General Motors Truck Production at the Fort Wayne Assembly Plant
General Motors is making a new round of upgrades to its Fort Wayne Assembly plant to further increase production of the all-new Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickups - especially crew cab models.
“We are building Chevrolet and GMC crew cab pickups at record volume and mix levels to meet customer demand and the $24 million investment will allow us to build even more,” said Mary Barra, GM chairman and CEO. “The team here at Fort Wayne has done an outstanding job helping us satisfy customers throughout this launch. Our product ramp-up was very smooth and the quality has been exceptional. Crew cab sales have been very strong, and we are expanding customer choice with new models, more cab choices and innovative new powertrains.”
Combined sales of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 crew cab pickups, which launched in the second half of 2018, were up 20 percent in the first quarter of 2019 versus a year ago. GM is projecting another significant increase for the second quarter. Customer deliveries of the double-cab models built in Fort Wayne began during the first quarter.
The $24 million will be invested to further enhance the plant’s conveyors and other tooling to support the increased production. The work will be completed this summer. With today’s announcement, GM has invested more than $1.2 billion in the plant since 2015.
Since 2009, GM has invested $23 billion in U.S. manufacturing - more than one-quarter of every dollar spent by automakers.
I have a 2013 Silverado extended cab with a Dura Max made at Ft. Wayne. Other than a recall for the heater assembly in the DEF tank which GM fixed under warranty, I have had zero issues with my pick up. I realize it is hardly broken in at 120,000 miles but its been great so far. I"m sure it will be humming along at 250K. Always wanted to thank the folks who made my truck. If one of the folks who work at Ft. Wayne reads this, Thanks. Go GM. Go UAW. Go America.
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I have worked for a GM stamping and assemblies supplier for over a decade. It was awesome to watch the video and be able to see where some of our parts go on the vehicle.
Man oh man. I installed some of the first Ethernet Back Bone cable, in this plant while it was under construction. I worked for Digital Equipment Corporation, as an installer. My Sliverado comes from the same plant. If you have never been in an assembly plant, and see how it works you have missed a sight to be sure. I pass this plant, south west of Fort Wayne, on my way to INDY, every Labor Day weekend, on the way to the U.S. Nationals. I think about that every time. WOW!
6:49 the robot applied weather caulking is amazing
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And here is where all the recall magic happens!
We're actually witnessing recalls being born!
Lol
Its hard not to mess up on something you do around 600 times per day, 4-6 days a week, and 11 months per year.
The assembly process isn’t where the problems are usually born. Screwing parts on over and over is not rocket science. The recalls are born in the design as well as subpar components. American workers can assemble as good of a product as any other country can which is why Toyota, Honda have succeeded in assembling vehicles here.
*Dan halen from squidbillies voice* Ladies and gentlemen, i present to you: PLANNED OBSOLESENCE
My hometown Fort Wayne, Indiana! I used to drive past this plant.
I bought my 2015 Chevrolet Silverado BRAND NEW back in February 2015. What a GREAT 👍 TRUCK! Thank You America and to the Fort Wayne Assembly Plant!!!! NEVER had one Problem with it!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💥💥💥🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I transferred to this plant in 1986 from Wisconsin plant and built the first truck. I retired from there in 2007,great place to work!
u built the first 86?
@@shawnmcclure7282 yes I did.
It’s like a miniature city. Everyone’s doing something within the factory.
Me too. I actually started at Electromotive Divison Of GM, LaGrange ILL. making Locomotive Train. I went to Janesville, WI. in 1984 then to Ft. Wayne In. in 1987. I retired on 3/1/2005. Lots of fonds memories. Union Workers are some of the most charitable givers in America. Being called lazy, and lowe-lifers by jealous detractors, and even beneficiaries of our good deeds notwithstanding. NOTE Ivan L. Flynn is the retiree, not Yvonne.
You did a great job on my '90 454SS.
What a masterpiece video, it's good / neat to see how it all comes together at the GM Fort Wayne, Indiana truck assembly plant, & it's all in full effect/ action! wow... Those robots are phenomenal, working hand n hand on one Accord, I love the windshield robots though! matter of fact the whole assembly process is a thing of beauty to watch, add in the human touch, and it really makes it special, totally amazing! my 1995 Chevy Silverado reg. cab stepside which I still drive today in 2020, with 241,754 miles, was built at that plant, in May of '95, thanks for sharing the video.✌👍👍
The assembly line is amazing. Those robots are something else. Gee a new Silverado is a must have vehicle. Cheers 🇦🇺
My dad worked here in 1987-88. Really enjoyed the people and the fairly new plant at the time. Got in at Chrysler Kokomo in 1988. A lot shorter drive for him!
Involved in the powertrain system design 2 years ago for this T1XX truck, so happy to see my designed part in the production in this video.
