General Motors Invests $71 Million in New Design Center in California

General Motors plans to significantly expand its Southern California advanced technology operations with a new campus in Pasadena. The Detroit automaker will invest $71 million in its new Advanced Design Center, which is scheduled to open in the second half of next year to supplant GM’s current North Hollywood Design Center. The company said the new facility would greatly expand its capacity in a major hub for innovation, as well as place its teams closer to technology centers and leading research universities and design schools on the West Coast. GM said the campus would particularly support its efforts in advanced technology, software, and mobility solutions that “fall outside the scope of existing production vehicle programs.”