On September 9, the Unifor labor union said that GM will continue to operate its Oshawa Assembly Plant in Canada on three shifts until January 30, 2026, preserving about 700 jobs until the new year at the plant that builds the Chevrolet Silverado, in response to short term ”production needs" for the light-duty pickup

On August 27, General Motors announced to employees that its EV manufacturing plant Factory Zero will partially shut down its first and second shift production temporarily beginning September 2, the day after Labor Day, and resume October 6. The move impacts approximately 360 employees.
The company confirmed that pro

GM Canada has reiterated its commitment to produce the next-generation Chevrolet Silverado at the GM Oshawa Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada, even as the facility has been affected by newly imposed U.S. tariffs.
In a series of recent social media posts, GM Canada highlighted Oshawa’s unique role in Silverado product

Production at the GM Oshawa Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada, will be paused as the facility undergoes a scheduled three-week summer shutdown. Production is expected to resume on July 21 following the completion of routine maintenance activities, according to a GM spokesperson who said this is standard procedure acr

On July 15, General Motors said it plans to produce the Cadillac Escalade SUV, as well as the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra light-duty pickups at Orion Assembly in early 2027, according to GM spokeswoman Tara Kuhnen.
GM said that the expansion of the Orion site has already been made, with a new body shop and spa

On June 26, J.D. Power released its annual 2025 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS), which records the number of problems in 10 key areas cited by owners in the first 90 days of ownership.
While half of the top problems industry-wide remain infotainment issues, results improved slightly in 2025, though owners are having

On June 11, General Motors announced plans to invest about USD 4 billion over the next two years in three of its domestic manufacturing plants to increase U.S. production of both ICE and electric vehicles. The new investment will give GM the ability to assemble more than two million vehicles per year in the U.S. in p

On June 9, General Motors said it slightly more than doubled its EV sales this year compared with the first five months of 2024, while its share of the EV market in the U.S. also doubled.
Across all brands, GM sold 62,830 electric vehicles from January to May of 2025, with the Chevrolet brand comprising 37,620 of tho

General Motors' requests to LG Energy Solution (LGES) and Samsung SDI are leading the two companies to install lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery production lines at their respective joint venture plants with the U.S. OEM, according to reports in South Korea citing people familiar with the matter.
GM previously ann

On May 22, while touring GM’s Oshawa Assembly Plant, Canada’s Industry Minister Melanie Joly suggested that a drive to bolster the country’s military will form part of Ottawa’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the Canadian auto industry.
Joly said higher federal defense spending could provide supp

On May 21, Chevrolet announced that it will offer its popular off-road Trail Boss trim as part of the 2026 Silverado EV lineup starting this summer. For the 2026 model year, Chevrolet will sunset the launch trim RST, and still offer three trims with the Work Truck, LT and Trail Boss.
The newly available lifted off-ro

Production is ramping up at the GM Tonawanda Engine Plant in Buffalo, New York as GM deals with its recall of the 6.2-liter V8 L87 engine that powers hundreds of thousands of trucks and SUVs. Employees at the Tonawanda plant will be working overtime to build more of these engines.
The recall pertains to the 2021-2024

On May 2, General Motors announced it will cut a shift at its truck plant in Oshawa, Ontario, this fall in response to President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada. Trump enacted a general 25% tariff on Canadian imports, with some exceptions. Canada followed with a 25% countertariff as well.
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On April 29, a report said that General Motors is reevaluating the vehicle segment and powertrain types slated for production at its Orion Assembly Plant and may not exclusively produce fully electric vehicles after its retooling, citing two people familiar with the matter, as GM adjusts production to address consume

On April 29, General Motors announced that it is recalling 721,000 SUVs and trucks worldwide due to engine issues that could lead to a loss of power and boost the risk of a crash, after nearly 900,000 2019-2024 model year vehicles were investigated for engine failure in January 2025.
The recall includes nearly 600,00

On April 15, GM notified 100 workers at its components plant in Rochester, New York, that their hours will be reduced as they move move to a shorter work week as it adjusts EV production volume at several other facilities. In a statement, GM described the layoffs as tied to a “supply chain constraint”.
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On April 9 at its Investor Day presentation, Kia unveiled its mid-to-long-term business targets, with plans to sell 4.19 million units by 2030, half of which being hybrids and EVs. Part of the plan is to expand its pickup truck business, with the Tasman becoming available in Korea, Australia and emerging markets with

On April 10, General Motors announced it is laying off 200 employees effective April 14 at its Factory ZERO in Detroit and Hamtramck to “ensure production will align with market dynamics”. The move is not tariff-related, the company confirmed. 
The majority of the reductions will be in the battery pack manufacturing

Chevrolet recently began production of the ZR2 version of the Silverado HD pickup it builds in Oshawa, Ontario in the new tariff environment.
“Our Oshawa Assembly Plant has started production of the Chevrolet Silverado HD ZR2 Edition!” GM Canada declared on social media. “Canada loves trucks, and our manufacturing te

On April 8, SNE Research announced monthly power battery data for global electric vehicles (BEV, PHEV, HEV) sold in February 2025.
For January to February, the global battery installation increased 40.3% to 129.9 GWh. By national origin among top 10 suppliers, Chinese manufacturers accounted for 67.5% of sales, follo