GM Pickup Production Paused For Parts Pinch

By Gary Gastelu |

Aug 25, 2023

trail boss twist — (American Cars And Racing)

Truck production has entered the dog days of summer at General Motors.

GM will be idling the Fort Wayne Assembly plant in Indiana that builds the Chevy Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 next week due to an unspecified parts shortage.

A GM spokesman told the Detroit Free Press that production is scheduled to resume after Labor Day on June 5.

The automaker is also suspending the third shift at its midsize pickup factory in Wentzville, Mo., for the week.

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GM’s light duty truck plant in Silao, Mexico, is coming off a two-week idling due to parts supply issues on Monday, while the Oshawa, Canada, factory that assembles light and heavy duty models was down on Thursday, but will be back online Friday.

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Combined sales of the Silverado and Sierra were up 7% through June, which put the GM twins about 25,000 trucks ahead of the Ford F-Series.

Inventory levels for all makes have been improving this year, but are still running below traditional norms.

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GM, Ford and Stellantis (Ram) are currently in negotiations with the UAW over new contracts, which could lead to strikes as early as mid-September if new deals aren’t agreed upon.

GM Pickup Production Paused For Parts Pinch

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