unced the official opening of Newport Solar, a 180 MW project designed to source renewable electricity for General Motors’ operations in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) territory including Lansing Delta Township Assembly and Lansing Grand River Assembly in Michigan, as well as Wentzville Assembly in Missouri. The ribbon-cutting ceremony, happening August 15, will mark the launch of one of the largest single-axis photovoltaic...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/09

GM Wentzville restarts production after UAW, Lear reach tentative agreement On July 25, GM confirmed that its Wentzville plant has restarted after a nearly three-day strike at the Lear factory in Missouri that supplies seats for GM's midsize pickups and vans after the UAW reached a tentative agreement with Lear. GM was forced to idle the Wentzville Assembly plant on July 22 because the workers at the Lear Wentzville facility went on strike at mid...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/26

GM Wentzville plant idled during UAW strike at Lear seating plant On July 22, GM announced that production at its midsize truck plant in Wentzville, Missouri, is down as it awaits the end of a labor dispute at the plant's seat supplier plant owned by Lear Corp. GM spokesperson Kevin Kelley said the plant "was impacted by part shortages resulting from a labor dispute at one of our suppliers”. Five hundred Lear workers represented by United Auto ...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/25

tion process." "A fix has been identified and implemented into vehicles and they began shipping out to dealers yesterday," spokesman Kevin Kelly said. "We expect this hold to lift shortly so we can begin delivering vehicles to customers." GM has a large number of the midsize pickups parked near the Wentzville Assembly Plant in Missouri, where it builds them, awaiting the software fix. The stop-sale order has not hampered production at the plant, ...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/23

inox EV, Chevrolet Silverado EV RST and GMC Sierra EV Denali pickups have all been delayed by a few months for engineering changes, but are expected this year. Software glitches had resulted in large numbers of Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickups to be parked on quality hold near GM's Wentzville Assembly plant while the company sorts out problems, and the stop-sale order of the Chevrolet Blazer EV is now approaching the two-month ma...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/17

GM cancels production at Wentzville Assembly plant for one week GM will cancel production at its Wentzville Assembly plant in Missouri for the week of December 18, according to an employee alert obtained by The Detroit News. According to the alert, production will be halted at the Wentzville plant due to part constraints. The Wentzville Assembly plant is expected to resume production on January 2, 2024, as the plant will be closed the week of Dec...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/15

rs voting in approval. At the Ultium Cells battery plant in Warren, Ohio, 96% of voters were in favor of the contract. However, GM workers at three other assembly plants voted against the contract. At the Fort Wayne Assembly plant in Indiana, more than 60% of workers voted against the contract. The Wentzville Assembly plant in Missouri had 53.5% of voters against the agreement. Finally, 57.7% of voters at the Lansing Grand River Assembly plant vo...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/16

majority vote against the agreement at the Lansing Delta Township plant in Michigan, which means that members at three assembly plants have now rejected the new agreement. Future ballots are scheduled to be cast at the major Michigan plants, as well as the Arlington, Texas, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Wentzville, Missouri, plants. (Detroit News article on November 14, 2023)...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/15

Motors remained in negotiations, GM began laying off 164 employees across two facilities as a result of the expanded strike, putting the number of those laid off in connection to the strike at more than 3,800 known so far across the industry. "The UAW leadership’s decision to call a strike at GM Wentzville Assembly, and now GM Lansing Delta Township Assembly, continues to have negative ripple effects," said GM spokesman David Barnas. GM said 1...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/03

   Portland, Oregon•    Atlanta, Georgia•    Winchester, Virginia•    Orlando, Florida•    Dallas, Texas•    New York in Tappan, New York•    Boston, MassachusettsThe Ford Michigan Assembly Plant (Final Assembly and Paint only), Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex and GM's Wentzville Assembly were in the first wave of strikes that began on September 15.Approximately 13,000 UAW members have walked out on strike so far, wi...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/23

utomotive site in southwest Detroit. Magna spokesperson Traci Fuerst said the company plans to bring back employees once production resumes.The UAW launched its initial targeted strike on September 15 against Ford's Michigan Assembly plant, as well as Stellantis' Toledo Assembly Complex and GM’s Wentzville Assembly plant.(multiple sources on September 20, 2023)Keyword: contract renewal negotiations...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/22