You did horrible work. The rear suspension on these trucks and the 8 speed transmission is garbage is both my 2019 RST and 2019 LTZ Z71. Last GM trucks I'll ever buy. 💯
@@jadedjay7861 Don't know why you sound so angry. A car is built by thousands of engineers and one engineer can't change the whole story. You don't know me and don't know my job. So if you have any comments about GM, please make comment in the right place.
There's a heck of lot more to it than what the video shows. I'd love to see the full version.
Best vehicle I ever had was a 2003 Yukon. I drove it 14 years, 186,000 miles mostly in the Florida Keys and sold it for good money! One repair only, the fuel pump!
Those LS motors hold up like no other
same my chevrolet trailblazer 2.8 duramax diesel in phillippines chevrolet less expensive parts compare ford
How much was it, mines been buzzing so I'm sure it's time for a new one very soon
I weld every exhaust on these trucks down the road from this GM plant in FW at Faurecia so crazy to think I’ve probably welded every exhaust on that truck 🤯 proud to work automotive
Well sir your welds are garbage I can’t even tell you how many failures I see at the dealer I work for lol
Kayla Zalansky yeah unfortunately not many people take pride in their work like I do so their welds aren’t like mine 🤷🏽♂️
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@@kaylazalansky5715 Lol Yeah GM has very poor build quality, very unreliable, way too overpriced. It seems like GM buys it's tools, material from the Dollar store😂😂😂🤭🤭🤭
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Been in a few ford plants delivering parts. I would always be mesmerized watching what i could see. Would love to do a full plant tour.
My 2012 2500HD was built here. It just turned 100K, and it has held up well. I’ve had no problems.I give you guys on the line credit for this. My family is a GM family. They all worked at the New Departure Hyatt bearing plant in Bristol, CT.
I have a 2012 but it is just a 1500. It only has 48,000 miles. I have a 1998 Silverado that is the 2500HD if I need to haul something. The 2012 was garaged in Ct for a year after I bought it in Idaho. Then I drove it home to Alaska pulling a travel trailer.
My 2012 2500hd was also built there It just turned 31000 miles the other day
My 1990 Silverado was built there . Best truck I ever had . Had it 20 years .
living in a desert 🤠❤️👍🏻 good year and truck -
GM PRODUCTS ARE JUNK DUDE WHO U TRYIN TO FOOL
Bet the new ones wont last that long.
Where is it now? People like to pay new vehicle taxes, insurance is high on new stuff and it does the same as 40 year old truck.
When I was a student and worked at GM for the summer and still worked at my PT job in a grocery store 21 hrs/wk, I worked in Parts & Service, then Security, then the Truck Plant all in Oshawa before getting into IT at GM.
I'm sorry.
b conover what are you sorry about?
They need to have a reunion.. I worked there from 88 to 92.. made some friends.. Manny, Al, Carol and others..
Thank you for real sounds.
Thanks for sharing. It was neat to see a truck being built. I know it is not the whole process. But it was still neat.
Looks like the hardest working people are the engineers and programmers of the robots.
I got to tour the tuck plant in Flint, MI one time... pretty cool operation... but nothing like the Toyota plant.. WOW.
Great Video !! Wow ... I work for a company making parts for GM , Ford , Fiat , BMW Nice to see how they put parts together !! Tks for Sharing
Too all the brothers and sisters on the line keep up the good work👍screw all the ignorant haters out there
I’m in the Machinists union. I appreciate my union I just don’t appreciate how they defend lazy workers. I did the work for two people today and I resent it.
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My '02 Silverado and my '14 Sierra both came from Fort Wayne Assembly. Took a tour of Ford F series truck assembly in Dearborn, but all they showed us was a few final assembly steps and QC just before they drove them out.
because the start of a ford plant is a junkyard
I really like to see the vehicle truck built in AMERICA. I own a ford 2007 f150 built in AMERICA and i am proud of that fact . It has never let me down. It has 47.000 miles on it. I am german by birth but moved to america when i was 3. My father bought his chevy truck and it was great!!!!!!
After watching this video, I'm gonna go outside and work on my 1986 Chevrolet Silverado 4x4 Longbed 👍👌🇺🇸🌎..
I'm guessing that your poorly made Chevrolet Silverado is constantly breaking down. You need to get to a local Ford dealership immediately.
@@shanewilson8728The 1986 Chevy was just sitting for a couple years and one day I started working on it and got it running again. I do have a newer Ford truck, same thing too lol. I enjoy working on them, maintaining them so I don't have to keep doing trade-ins. My 1986 Silverado is almost done to completion, next project is my 1971 Chevrolet C-10 that I inherited from my late Dad which I already bought some stuff for it.
If this video gave you a rush, then you, too, are a genuine gear head.
Hell yeah it does.
Imagine the cars built 100% by hand. There is few out their.
