General Motors’ Oshawa plant in Ontario, Canada has begun producing the outgoing Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra light duty trucks.
According to insiders familiar with the matter speaking with GM Authority, the consolidated line at the GM Oshawa plant has been reactivated to produce the 2019 model year K2 platform trucks. Notably, the models produced at the plant will be limited to the Double Cab Standard Box vehicles with the 5.3L L83 V-8 engine and MYC 6-speed automatic transmission, in the following models and trims:
2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 K2XX models:
Models:
- 2WD Standard Box Double Cab (CC15753)
- 4WD Standard Box Double Cab (CK15753)
Trims:
- Work Truck (1WT)
- LT (1LT and 2LT)
2019 GMC Sierra 1500 K2XX models:
Models:
- 2WD Standard Box Double Cab (TC15753)
- 4WD Standard Box Double Cab (TK15753)
Trims:
- Sierra (base) (1SA)
- SLE (3SA)
Producing the outgoing K2 platform trucks at Oshawa, albeit in limited configurations, enables General Motors to maintain a steady supply of trucks, its primary drivers of profit, as it prepares the GM Fort Wayne plant in Indiana to make the all-new 2019 Silverado and 2019 Sierra on the T1 platform. The all-new trucks are slated to launch in the fall of 2019.
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I would buy one. My last three Silverados came out of that plant and all ran for miles and miles with no problems.
Im hoping in one hand, and doubting in the other, that the leaked 2019 truck order guide isnt accurate and leaked engine specs are carryover due to K2 still in production.
I would like to know whos brain child idea that came up with this idea!! No questions ask,, should be FIRED!!! That is the stupided thing i heard from a large company thats CELEBRATING 100 years of a great truck thanks to the DEDICATED people over 100 years of FAITHFUL BUYERS OF THE CHEVROLET BRAND!!
Stupid is making a statement without giving an explanation of why you believe this?
Bob – seems like you do not understand the situation here.
Double cab, the least popular with the biggest discounts to get them off the lots. Crew cab I would consider to buy several years earlier than I normally would, but no sense rushing out to get one now.
Miss-print in article….. new trucks are slated to be released Fall of 2018 not 2019. That would be a 2020 model.