After having suspended activities at the GM Gravataí plant for almost a month, General Motors has just resumed production of the Chevy Onix at the Brazilian factory.
The automaker resumed production of the Chevy Onix at the GM Gravataí plant on October 14th as planned, after four weeks of continuous interruption since the plant’s scheduled technical closure on September 16th. Union sources confirmed to Brazilian media that all workers were back to normal operation on the production lines of the factory, recognized as the birthplace and main manufacturing center of the popular Onix.
As confirmed by the company itself, the one-month technical stoppage of the GM Gravataí plant was carried out as part of the programming that will adapt the complex’s production lines to manufacture a new Chevrolet vehicle starting in 2026. Although GM has not officially communicated it, the next model is expected to be a crossover variant of the Chevy Onix mounted on the same platform that will become the brand’s new entry-level utility vehicle.
Dedicated exclusively to the production of the second-generation Chevy Onix in its two body styles since 2019, the GM Gravataí plant is receiving an investment of 1.2 billion reais (about 222 million dollars) between this year and early 2026. This outlay will further modernize the complex’s production lines, which will receive new machinery and more efficient technologies.
In addition to the upcoming all-new utility vehicle, the investment will also support the upcoming and first comprehensive update of the current Chevy Onix – which has been sold for more than five straight years without receiving any changes. The model will receive an exterior design tweak, a redesigned interior with the brand’s latest technological solutions and some powertrain upgrades to improve its level of competitiveness.
Production of the Chevy Onix is now back underway at the GM Gravataí plant, which is considered the company’s most modern and productive factory in the South American country. Although GM Brazil has not yet announced it, it is estimated that workers will work two production shifts and this will begin to normalize the inventory level of the brand’s best-selling vehicle in the Brazilian market.
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I do not understand the logic of General Motors. The Cruze had a 1.4L turbo, underpower for the size and weight of the car, excellent for commute, nice comfort etc, shot down Lordstown leaving people unemployed an then they decided to skimmed the Cruze more an turn it to the Onix in south America.
Oh, Mary Mary, quite contrary! What are you thinking? Bring the Chevrolet Onix CUV to the United States as the entry-level Chevrolet priced under $20,000 and they’ll sell like hotcakes. In case you haven’t heard, Mary, over half the driving population in the good old USA can no longer afford new.