Production of the Chevy Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 full-size pickups has resumed at the GM Fort Wayne Assembly plant in Indiana following a two-week shutdown.
Production at the Fort Wayne facility was offline between April 4th and April 15th due to supply constraints stemming from the semiconductor chip shortage, according to company spokesman Dan Flores. The majority of GM’s North American plants have been running on regular production schedules since November 1st, 2021 after semiconductor shortages interrupted production throughout much of last year, however there is still a slight shortage of automotive-grade chips affecting GM and other automakers.
While the Fort Wayne Assembly plant was idled for the past two weeks, production of the Chevy Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 continued at the GM Silao Assembly plant in Mexico during this time. The refreshed 2022 Silverado 1500 will also enter production alongside the Silverado HD at the GM Oshawa Plant in Canada later this spring, serving as the third North American facility where the light-duty Silverado is produced. The GMC Sierra will not be produced at Oshawa Assembly.
Like other GM products, the automaker had previously limited the availability of certain electronic features for the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra as it sought to cut back on the number of chips it used per unit. Some features that have limited availability for both nameplates included ventilated front seats, heated rear outboard seats and front and rear park assist, among more. Certain features were recently added back to the pickups’ order books as the chip supply improved, including heated seats and heated steering wheels.
The GM Fort Wayne plant in Indiana is a 4.6 million-square-foot facility sitting on 716 acres of land. It employs 3129 hourly workers and 335 salaried workers for a total estimated workforce of 4,464. Workers there are represented by UAW Local 2209.
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My build has been in broadcasting status the past 2 weeks, looking forward for it to start now! 22’ Sierra Ultimate
My ultimate was ordered 1/21/22. Have heard nothing? Contacted dealer they know nothing. When was yours ordered?
Ordered My Sierra 1500 STL/Z31 Feb 1, 2022: Have heard nothing, dealer know nothing.
I got an email this morning saying my vehicle is being built. Now it makes perfect sense.
I have no idea what it will/will not come with or when it will be delivered.
Sure would have been nice if they could have shipped some of the completed trucks during those 2 weeks. Mine has been sitting since mid February waiting to be shipped
???? Didn’t start building refresh till march ??
My order was accepted by GM on 2/11/22. Since then, the automated message in chat, which I check weekly, is “your order has been accepted by GM and is moving toward the production process”. No idea how long it will take.
’22 GMC Sierra Denali Super Cruise Package.
To truely understand where you are in line, you need to request to talk to a real person in the chat. Ask for the TPW (Target Production Week) and Status Code.
Just tried – she said: “Thank you. Upon chekcing, our vehicle order has been accepted by Chevrolet and is working toward the production process. Please keep in touch with your dealership for the most up-to-date information, or check back later for a status update.”
I said: “Do you have any information about when the production process will start? My dealer is non-responsive.”
She said: “Apologies however we do not have a time frame.”
I said: “Do you have a current status code for the order?”
She said: “3000”
So I guess it is “3000 ORDER ACCEPTED BY PRODUCTION CONTROL”
Could the Super Cruise package cause extra delays for your build? Keep in mind that super cruise wasn’t available for a while on the CT4 and CT5. Additionally, if there are constraints on Super Cruise, it might be that parts go toward the Denali Ultimate first.
If supply on Super Cruise is limited, that may be why they aren’t giving you any type of production estimate.
I ordered an AT4 last week. Dealer suggested a 2023 is highly possible and wouldn’t give me any type of production estimate. Just have to be patient.
I wish that the TPW meant anything… Have had 6 different production weeks now for my 6.2L Denali: 3/28, 3/14, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2 & now 5/30
I’m hoping that they’ll provide some assistance or goodwill due to the frequent and ongoing delays…
“I’m hoping that they’ll provide some assistance or goodwill due to the frequent and ongoing delays…”
Just as soon a s the tooth fairy arrives with your overdue tooth money. haha
“Just as soon a s the tooth fairy arrives with your overdue tooth money. haha”
I guess you could call me the tooth fairy then because I’m a sales manager with Mercedes and we are allowed to provide up to $1,499 worth of pre-paid maintenance, accessories, payments, etc. to keep clients on board with their order(s) if there are ongoing or frequent delays. Just wondering if GM has a similar program
Anyone know if Fort Wayne still builds the regular cab short beds?
The last few I have seen were from Mexico, I wasn’t sure if Fort Wayne still built them or not?
Yeah, FT Wayne builds the cheap trucks and Mexico builds the crew cab expensive trucks. That’s something I’ve never understood.
