General Motors plans to add a shift and put some 700 people back to work at a Tennessee-based plant responsible for making GMC and Cadillac SUVs.

The Detroit-based automaker reports Wednesday, April 25 in a news release that it will add a third shift to the Spring Hill Manufacturing plant to meet the increased "market demand for the GMC Acadia and Cadillac XT5" models.

"This shift addition is not only an indication of the popularity of these GMC and Cadillac crossovers with customers but is testament to the great work being done by the Spring Hill Assembly team," Ken Knight, Spring Hill Manufacturing Plant Executive Director, said in the release.

"Their commitment to building quality vehicles is visible every day. It also demonstrates the strong spirit of teamwork between GM and our UAW partners, as we work together to satisfy our customers."

The Associated Press reports that while it will put some 700 people back to work, the automaker will rehire some previously laid-off and furloughed employees from an Ohio-based plant to fill out its new third shift in Tennessee. The Spring Hill Manufacturing facility currently employs 2,600 hourly workers across two shifts to make the GMC Acadia and Cadillac XT5. The plat will also start production on the new Holden Acadia this year that it will export to Australia and New Zealand.

GM says that sales of the Cadillac XT5 were up 10 percent in the first quarter of 2018, and that Acadia sales were up 15 percent on a year-over-year basis.

The Tennessean reports GM spokesperson Kim Carpenter said that employees laid off during the plant's original elimination of the third shift could return to similar roles based on recall rights.

The Spring Hill Manufacturing plant is a 6.9 million-square-foot facility that opened in 1990 in middle Tennessee. There are 2,630 hourly employees and 398 salaried, according to GM.

This news comes less than a month removed from GM saying it would eliminate a shift responsible for the Chevy Cruze at an Ohio-based plant. A.P. reports this move could see the elimination of as many as 1,500 jobs.

"Today's investment is a perfect example of what we can achieve by working together and strengthening our UAW and GM relationships," Mike Herron, UAW Local 1853 Chairman, said in the release.

"I congratulate the entire Spring Hill Manufacturing workforce for their hard work, commitment and dedication to going above and beyond to build fantastic vehicles for our customers. This is very good news for our team members and for Middle Tennessee."