the role that more and more companies are going to adopt by giving their support to North American industry under Trump's mandate.