U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) released the following statement on GM’s announcement Tuesday that it will make a $167 million investment in its Spring Hill plant, “creating or retaining 1,800 jobs” there, according to GM:

“GM’s announcement is more evidence that over the last thirty years Tennessee has become the best place in America to build cars and trucks. Congratulations to Spring Hill workers and Governor Haslam for creating the environment for attracting these good new auto jobs.”