Oh no, General Motors trucks might be in trouble. A crucial truck plant where the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra are produced is being temporarily shut down. The production facility could remain closed for weeks. 

General Motors temporarily closes truck plant 

General Motors is temporarily closing one of its plants that produces its best-selling models. The truck plant in Silao, Mexico, will have its production paused for several weeks. 

This is where full-size trucks like the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra are produced. However, the trucks are also made in Michigan and Indiana. So, production won’t fully be stopped, just significantly reduced. 

According to Reuters, the plant will be closed during the first two weeks of July and August. But this move wasn’t made in response to tariffs or increasing prices. 

General Motors shared that the scheduled downtime is part of a standard process focused on optimizing production at our manufacturing complex. This means that its output could be improved. 

Automakers will halt factory work to complete maintenance tasks or adjust assembly lines for model changes. However, the Silverado and Sierra are scheduled to receive no changes until the end of 2026. 

This is when the next generation is expected to arrive. So, some critics feel as if the timing of these closures is odd. Chevy and GMC trucks have been benefiting from increased sales while rivals like the Ram 1500 and Toyota Tundra struggle. 

You would expect GM to continue pushing its bestselling models out to fight the Ford F-150. Perhaps the factory could build other models as truck production is increased in the United States.