General Motors Corp. will raise its output of Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra light-duty trucks at its Fort Wayne, Ind., assembly plant, as announced in a webcast message to employees on Thursday. Those models are also produced at GM plants in Oshawa, Ont., and Silao, Mexico, and the automaker is apparently responding to the 25% import tariffs on foreign-built vehicles proposed by the Trump Administration.
GM has not confirmed the change in production, nor when it would begin. As widely noted, GM chief executive officer Mary Barra suggested in a January earnings call that its light-duty trucks are one product line that could be reconfigured in response to new tariffs.
The Fort Wayne plant has 4,149 employees working three shifts, according the GM
Comments by a local United Auto Workers leader indicated that GM will be adding up to 250 production jobs at the plant.
The manufacturer is expected to hire temporary workers to help manage “operational adjustments” and address manufacturing requirements at Fort Wayne.
