New car sales have dramatically slowed down over the last six months – with larger vehicles particularly feeling left out on dealer lots – but General Motors has announced it will ramp up some light-duty truck production in anticipation of the spring selling season.
The new plan will see GM restoring one line at its Flint, Michigan truck plant during the week of March 16th. The speed of that added line will also be bumped from 27.7 jobs per hour to 31.5. The Flint plant produces heavy-duty versions of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks.
Additionally, GM will increase the line speed of its Arlington, Texas plant, and will also restore the plant’s production the week of March 2nd, according to Automotive News. The Arlington plant produces the Cadillac Escalade , Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon , along with their hybrid counterparts.
Although sales are still well off from last year’s pace, GM’s light-duty truck supply was 90-days on January 1st, down from a 122-day supply on December 1st.
