(Reuters) – General Motors will increase the production of its heavy-duty trucks, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
The company will run its truck plant in Michigan for six days a week, starting in June, to help boost production, the report said.
GM told Reuters it was making strategic adjustments to its Flint Assembly’s production schedule to align with stronger demand.
The boost comes at a time when fuel prices have drastically increased after the Middle East conflict and vehicle prices are hovering around the $50,000 mark.
GM, like other global automakers, has also been increasing production in the U.S. to avoid a hit from tariffs.
The Flint Assembly plant in Michigan, which opened in 1947, is one of GM’s core truck plants and builds its profitable Silverado and Sierra heavy-duty pickups.
Reporting by Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli
