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Automotive · Demand · GM · Truck Production
General Motors (GM) is increasing heavy-duty truck production at its Flint Assembly plant to six days a week from five, starting in June, to meet robust demand for its profitable gas-powered Silverado and Sierra pickups despite higher fuel prices.
GM sold approximately 320,000 heavy-duty Silverado and Sierra pickups in the United States last year. This production boost occurs as fuel prices have drastically increased following the Middle East conflict, and vehicle prices hover around the $50,000 mark.
GM, like other global automakers, also increases production in the U.S. to avoid tariffs. GM's finance chief, Paul Jacobson, stated last month that the company observed no significant shift in sales following gas price increases after the war in Iran.
The Flint Assembly plant in Michigan, which opened in 1947, is one of GM’s core truck plants and builds its profitable Silverado and Sierra heavy-duty pickups.
The Dayton-area plant supplies parts to several automakers.
