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After accelerating the reopening of Oshawa Assembly in Ontario to meet growing pickup truck demand in North America, General Motors today announced the addition of a second shift. This comes just two months after the first Chevrolet Silverados rolled off the line at the upgraded plant, which benefited from an …

With Oshawa Assembly resuming pickup truck production after a nearly two-year hiatus, General Motors Canada held a dealer contest for the opportunity to purchase the first pickup off the line. The winning dealer is Paillé Chevrolet Buick GMC in Berthierville, Quebec, who will take delivery of the vehicle in January—a …

UPDATED 11/222021--GM has changed course and now says that dealers will be able to retrofit heated and ventilated seats in mid-2022, at GM's expense. It will discount vehicles missing heated or ventilated seats by $50. However, heated steering wheels cannot be retrofitted, so vehicles missing that feature will still be …

The ongoing chip shortage continues to drastically limit vehicle production. North American assembly plants cut an estimated 26,000 more vehicles from their production plans last week, down from 84,000 the week before but over six times more than the 4,000 units that weren’t built in the first full week of …

A class action lawsuit against General Motors of Canada has been filed in the Supreme Court of British Columbia by Garcha & Company on behalf of William Arthur Baldridge, who purchased a Chevrolet Silverado 2500 in April 2005. The class action, which includes all consumers in Canada except the Province …

General Motors has announced a recall on some of its heavy-duty pickups because a problem with the engine-block heater cable or the terminals that connect the heater cable to the block heater could cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire. Affected models include the Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD …

While a good chunk of the auto industry is severely affected by the ongoing global chip shortage, at a time when customer demand intensifies, General Motors today announced a series of steps it is taking to increase deliveries to dealers and customers in the U.S. and Canada. First, production of …

Great news for full-size pickup buyers: General Motors today announced that its Oshawa assembly plant will resume production earlier than planned. Instead of January 2022, trucks will start rolling off the line sometime during the fourth quarter of this year. No date has been specified yet. Oshawa built its final …

General Motors and Ford announced massive recalls in November 2020 and January of this year, respectively, due to faulty airbags. Over 9 million vehicles were said to be affected. And now we know exactly how many of those are in Canada. According to recall notices posted by Transport Canada, a …