My 2014 high country was made in Mexico outstanding Truck my 2019 high country exact same model made in Fort Wayne is a joke and GM already gave me an owner loyalty coupon and I could’ve lemon law it I’ve had so many repeated problems with it. Thats not on dealer. Gm problems. But what would i get??
Any info if they have started production on the reg cab/short box for north America?
My Roanoke-built Denali with Super Cruise arrived Thursday. Ordered mid-Jan. It is just stunning in person.
Thats awesome to hear! I ordered the Denali with super cruise Feb 28 and im only at 1100(order was submitted). There were 20,000 orders for the Sierra and only 1900 built from orders. Dealer told me that 9000 more are going to be picked and built soon but did not know if mine is one of them. He said many are being shipped without sunroof, heated seats and back up sensors
Awesome!!! How are you liking super cruise?
Super Cruise is fun so far. Smooth and smart. Can’t wait to trailer with it.
I ordered my Denali Ultimate mid-Jan but last I heard from the dealer was that the order was accepted by GM but no production date set yet. That was 3 weeks ago. There doesn’t seem to be any ordering or sequence at all when it comes to who’s gets built first. Seen some posts that people that ordered at a later date already got their vehicle or at least a production date. Also seeing videos on Youtube from Dealers receiving all trims. Some even say that the car their showing is available to buy. Too bad those dealers are not nearby. Seems so unorganized what GM is doing when it comes to build ordering. What’s the point of reserving then. hehe
Looking for a little help. I placed an order beginning of March. My dealer who has been less then forthright about by order and sales manager doesn’t even return calls. Last they said my order was accepted on March 18. And yet they will not answer if they have an actual allocation for the at4 I ordered. They texted me today with same order sheet I already had w the same code at 1100. Which is my understanding only meant gm got the order but has not been officially allocated. Last status per the chat was it was received from dealer but not officially accepted as of yet. So it’s now my understanding the dealer is not being honest and does not have an allocation. When I could have went to another dealer with an alllowcation for my order
They may have had allocation but there could be something on your build that is keeping it from production
I ordered a Denali Ultimate only option I ordered was the borlin performance exhaust. I’m being told the hold up is transportation to the dealership on refresh trucks. We Denali ultimate won’t even go into production until May and June.
Same here. My order for my diesel High Country has been stuck at code 3000 for over 60 days now. Really hope to get it built soon. Ordered a LTD in august got cancelled by GM early december, had to order the refreshed one. So I we been in line for about 9 months now. MSRP increased, interest rate too. Rebates are 0.
Ordered a Trail Boss the first week of Jan. and no word on it yet. So thinking they can keep it.
You would be doing a disservice to yourself. Sell it make bank. Dealer would probably love you letting them keep it. These are different times. Get use to it. High demand low supplies basic economics
I ordered one of the first Colorado’s being built in 2015. The mgr. that put the order in didn’t put it in as sold, by mistake. I waited 4 months to finally get it. I remember checking the status frequently, and stressing big time during those 4 months., especially when it had been built, but was just sitting at the train lot to be shipped., and this was when there was no problems with shortages. Guess Iam writing this to say once I took delivery (still have the truck today as a daily driver), I really never looked back, and went through a lot of stress for no reason. Even though the “chip” shortage is getting better, it’s still going to take many months to catch up on all of these sold units to be delivered to dealerships. , not to mention getting the lots filled up again with not sold one’s. Heck there’s not much on lots these days a guy can go and even test drive one…
This crap going on right now is or own fault. We love to outsource everything that we made right here and now we are paying a heavy price for our stupid actions and the Car Companys have lost billions of dollars that will never be made up. We better wake up in this country and fast.
You will pay a heavier price (MSRP) once the chip manufacturing is returned to the USA. Very simple calculation. The standard labor built into the price is based on labor 1/10 of what is available here in the USA. You do the math…………….
I do wish that we didn’t outsource everything as well, but there are very few companies/factories that produce the semi-conductors that go into the chips. The good thing is that the car companies haven’t lost anything but actually have been more profitable than ever since they no longer have to do nearly as much marketing, rebates or financial incentives to help dealers retail the vehicles.
I have been waiting for my dealership to receive their Denali stock to which I told them what I wanted and they were going to order that in for me but all I get from them is that GM won’t let them order any Denali’s yet and they can’t give me any time frame. Can I expect them to get their stock anytime soon or are all the Denali’s being built going to the people who did preorders? (Which I was going to do but they said I didn’t need to)
If you wanted a Denali Ultimate, you’re not going to be getting a 2022. You had to reserve one and then go place an order through the dealer. They only have product to build 5% as Denali Ultimate.
