General Motors has announced it will be ramping up vehicle deliveries in the United States and Canada in the coming months as the impact of the global semiconductor shortage starts to wane.
In a statement released Thursday, GM said production of its Chevy Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD full-size pickups “will increase by about 1,000 trucks per month beginning in mid-July as a result of production line efficiencies delivered by the team at Flint Assembly in Michigan.” Additionally, shipments of the Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickups, which are built at Wentzville Assembly in Missouri, will increase by about 30,000 total units through the week of July 5 as the team completes vehicle testing on units that were being held at the plant due to semiconductor supply disruptions.
Smaller volumes of various GM vehicles held at other plants also will complete vehicle testing and ship to dealers during June and July, the automaker said, though it did not specify the make and models of these units. Some assembly plants that build GM’s most in-demand and capacity-constrained products will not take any dedicated vacation downtime this summer, either, helping to make up for production lost at the height of the semiconductor shortage.
“The global semiconductor shortage remains complex and very fluid, but the speed, agility and commitment of our team, including our dealers, has helped us find creative ways to satisfy customers,” Phil Kienle, GM vice president for North America manufacturing and labor relations. “Customer demand continues to be very strong, and GM’s engineering, supply chain and manufacturing teams have done a remarkable job maximizing production of high-demand and capacity-constrained vehicles.”
While production of in-demand models like pickup trucks and crossovers will ramp up in the coming months, GM says production at certain manufacturing facilities in North America, Asia and South America “will continue to be impacted by the global semiconductor shortage through June and July.” The automaker believes the worst of the shortage is behind it, however, and is projecting higher earnings for the second half of the year as a result.
“..the company now expects its first-half financial results to be significantly better than the first-half guidance previously provided,” GM said in a statement. “GM is optimistic about the full year and expects to share additional information during its second-quarter earnings conference call on Aug. 4.”
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Um, you’ve heard this before but could we see the re-fresh before they hit the lots? I’ve only been waiting for this since last June.
I don’t think that should matter too much. chevy sold the 2014-2018 YM along side the 2019 as a “classic” version at a discount. All of us waiting for the update have been waiting since we saw the first camouflaged prototype and some have been waiting since 2019. The people buying these are going to be less critical buyers, cant wait as they need a vehicle now, or truly are a fan of the current Silverado and prefer it over the upgrade. (might be me if they put an Ipad on the dash) as for that first group of buyers, Toyota sold over 100,000 tundras in 2019, so there are lots of buyers out there willing to buy inferior products. we should see the refresh really really soon, unless chevy wants the reveal done by UAW newhires on their tic-toc feed as the new models run off the line in september.
Liked your post, I wonder if we will ever see the 1500 reg/cab with the short box, have just started to see a few 1500 reg/cab w/8 ft boxes.
Get ready for more hard plastic and new cardboard seats!
Wow i’m impressed you updated your ” cheap and crappy ” trolling.
Variety is the spice of life!
I bought a new 2014 SIlverado( and Impala). I love it!
The interior has never bothered me, and the interior on the current truck is basically a carryover of that one. I’m one of the few that has no complaints on the interior quality or column shifter other than the lack of color choices. What I hate about the current truck is the ugly non-symmetrical, piece-meal front end it has so I have been waiting for the ’22 to replace my current truck which will be rolled into the company fleet.
That is, if it looks like a complete and finished product and not missing some pieces like the current one.
Chevy guy, quick polling, what trim level is your 2014? IMHO, the 2019 silverados interior isn’t actually bad at all!!!….. It’s just designed around the LT trim level with the high country and denalies being add-hoc upgraded LT’s. I personally think the GM interiors in the WT-LT trims are way superior to the competition (ram tradesman, bighorn basic package and ford XL and XLT) I also am looking at buying these level trims, so for me, GM has the best in class Interior.
They have found new and creative ways to charge you more!