General Motors (GM) has announced that it will invest $2.2 billion in its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to turn it into its first fully-dedicated electric vehicle assembly plant where it will produce various all-electric trucks and SUVs.

With production scheduled to begin in late 2021, GM’s first all-electric truck will be a pickup. That truck will be followed by the recently announced shared, electric, self-driving vehicle called Cruise Origin.

“Through this investment, GM is taking a big step forward in making our vision of an all-electric future a reality,” Mark Reuss, GM president, said during a press event at the plant with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other local and state officials.

“Our electric pickup will be the first of multiple electric truck variants we will build at Detroit-Hamtramck over the next few years.”

GM has also announced that it will invest an additional $800 million in supplier tooling and other projects related to the launch of the new electric trucks.

Detroit-Hamtramck’s paint and body shops and general assembly area will receive comprehensive upgrades, including new machines, conveyors, controls and tooling. GM’s joint venture with LG Chem will also supply battery cells for the electric vehicles manufactured at Detroit-Hamtramck.

According to GM, the decision to invest in Detroit-Hamtramck was largely a result of the support that the project received from the state of Michigan.

“The support from the state of Michigan was a key element in making this investment possible,” Reuss says. “This investment helps ensure that Michigan will remain at the epicenter of the global automotive industry as we continue our journey to an electrified future.”

Once fully operational, the investment in Detroit-Hamtramck is expected to create more than 2,200 good-paying U.S. manufacturing jobs, GM says.