You’ll have to wait until you can order a 2023.
Regardless, go order what you want versus waiting for dealer to get something into inventory. GM May prioritize customer orders over dealer inventory at this point.
I ordered mine(Denali Ultimate) in mid-Jan. Haven’t heard a thing from anyone(dealer or GM). Dealer(TX) is no responding. All i have is The dealer’s “orderWorkbench” form with Config ID and Allocation Group on it. Is there a site to go check on status with this info?
My 1500 LTD LT has been built and sitting at the carrier since Mid February. So far I have been told 3 different delivery dates and they have missed all 3
My Denali Ultimate is built as well and has been sitting there waiting to ship for 3 weeks now. Dealer informed me that I won’t be seeing it soon, there are apparently 70,000 trucks behind on shipping.
Ordered a Denali loaded w/o Super cruise 2/28. The Workbench order is no longer valid and “changed” to a new number. They told me that Denalis were not available to order until May. So at this point, my order has not been accepted. Also, I ordered the carbon Pro package. I scanned all the “2022 limited” inventory and the few that had it were all made in Ft Wayne. The supplier is 20 miles away.
Funny I haven’t seen any orders from gm site or elsewhere w the carbon pro bed. Are they not making it right now? I have that option in my order and wonder if that will hold it up?
Glad I waited to order, now I can get the refreshed truck and the 2023 refreshed baby Duramax!
If you do a search for “2022 GMC Sierra” on youtube, you’ll see videos of Dealers getting all trim levels so all this talk about what GMC is building and not building doesn’t add up.
You can also see the exact amount being sent to each dealer when you search the inventory on GMC.com. There is not one 2022 refreshed built yet with the CarbonPro package.
In last week have seen both Denali Ultimate and AT4X on UTube at dealers lots. Both carbon pro.
Ultimate and AT4X come standard with the carbonpro. There was not one built yet when added as a package.
I think what David is saying is that “if Ultimate and AT4X is not being built, why are videos of them at dealers are showing up on Youtube”.
That’s my exact question. My dealer keeps saying maybe is the 6.2L, maybe it’s the Technology package, Standard box, etc… But I have seen all of the above on the ground, so it’s frustrating that my particular TPW has gone from 3/14 to 5/30 with no true explanation
My Ultimate was ordered Feb 4 . It was the dealers only one he could order. I am told it is built waiting for shipping. Where is this site that some are talking about that tells the status? I have the vin. Im just impatient
What I did was go to gmc.com and initiated a chat with a customer support rep. They were able to look up my order. However, I’m getting conflicting info. Dealer said my order was accepted while GM’s customer support rep said it’s still waiting to be accepted. I ordered my Ultimate back in Jan. Got a call from the dealer a few days ago saying that due to the “Supercruise” feature, mine won’t go into production until July/Aug and if I cancel the Supercruise, then it will go into production this week. There doesn’t seem to be any kind of ordering when it comes to who’s gets built first. I’ve seen posting online from people/dealers receiving theirs even when they ordered at a later date. Also seen some videos on youtube from Dealers getting all trim levels.
Placed my order for a 1500 Crewcab w/ Denali Trim package on March 7th. Status on chat bot remained “waiting to be accepted”. About the 1st week this May, when I took the option to chat with an advisor I was told the order was accepted but waiting on production scheduling. The chat bot by the way still had me as waiting for acceptance. Last week I got a call from my non-existing salesman telling me GM has a chip shortage for the Super Cruse and the Adaptative Breaking Assist and I could either forgo those features or cancel the order. I reminded him that I requested the 5.3L not the 6.2 which does not come with Super Cruse but I agreed to forgo the Adaptive Breaking. He said GM will reduce the price by $2,300 for the feature. Last Friday 5/27 the Chat Bot moved me to accepted, waiting on production schedule.
My RST Duramax is ready since May 25 and waiting in the shipping yard to be dispatched. No one has more information (neither dealership nor gm chat). Dealership keeps saying the truck can show up at any moment. GM chat keeps saying the truck is waiting for final tests. Almost 4 weeks for a shipment it’s frustrating.
One dealer I talked to said there is a huge back log to get trucks shipped. Partly from driver shortages I guess. In any case super frustrating they charge 1800 now for delivery and not really getting our money worth of they can’t figure out a way to ship them! That’s a lot of money to be waiting.
As posted on something else it’s the lack of communication and transparency that’s really concerning. It’s like they don’t care or take for granted about the customers spending 70k on a vehicle.