GM will invest $75 million in its transmission plant in Toledo, Ohio in order to increase the production of its 10-speed automatic transmission.
By increasing production of the 10-speed automatic transmission in Toledo, GM will unlock additional production capacity for the hot-selling Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra. Work at the plant is expected to begin immediately.
“Through this investment, we continue to take steps to strengthen our current core business and build on our significant manufacturing presence in Ohio,” said GM’s vice president of North America Manufacturing and Labor Relations, Phil Kienle, said in a statement. “We appreciate the GM Toledo team’s commitment to build world-class products for our customers and this investment recognizes their efforts.”
GM has invested a total of $144 million in the Toledo transmission plant over the past four months, Toledo plant Executive Director Eric Gonzalez and UAW Local 14 shop Chairman Jeff King said in a joint statement this week, decisions that they say “reflect confidence in the TTO (Toledo Transmissions Operations) team,” and “showcases the sense of ownership and pride our employees have in the transmissions we build in Toledo.”
The GM 10-speed automatic transmission is used in certain versions of the Chevy Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 as well as the Silverado HD and Sierra HD. The automaker has been eager to ramp up production of the full-size pickups in order to keep up with strong demand and recently announced it would invest $1 billion in its Oshawa Assembly plant in Ontario to bolster production of the vehicles.
The COVID-19 pandemic also hit GM’s truck production output hard, with Unifor president Jerry Dias saying the automaker’s showrooms are currently “sitting at less than 50% of what they would like to be.”
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should have been 2 yrs ago ford puts the same 10 speed in every truck
you 7 duba**** can request to keep the junk class action 8 speed
Just look how that is going for them. Ford rushed it and now they’re having problems up the ass. Class action lawsuits and all.
there issues are with programming same trans mechanically
About. Freaking. Time.
Hopefully this means HD gas 6.6 gets the 10L90 now.
I think the gas 6.6 would really benefit from the 10 speed. Glad to see GM investing in their US facilities. Now if we could just read a headline announcing over a 1,000ft lbs for the 6.6 Duramax I would be even happier!
Yeah man. The 6.6 is hampered by the 6 speed with 3.73s. It needs the 10 speed with 3.73.
Last gen was a 6.0 with a 6 speed and 4.10s. It was silly they upped the tire size from a 32.5 to a 34 while also dropping the 4.10s for 3.73s.
Yep. I’ve got zero issue with them going to a 3.73 if it had the 10 speed but noooo…lets keep the 6 speed and bail on the 4.10s with it.
4.10 with a 10 speed would be interesting but I feel that would be a touch overkill lol.
My 6.6 gasser 2020 2500HD came with the 3.73 and I’ve had no issues with it or the larger tires. I’m glad I opted for the gasser 6 speed rather than the new 10 speed. I was suspicious it being new might have issues.
Best comment of the week.
And how about the 10 speed for the Colorado/Canyon . I believe Ford has the 10 in the Ranger.
I think a 10 speed with the 2.7T would be awesome in the Colorado/Canyon. Chances are we won’t see anything like that until they’re redesigned. (hopefully I’m wrong)
Put the true real allison back in… best tranny hands down for a truck; that does truck stuff.
The real Allison to 2007 are the only real deal.
The 1000 was a fake Allison to begin with. The one you got was specifically engineered for consumer trucks with integral changes to reduce noise and cost. Consumer models were built in a completely different plant to handle volume (Baltimore Transmission vs Indianapolis), and as Hamilton Williams says, when Allison was sold in 2007, GM retained the line and the rights.
Sam , not sure if you ever drove with one but I’ve been in all kinds of trucks and can say Ford’s transmissions have nothing on the early 1000’s. My 05 3500 SRW with the 8.1 has never given me a problem. Just hit 140000 on it and did filter swap; bare minimal metal on the magnet. Tow haul mode keeps the truck just in the right range. The two other fords I drive for work are always a gear to low and hunting for the next upshift. The other thing is the allison is constantly learning and adapting to your driving style and conditions.
The 10 speed for the half tonnes is certainly not the same tranny as the ones for the Heavy Duty trucks as stated in the article.
Hey, I just read that GM is having techno issues with their 10 speeds, and may be moving to rather equip the Sierra and Silverado with their tried and true 8 speeds….
Can’t be any worse than the 8 speeds with no warrranty
This is a lot of money to invest on technology that has no future? Seems to be double speak, “no more gas or diesel powered vehicles, but were building Multi million dollar powertrain factories.