WARREN, Mich. -- General Motors (GM) has announced it will invest $130 million to build an enterprise data center at its Technical Center campus in Warren, Mich., adding 25 high-tech jobs and expanding and renovating a former administrative building. Design is underway on the renovation and construction, with the final phase scheduled to be complete in 2015.

The investment will result in an energy-efficient, state-of-the-art Information Technology (IT) Operations and Command Center that consolidates GM's IT infrastructure, reduces operating costs and cuts energy use by 40 percent. GM says it expects the facility will qualify for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDS) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

The new enterprise data center will contain IT laboratories and will serve as a hub for monitoring GM's digital applications globally. Its modular design enables future expansion for handling the increasingly complex computer simulations needed to keep pace with faster design, fuel economy, safety and quality requirements.

"This new facility and other GM data centers around the world support the tools the company needs to design, build and sell the world's best vehicles through digital applications enabling all business functions," said Terry Kline, GM vice president and chief information officer.

This latest announcement is part of the $2 billion in U.S. investment GM recently announced for 17 facilities in eight states. It is on top of $3.4 billion invested and 9,000 jobs created or retained in the United States since mid-2009, according to GM.