US EditionFort Wayne GM plant announces increase in production, plans to hire temporary employees
- General Motors announced plans to boost production at its Fort Wayne, Indiana, plant and hire several hundred temporary workers following tariffs on auto imports announced by President Trump.
- The plant will have a brief shutdown from April 22 to April 25 to prepare for increased production.
- GM is increasing its output of light-duty trucks and creating between 225 to 250 new jobs, as stated by United Auto Workers chairman Rich LeTourneau.
- This shift in GM's production strategy indicates how tariffs can influence domestic manufacturing and employment opportunities in the U.S.
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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.
Fort Wayne GM plant announces increase in production, plans to hire temporary employees
Video above shows President Trump's announcement of tariffs. DETROIT, Mich. (WANE) -- General Motors said the Fort Wayne plant will increase production, with hopes to hire around 225 temporary employees in an announcement Thursday. According to an article from Reuters, the General Motors Fort Wayne assembly plant announced in a webcast to employees that it would increase production of light-duty trucks. The announcement comes as Automaker Stella…
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