Automotive Construction Builder of Choice

Partnering with Automakers for Industrial Growth

Barton Malow has been working in the automotive industry since our inception, completing automotive construction projects for nearly every major automotive manufacturer and Tier 1-3 suppliers. Using a Lean Integrated Project Delivery approach, Barton Malow works collaboratively with a project team to ensure schedule and cost certainty, which are both critical success factors in an automotive project. We can provide a complete turnkey solution for automotive facilities, managing every phase from preconstruction planning through construction, installation of process equipment, and final closeout. This integrated approach enhances coordination, safety, and overall project efficiency. At the same time, we are fully equipped to support projects under any preferred contractual arrangement, ensuring our services align with each client’s unique requirements.

Barton Malow’s skilled self-perform workforce excels at exceeding the logistical challenges faced in manufacturing construction, with specialties in: civil/concrete, structural steel, boilermaker, general trades + interiors, controlled environments, and rigging/millwright. We leverage strategic self-performance to deliver certainty in key performance indicators, including safety, quality, schedule, and cost.

$12B

Automotive Work Completed In Last 10 Years

We partner with automakers on a wide range of automotive facilities, including battery and EV plants, assembly lines, paint shops, stamping operations, and engine manufacturing, ensuring tailored solutions and proven results.

1,300+

Trades Professionals

We are able to engage the right resources to optimize project results, increase value to the owner, reduce waste, and maximize efficiency through all phase of design, fabrication, and construction.

Building in the Automotive Market Since 1924

From the beginning, Barton Malow has been the builder of choice for automakers who put the world on wheels. And as the industry has grown and evolved, so has Barton Malow.

Building, Growing, and Transforming with the American Auto Industry

During the first two years of operation as C.O. Barton, about half of the company’s business was related to the automobile industry, with a big portion coming from the Hudson Motor Car Company doing alterations and repairs. As Detroit earned its “Motor City” moniker in the years and decades that followed, it continued to emerge as an important global industrial center, and Barton Malow’s automotive portfolio fittingly increased.

Ultium Cells Battery Facility Controlled Environments In Progress Lansing Michigan

Cleanroom + Controlled Environment Solutions for Automotive Manufacturing

Maintaining controlled conditions through the certification of complex installations requires careful implementation of contamination control strategies and procurement of specialized components at scale. With over 6 million SF of controlled environment space management or construction, Barton Malow's specialist team has the expertise and partnerships to build facilities with exacting performance criteria.

A Mega Impact: Protecting Your Bottom Line With Megaproject Construction

From massive battery manufacturing and semiconductor plants to other large-scale, complex industrial and infrastructure programs, it’s no secret that “megaprojects” are on the rise across the U.S. —and projects of all sizes are feeling the impact of these massive programs. Learn how to protect your bottom line in these types of project from Barton Malow Director of Preconstruction Sara Moody.

Leading the Market with Collaborative Delivery Methods

As the #1 Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) contractor for 2024 according to Building Design + Construction (BD+C), we bring unmatched expertise in aligning owners, designers, and trade partners under shared goals and a single contract. This approach creates a culture of trust and accountability that accelerates schedules and optimizes value. Combined with lean principles and advanced technologies, our leadership in IPD ensures predictable outcomes and positions us as a trusted partner for complex automotive programs.

Jeff Baxa

Senior Vice President, Automotive + Battery

Starting as a LEAPs Intern, Jeff has dedicated his entire 30-plus-year career to building with Barton Malow. As the Senior Vice President of Automotive, he's helping to lead Barton Malow into the next evolutionary phase of the automotive industry and explore new market opportunities.

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