GM announces plans to build more Chevy Silverados in Michigan
The vehicle is currently built at the Oshawa assembly plant and at plants in the U.S. and Mexico
General Motors said on Tuesday it is expanding production of its gas-powered SUVs and trucks and is adding new capacity for Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra light duty pickups at a Michigan assembly plant.
The Silverado is also manufactured at GM's Oshawa assembly plant, which laid off about 750 workers in May and made changes to shifts due to U.S. tariffs, the union representing workers said at the time.
The vehicle is also assembled at factories in the U.S. and Mexico, Unifor said.
GM said Tuesday it is also moving its Cadillac Escalade to the same Michigan plant that will produce the additional Silverados.
The Escalade is currently being produced in Arlington, Texas, alongside other large SUVs such as the GMC Yukon, Chevrolet Suburban and Chevy Tahoe.
With files from Rochelle Raveendran