GM Canada has unveiled a $63 million investment to modernize stamping operations at its Oshawa Assembly plant. This funding bolsters preparations for manufacturing the next generation of gas-powered full-size pickups while strengthening the service parts sector.
Strategic Importance Highlighted
Jack Uppal, president and managing director of GM Canada, emphasized the plant’s role, stating, “This additional investment underscores Oshawa’s importance in GM’s full-size truck portfolio. With a long history of building trucks in Canada, the talented team at Oshawa Assembly will continue to play a critical role for years to come in delivering the pickups our customers know and trust.”
Context of Recent Shift Reductions
The investment arrives shortly after GM reduced one of three shifts at the Oshawa facility in January, a change projected to impact up to 1,200 jobs across the supply chain. The company is relocating certain production lines to Indiana amid these adjustments.
Ariane Souza Pereira, GM spokesperson, clarified that the funds target stamping truck body sides and expanding capabilities to accommodate current and upcoming product lines. She declined to link the investment directly to layoff-related savings.
Oshawa Assembly currently operates two shifts, producing Chevrolet Silverado light-duty and heavy-duty full-size pickups.
