General Motors has announced separate investments in two of its manufacturing facilities in Michigan and Indiana to support increased production of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra.
The American automaker will pour $93 million into its Romulus Powertrain plant in Michigan to boost the facility’s machining capabilities, while another $7 million will be invested into its Bedford Casting Operations plant to support additional output. Both of these investments will allow GM to increase production of its 10-speed automatic transmission, which is used in certain versions of the light- and heavy-duty Silverado and Sierra.
These investments come shortly after GM said it would invest $75 million into its Toledo transmission plant in order to start making more 10-speed automatic transmissions. The automaker said the Toledo investment will allow it to “strengthen its current core business,” which consists of its Silverado and Sierra pickup truck programs, as well as full-size SUV programs like the Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon.
GM has experienced difficulties in maintaining a strong supply of its full-size pickup trucks due to high demand for the vehicles and various production setbacks brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The automaker recently announced it would invest $1 billion in its Oshawa Assembly plant in Ontario to begin building light-duty and heavy-duty versions of the Silverado and Sierra there, which will increase its pickup production capacity exponentially. Production of the trucks at the Canadian plant will begin in early 2022.
GM currently builds its light-duty trucks at two separate plants: Fort Wayne Assembly in Indiana and Silao Assembly in Mexico. The heavy-duty versions of the trucks, meanwhile, are built at Flint Assembly in Michigan. These plants are expected to remain operational once Oshawa Assembly comes back online, with the Ontario plant only providing additional truck production capacity.
GM said previously that its investment in Oshawa Assembly would help support “a fast response to strong customer demand for GM’s new family of pickup trucks.”
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Looks like the 2022 Silverado will give the 10 speed to more trims alongside its updated looks. My question is will there be any powetrain upgrades? Like adding the variable valve lift and electronically controlled oil pump to the V8s.
I like my 2018 Silverado enough after a number of tweaks I shouldn’t have had to make. If they want to get my business again, they’re going to have to try a lot harder than the 2018 or 2019.
Well then they will have room to build and send rcsb to USA like they should’ve all along.
Oh Lordy, increased Goliath production capacity from gm, your number one in stock values Keepin’ it Green virtue signaling Biden-Harris hypocrisy schmoozing, earth hugging “environmentally hospitable transportation company”…
Gag everyone with a spoon this time