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

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 EVs, Factory Zero workers rema...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/21

Ram to launch new full-size SUV in 2028 On October 30 during a Q3 analysts briefing, Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said that the SUV mentioned as part of the coming USD 13 billion investment in the U.S. will be a full-size Ram product, which will compete with the Ford Expedition (based on F-150), Toyota Sequoia (based on Tundra) and Chevrolet Suburban (based on Silverado 1500).  The new Ram SUV will launch in 2028 and will be offered with two po...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/01

TSA) announced it is expanding its probe 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...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/28

ions based on the market 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 ...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/11

GM extends third shift at Oshawa Assembly Plant until end of January 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 pickups. GM spokesperson Ariane Souza Pereira confirmed that in res...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/12

n 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

GM confirms next-gen Chevrolet Silverado production for Oshawa Plant 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 production. “Oshawa Assembly is the only GM plant building both Li...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/28

duled 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 across the company’s manufacturing network. The Oshawa plant builds the light-duty Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and heavy-duty Silverado HD. GM recently reduced operations from three shifts to two at the plant. Approximately 50,000 Silverado units...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/19

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

   • General Motors was the parent corporation receiving the most model-level awards (five awards), followed by Ford (four awards) and Honda Motor Company (three awards).      • GM models that ranked highest in their segment were Buick Encore GX, Cadillac XT5, Chevrolet Blazer, Chevrolet Silverado and Chevrolet Tahoe.     • Ford models that ranked highest in their segment were Ford Escape, Ford F-150, Ford Mustang and Ford Super D...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/28

e more than two million 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....

News  Updated at: 2025/06/12

vehicles during the same five month time period across its EV lineup, which includes the Ford Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning and E-Transit van. GM’s large YoY EV increase came in part with the launch of Cadillac's Optiq and Vistiq vehicles, and increased availability of the Chevrolet Blazer EV, Silverado EV, and best-selling Equinox EV, which sold 21,804 units in the first five months of 2025. (Detroit Free Press article on June 9, 2025)(GM p...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/10

he 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 announced that the next-generation Bolt EV and a future trim of the Silverado EV will get LFP packs, with GM expecting to save as much as USD 6,000 on the electric pickup compared to current NMC packs. Samsung SDI and ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/30

Chevrolet adds Trail Boss trim on 2026 Silverado EV lineup 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-road Trail Boss trim offers 24% higher ground clearance than the base Silve...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/23

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 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 connect...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/10

l 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. Oshawa Assembly plant built 144,121 Chevrolet Silverado HD and light-duty pickups at the plant in 2024. Reducing output to two shifts from three will decrease the total number of trucks made there...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/06

n 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 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 fo...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/01

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 600,000 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’...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/01

re involved in manufacturing 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 Tr...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/22