GM’s Flint Assembly plant to extend holiday break to five weeks General Motors is planning an extended holiday shutdown at its Flint Assembly plant in Michigan, where it produces the Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD, as the company prepares the plant for production of its next-generation heavy-duty pickups. The downtime will begin on Christmas Eve, December 24, and extend into the new year through January 26. "Flint Assembly will take ...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/13

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, India and Dolby bring Immersive Atmos sound in Sierra SUV On November 25, 2025, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. announced that the all‑new Tata Sierra will be equipped with Dolby Atmos immersive audio. The SUV will feature a premium 12‑speaker audio system tuned to deliver a multidimensional sound field inside the cabin, with Dolby Atmos support for streaming music, audiobooks, ...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/05

Tata Motors validates Sierra’s passenger safety in real-world high-speed head-on crash test On November 25, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. announced the outcome of a head-on collision test for the Sierra SUV, conducted at 50 km/h with a 50% offset to replicate severe real-world accidents—especially relevant as over 40% of passenger-car fatalities in India result from car-to-car collisions. Each vehicle in the test included crash dummies:...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/25

Tata Motors, India launches all-new Sierra SUV On November 25, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. launched the new Tata Sierra, a mid-size SUV, with a starting price of INR 1.149 million. The 2025 Sierra is based on the A.R.G.O.S. platform (All-Terrain Ready, Omni-Energy ,and Geometry Scalable Architecture), which is designed to be scalable, AWD-capable, and compatible with multiple powertrains. The latest Sierra continues key design elements fr...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/25

Detroit-Hamtramck. Following the layoffs, the remaining headcount at the facility will be around 230 team members. Avencez acts as a value-added assembler to GM, assembling components into subassemblies for final vehicle production at Factory Zero which produces the GMC Hummer EV pickup and SUV and Sierra EV pickup, Chevrolet Silverado EV pickup and Cadillac Escalade IQ EV SUV. As the OEM works to manage the inventory of the slow-selling large EV...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/21

ls were granted to ASUX Safety Components India Private Limited, Uno Minda Limited, and Syrma Mobility Private Limited. These camera modules are essential for ADAS systems and vehicle safety electronics. Multi-Layer PCBs: Nine companies—Hi-Q Electronics, Secure Circuits, Zetfab India, Ehoome IOT, Sierra Circuits (India), Meena Electrotech, AT & S India, Micropack, and Infopower Technologies—received approval to manufacture multi-layer printed...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/18

Tata Motors, India shows production-ready Tata Sierra, launch set for November 25 On November 15, Tata Motors unveiled the production-ready Tata Sierra at its event in Mumbai, confirming an official launch date of November 25, 2025. The new Sierra carries over the original SUV’s proportions, upright stance, glasshouse effect, and signature shoulder lines, but updates them with features such as a panoramic roof, LED lighting, R19 alloy wheels, f...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/17

robe into 286,000 GM vehicles in the U.S. over a possible engine failure issue, following several complaints despite an earlier recall. NHTSA said the issue stems from engine bearing failures in GM's L87 6.2-liter engine installed in the 2019-2021, 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 1500; 2019-2021, 2024 GMC Sierra 1500; 2021, 2024 Chevrolet Suburban; 2021, 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe; 2021, 2024 GMC Yukon; 2021, 2024 GMC Yukon XL; 2021, 2024 Cadillac Escalade; a...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/28

ket and customer demand.” GM told employees August 27 that it planned to partially shut down first- and second-shift production temporarily beginning September 2, impacting 160 workers and production of the GMC Hummer EV and Cadillac Escalade IQ, but not that of the Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV pickups.  Those workers, along with about 120 who have been on layoff since April, were scheduled to return October 6 but instead will rema...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/11

he Escalade SUV up 28.9% to 11,332 units.      •    Chevrolet total sales were up 8.3% to 458,189 units. Equinox EV sales were up 156.7% to 25,085 units and BrightDrop 400 / 600 commercial EVs were up 869.1% to 2,384 units.     •    GMC total sales were up 8.6% to 164,853 units, with Sierra EV sales up 771.8% to 3,374 units. GM reported September 2025 dealer inventory at 527,063 units.  (GM releases on October 1, 2025) 1 / 2 / 3...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/02

mer testing of the Mercedes Benz eIntouro in southern Spain. For five weeks, the bus was tested in extreme heat of up to 45°C, covering drivetrain performance, battery and energy management, charging at fast stations, and air conditioning. Tests also included steep climbs up to 2,500 meters in the Sierra Nevada, Spain, and long downhill drives using regenerative braking. Each bus ran 300–500 km per day. The trials proved the eIntouro works rel...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/17

ocess of aligning production to manage vehicle inventory.” News of further layoffs at Factory Zero comes after GM’s announcement on April 10 that it was temporarily cutting approximately 200 jobs at its Factory Zero, citing market conditions for purchases of the GMC Hummer EV pickup and SUV and Sierra EV truck, Chevrolet Silverado EV truck and Cadillac Escalade IQ EV SUV.  (Detroit Free Press article on August 28, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/29

for the next-gen trucks. Earlier in 2025, General Motors reduced output at Oshawa from three shifts to two, trimming roughly 48,000 units from annual Silverado production due largely to U.S. tariffs on Canadian-assembled vehicles, while also bolstering U.S. production by boosting Silverado and GMC Sierra light-duty output at the GM Fort Wayne Assembly in Indiana by 50,000 units annually. Reconfirmation of next-gen pickup production at Oshawa ens...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/28

GM to move Cadillac Escalade to Orion plant, as well as Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra 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 space addition to the paint shop, and includes ...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/16

llion vehicles per year in the U.S. in plants including: Orion Assembly will begin production of ICE-powered full-size SUVs and light duty pickup trucks in early 2027 to meet strong demand. As a result, GM’s Factory ZERO will be the dedicated assembly location for the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV, Cadillac Escalade IQ, and GMC Hummer EV pickup and SUV. Orion was originally slated to produce EV trucks after retooling. Fairfax Assembly ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/12

entation, announced that it is planning to introduce 7 new nameplates and 23 product refreshes by FY 2030 (ending March 31, 2030). It will help Tata Motors to expand its range to over 15 nameplates across multiple powertrain options, including ICE, EV, and hybrid models. The upcoming Harrier EV and Sierra EV will establish their presence in premium and high-growth market segments. In coming years, it will introduce products based on the Sierra, a...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/09

ers 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 model years of GM full-size trucks and SUVs powered by the V8, including the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Sierra 1500 ad Yukon/Yukon XL, and Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV. The original problem had to do with connecting rod and crankshaft components with u...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/10

may not exclusively produce fully electric vehicles after its retooling, citing two people familiar with the matter, as GM adjusts production to address consumer demand. GM planned to relaunch the Orion plant after a USD 4 billion retooling and expansion project to assemble the Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV later in 2025, but that was then pushed back six months to mid-2026.  Company spokesman Kevin Kelly said the timing for the plant remains c...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/01

ad 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 600,000 vehicles in the U.S., affecting 2021-2024 model year Chevrolet Silverado 1500s, Tahoes, and Suburbans; GMC Sierra 1500s, Yukons, and Yukon XLs; and Cadillac Escalades and Escalade ESVs that are equipped with GM’s 6.2-liter L87 engine. The U.S. National Hi...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/01

turing coolant lines for EV battery packs as a result of production changes at the GM CAMI plant in Canada, which produces the Chevrolet BrightDrop delivery vans and will be idled for at least 5 months this year, and at Factory ZERO, which produces the GMC Hummer EV, Chevrolet Silverado EV, and GMC Sierra EV. UAW Local 1097 President Dan Maloney states that many workers at the Rochester facility are concerned with the new Trump administration dep...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/22