According to foreign media reports, General Motors plans to stop production of its full-size pickup factory in Fort Wayne, Indiana for several weeks this spring and summer, and reequip it to produce the next generation Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra.
The shutdown at the Fort Wayne assembly plant (Fort Wayne Assembly) is scheduled for April 29th, June 24th and July 8th, a GM spokesman said in a statement.
Four parts plants, including the Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids) business unit in Michigan and the Lansing Grand River stamping plant in Lansing, the Marion metal center in Indiana and the Parma metal center in Ohio, will also be shut down due to the suspension of production at the Fort Wayne plant, the company said, but the timing has not yet been finalized.
GM, GM said in a statement: “the expected shutdown will not affect our ability to meet strong customer demand for industry-leading pickup models.
” In June 2023, GM said it would invest $632 million in the Fort Wayne assembly plant to produce the next-generation internal combustion engine versions of Solod and Sierra.
The Fort Wayne plant, which covers an area of 4.
6 million square feet, opened in 1986 and is staffed by members of UAW 2209.
The factory can assemble more than 1300 trucks a day and has more than 2200 robots to assist employees.
Crucially, GM’s next-generation pickup may introduce a new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) system.
Foreign media have previously reported that GM is said to be developing a new PHEV version of its popular light pickup truck, which will be a major turning point in line with GM’s decision to re-launch the new PHEV model in the North American market.
GM was expected to skip hybrid technology altogether and switch directly to electric vehicle technology, but changed that strategy as demand for electric vehicles slowed and costs rose.
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