GM Cuts Third Shift, 700 Jobs at Silverado-Making Oshawa Plant
It’s official: the General Motors plant in Oshawa, Ontario will stop building Chevrolet Silverado and Silverado HD pickups around the clock after January 30.
Approximately 3,000 unionized workers are currently employed in Oshawa, but with the elimination of the night shift, some 700 of them will lose their jobs. Another 1,000 across the supply chain will also be affected, according to Unifor Local 222.
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The production cut was initially scheduled for late summer 2025, but GM postponed it due to strong demand for its full-size trucks. There will be no further delays, however.
This is a direct result of the 25% tariffs imposed by the U.S. government since April of last year, which are forcing nearly all automakers to revise their production plans and prioritize factories in the U.S.
Through a spokesperson, GM said that preparations will begin in Oshawa as early as February to manufacture the next generation of gasoline-powered Silverado pickups.
The Detroit-based manufacturer will make up for the loss in Oshawa by building 50,000 additional Silverados at its Fort Wayne, Michigan plant, as previously announced by GM CEO Mary Barra. To be clear, Silverados sold in Canada (54,068 units in 2025) will continue to be assembled in Ontario.
Back in October, GM ended production of Chevrolet BrightDrop electric vans at the CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, eliminating roughly 1,000 jobs in the process.