GM lays off 2,000 at Fairfax Assembly Plant due to UAW strike in Wentzville On September 20, General Motors announced it is idling its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas where 2,000 hourly employees work, citing the impact of a strike by the UAW at nearby Wentzville, Missouri. The layoff is tied to a shortage of stamped parts supplied by Wentzville’s stamping operations to Fairfax, where the Chevrolet Malibu sedan and Cadillac XT4 SUV are built....

News  Updated at: 2023/09/21

ll out more union members to the picket line depending on how negotiations go with Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co., and Stellantis NV. •   The additional walkouts would come one week after Fain called on 12,700 workers at the Stellantis' Toledo Jeep plant, Ford's Michigan Assembly, and GM's Wentzville Assembly plants to strike after their contracts expired at 11:59 p.m. Thursday. •   The union is pushing for significant wage increase...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/20

UAW strike affects other GM, Ford operations beyond targeted plants On September 15, General Motors and Ford said the UAW strike that began on Friday morning against targeted plants will affect other plants.GM said it expects to idle its Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas because of a shortage of stampings made at the Wentzville Assembly plant, which went on strike Friday.The Fairfax assembly operation, which builds the Cadillac XT4 crossover and C...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/19

h all three companies.UAW selected one major plant from each company to initiate the strike, a strategy known as a "stand-up strike," and is prepared to expand the number of plants targeted for strike action if necessary.The following are the plants that have been on strike since September 15. GM: Wentzville plant in MissouriWith Approximately 4,100 employees, the plant produces mid-size trucks and full-size vans) Ford: Michigan PlantWith approx...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/15

GM slows production at Wentzville plant due to part shortages On August 24, 2023, General Motors Co. spokesman Kevin Kelly confirmed that the Wentzville Assembly plant in Missouri will reduce production starting on August 28 due to supply shortages. The Wentzville Assembly plant will pause the third shift starting on the week of August 28 and resume full production on September 5, after the Labor Day holiday. The Wentzville plant produces the Che...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/26

4 GMC Canyon AT4X AEV Edition features the Turbo High-Output variant of the turbocharged 2.7-liter I4 L3B gasoline engine, developing 310 hp and 430 lb-ft of torque. Start of regular production for the 2024 GMC Canyon, built on the updated GMT 31XX-2 platform, will commence on October 30 at the GM Wentzville plant in Missouri. (GM press release and other sources on July 6, 2023)...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/13

GM begins serial production of new-gen 2023 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon in Wentzville On January 25, GM began production of the 2023 Chevrolet Colorado and 2023 GMC Canyon pickup trucks at the GM Wentzville plant in Missouri, marking the start of regular production (SORP) for the third generation of the mid-size pickup trucks.Four trims of the 2023 Chevrolet Colorado are available at launch, including the base level Work Truck (WT), LT, Trail ...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/28

AAM to supply high-efficiency axles for 2023 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) announced it has been selected as the new axle supplier for GM's next generation mid-size pickup trucks; Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon. The new vehicles, assembled at GM’s Wentzville Assembly Plant, will debut for model year 2023. Axles supporting this additional truck program will be built at AAM's Three Rivers Manufacturing Fac...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/05

he vehicle, available head-up display, and a fully digital driver information centerThe Canyon AT4X comes standard with 33-inch MT tires, Multimatic DSSV shocks, front and rear e-lockers, underbody skid plates and the AT4X-exclusive Baja drive mode.The 2023 GMC Canyon pickup line is built at GM’s Wentzville plant. (GMC press release on August 11, 2022)...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/12