DES MOINES, IA—Auto parts supplier Dee Zee plans to hire some 160 employees at its assembly plant here next year to make components for General Motors’ new electric vans.
The expansion comes as Dee Zee enters the third year of a 10-year contract with GM to make aluminum roof pillars for the vans. Dee Zee, which makes running boards and other components for trucks and SUVs, is also building a new assembly plant in Pleasant Hill, IA, and converting a warehouse into a production area.