The Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra assembly plants were idle for a week in January.

To observe the holidays, all General Motors North American assembly factories

will be closed for the week of December 25th, 2023.

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The General, on the other hand, has indicated that the Christmas closure would be extended

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the GM Fort Wayne factory in Indiana, which manufactures the Chevy Silverado 1500

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GMC Sierra 1500, as well as the GM Oshawa facility in Canada, which manufactures

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According to The Detroit News, the two plants that manufacture the Detroit-based

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automaker's full-size pickup trucks would remain idle for the week of January 1st

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2024 for maintenance and engineering initiatives.

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As a result, workers at the Fort Wayne factory will be temporarily laid off during

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While we know temporary layoffs can be challenging, we need to minimize future

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line breakdowns and increase our efficiencies,” Fort Wayne Executive

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“This downtime provides the time we need to complete many of these projects.”

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