General Motors Wants Canada Back With $63M Investment to Build Trucks
While most automakers are abandoning Canada to move production back to America, General Motors is going in a different direction. It’s investing $62 million to build its next generation of full-size trucks. Who will absorb the tariff costs, eh?
General Motors invests $63 million to build trucks in Canada
After taking significant steps to reduce production in Canada, General Motors decides it can’t live without that sweet maple syrup provided by America’s top hat.
The automaker ended production of the BrightDrop electric delivery van up there, closing the CAMI assembly plant and causing significant layoffs. Then it eliminated the third shift at its Oshawa Assembly plant, cutting about 1,200 jobs.
Now GM invests $63 million into the Oshawa plant in Ontario to remodel the plant. It will be used to build the next generation of full-size trucks.
So, your next Chevrolet Silverado or GMC Sierra could be born north of the American border. However, according to Reuters, the trucks are also produced in Mexico and America.
This change in plans comes even though there are more expensive tariffs on Canadian products shipped to the United States. Plus, changes to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement are set to occur this year.
It’s unclear if the third shift will be added back to the Oshawa plant. Also, tensions have been high as Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly threatened to retrieve funding from GM and Jeep for allegedly breaking investment promises.
As Ford and other automakers left Canada, Chinese automakers quickly invested in open facilities. The affordable electric cars could highly impact the growth of American automakers.
While we wait to see what happens, keep an eye out. General Motors is releasing the next-generation full-size trucks by the end of 2026.
