New Factory Breaks Ground At Old Cadillac Stamping Plant Site

DETROIT — The City of Detroit said Tuesday that auto supplier Lear Corp. broke ground with its new facility on the site of the former Cadillac Stamping Plant.

The new $48 million industrial building is expected to open mid-2022 and will create 450 new jobs to produce parts for GM’s Factory Zero Assembly Facility. Detroit residents are expected to get first crack at the new employment opportunities coming to the site.

"Today we are working towards getting Detroiters trained and ready for middle-class jobs and middle-class careers, like those here at this new facility," Group Executive of Jobs, Economy and Detroit at Work Nicole Sherard-Freeman said. "We’ll be working closely with Lear to make sure they have a robust list of Detroit candidates to choose from first in their hiring process."

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Detroit residents are also playing a major role in the demolition, immediate removal and construction of the new factory, officials said.

NorthPoint Development - who is building the new factory - partnered with Inner City Contracting, LLC, which is a Detroit-based contractor that is 51% minority-owned to ensure Detroit residents take part in building the new factory.

"Major employers understand that Detroit has a deep pool of talented workers eager to work," Mayor Duggan said. "Thanks to our partners at Lear and NorthPoint, another vacant eyesore in Detroit has been removed and will be replaced with a center of opportunity for Detroiters."