GM Moves Forward in the Silverado

General Motors Company, said today its Flint, Mich., assembly plant to make the next generation of full-size pickup trucks.


 In a statement, the automaker said as part of the investment it will create or retain 150 jobs at the plant, which opened in 1947 and employs about 2,050 people.


GM is expected to roll out the next version of its Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups in early 2013.


U.S. sales through June of the Silverado and Sierra were up 3 percent and 1 percent, respectively. The Silverado is the No. 2 selling vehicle in the U.S. market.


In January, GM announced plans to add a third shift of 750 workers at the Flint plant in the third quarter to build heavy-duty versions of the big pickups.

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