GM to increase truck production in Indiana following Trump's tariffs
- General Motors announced plans to increase truck production at its Fort Wayne, Indiana, plant after President Trump imposed 25% tariffs on auto imports.
- GM will hire several hundred temporary workers and increase overtime at the plant, which will briefly shut down from April 22 to April 25 to prepare for changes.
- Senator Jim Banks praised GM's decision, stating it will positively impact Fort Wayne and help create jobs in Indiana.
- The tariffs are expected to influence companies to reconsider offshoring, beneficially affecting domestic manufacturing and jobs.
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GM increasing truck production in Indiana as tariffs take effect
DETROIT — General Motors Co. is increasing production of full-size pickup trucks at its assembly plant near Fort Wayne, Indiana, and hiring hundreds of temporary employees, according to a company source.
GM increasing production at U.S. plant that makes same vehicle as Oshawa facility
General Motors says that it plans to hire an unspecified number of temporary employees at its Fort Wayne, Indiana, assembly plant in the wake of a U.S. tariff on imported vehicles that took effect this week.
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