DETROIT — Standard Motors’ defense arm stated it has won a $36.4 million agreement to build 10 major-responsibility armored Suburban SUVs for the U.S. Division of Condition.
GM Protection stated Wednesday it ideas to produce the goal-constructed Suburbans around the subsequent two decades as element of a improvement agreement for the department’s Diplomatic Stability Support.
In 2023, the GM subsidiary expects to dedicate to a further agreement that consists of annual manufacturing of 200 major-responsibility Suburbans for nine decades. GM Protection did not disclose the funding amount of money for the manufacturing agreement.
The major-responsibility Suburban is currently being designed for a unique safety mission, GM Protection stated, which needs armoring and other general performance enhancements. The 10 original SUVs, as well as two take a look at cars, will be constructed at GM’s proving ground in Milford, Mich.
The Suburban also will characteristic a new human body-on-frame chassis and suspension intended to assistance government car or truck general performance demands with a higher payload potential than the light-responsibility versions and greater ground car or truck excess weight, GM Protection stated in a statement.
GM Protection will use business off-the-shelf parts for the SUVs, alongside with advanced producing equipment and approaches to decrease costs, such as fixtureless assembly and adaptable fabrication to assistance improved efficiencies and top quality in small-quantity manufacturing of the new chassis and frame.
