General Motors is investing another $63 million in its Oshawa Assembly plant as it prepares to build the next generation of full-size pickup trucks in Canada. The news follows previous GM actions of scaling back operations and cutting production shifts in Canada.
Funding will upgrade stamping operations at the Ontario facility and expand capabilities tied to GM’s service-parts business, the company said in a statement. The investment builds on $280 million announced in 2023, bringing GM’s total spending at the Oshawa plant to about $1.5 billion since 2020.
“This additional investment underscores Oshawa’s importance in GM’s full-size truck portfolio,” said Jack Uppal, President and Managing Director of GM Canada, in a statement. “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.”
Oshawa Assembly currently produces both light- and heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado pickups on the same production line, making it the only GM plant in North America with that capability. The upgrades will help prepare the facility for next-generation gas-powered full-size pickups, which are expected to launch in the coming years.
The Oshawa site also supports GM’s aftermarket parts business, including stamping and related sub-assembly work.