@@pzpinkslip123 I've seen countless one off cars hand built and that's very cool, but this is a different thing, altogether.
Peter Z supercars exotics such as Ferrari’s I think I could be wrong
I was trying to figure out what they were making. I think it’s the 1/2 ton trucks.
What a contrast between the degree of automation in this vehicle assembly plant and the BMW assembly plant. Is it any wonder we keep falling further and further behind in manufacturing? We better step up our game and fast.
Before this, I thought the Subway sandwich build video was amazing.
I appreciated nobody talking over the video, nice change.
And NO dreadful music blaring in the background.
I felt like i was watching them build my 2019 crew cab trailboss very cool
Great video. Thanks for doing it. The order of operations is a little messed up in the paint shop, but it's all there. Thanks again.
Was in old Ford Plant in Milpitas CA doing some construction in early 80s... if you have not been in a plant this size you have not seen anything.. So huge they ride bikes in there to move around.
The industrial engineering is just extraordinary.
Neat video, thanks for sharing
My 2016 3/4 ton 4 wheel drive 4 door 8’ box was manufactured in that plant. I also own a Chevy 2005 one ton 4 wheel drive 8’ ( bought it brand new, has 200,000 plus miles and still runs great ) and a Chevy 1985 1/2 ton 4 wheel drive long box. Chevrolet “ Like a rock “
Both my GMC Sierra's were assembled their. Both great trucks.
Fantastic line of production GM conglatulation for The your vídeo!
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I feel comfortable saying my truck or a piece of my truck is in this video
People who ordered trucks used to come through, as their truck was being built. So nice to see and talk to them! They came from all over the country, to see their truck being built, and drive it home!
Karen Baker wish I could send someone who works there a picture ..... I would like to say the specs of my truck are rather unique
My 2022 1500 is on the rails there now and my 2014 was built there as well. Thanks for your hard work! I’m sure I’ll enjoy my new RST
May I add thanks from a fellow UAW member for a great truck and a job well done! BO from 2069
My RST has 3,000 trouble free miles now and getting free first oil change and check. The fuel mileage is out of this world! 25-34mpg! Thanks again!
I love the robots. I know they take away from human workers, but they are so cool too watch.
My Dad did this kind of work all his life back when the working conditions were more horrible for all factory workers. He is 79 years old now. it always bothered me how hard he worked and i know he suffered all those years just to support his family. To me ,Life is way to short to work like a Slave. There is easier ways to make money.
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@@joseAlvarado-jw4gw if you quit spending money fast...you dont have to make it as fast either. SIMPLE SOLUTION!
I love that these guys always seem to be looking somewhere else when assembling their part, like meh whatever it's just the engine 🤷♂️😂
@Sky Pirate I would really say fords crap is not any better now Toyota on the other hand yep.
As someone who works on the assembly line… when you’re doing 1 job for 8 hours for months even years at a time…😂 you get quite used to it.
I miss building vehicles something about it coming in one side of the building as just a chassis and driving off the line a complete built vehicle at the other end is just satisfying
My Silverado was built here too , best truck I ever owned 👏👏👏
Almost identical to the Arlington, Texas SUV assembly plant that I have been at for 42 years now.
I toured that plant in 91 or 92 back when the Caprice was being built there.
@@SDRacing88 I hardly remember that far back lol, it's 3 times the size now with 3 shifts around the clock 6 days a week and sometimes 7 days a week. It is the largest assembly plant in America, always hiring too.
Did you see the wearing the Dallas hat in paint Dept.
@@SDRacing88 When we built the LAST Monte Carlo the plant kept it for their indoor museum a white SS with T Tops
Awesome 42 years, I bet you don't do shit now but walk around, talk to people, and bitch and complain. Meanwhile a younger guy who has a family is working as a temp to have the same opportunity. Tell me how hard is it to get your can through the turnstile?
This seriously reminds me of the terminator
My last 2 trucks I've had came out of Ft. Payne. Both still going strong with eavh having over 330,000 miles.
They deserve every penny they get.
Yep, because they'll soon be making ZERO. 😂😂😂
Amazing, simply amazing!
Talk about precision 👍🏾👍🏾
Nothing precise about Generic Motors
Midnight Trumptrain What you drive?
Enjoyed the video, thanks for sharing.
I just got a job at the bedford powertrain plant don’t know what shift yet but i plan to go u til retirement so far it’s great
That was beautiful to watch!✌😎👍
Anibal Babilonia American manufacturing at its best. 💪🏻💪🏻🇺🇸
@@georgeharleydavidsonrider156 you got that right brother!✊😎👍🇺🇲
When the paint booth looks more like a car wash. lol
Hats off to these hard workers Always owned GM trucks but I am sorry the 2020 body style is a total disgrace to Silverado and Sierra I have a 2014 Silverado I will keep it on the road as long as I can till they change this style I will go to a different brand
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my 2003 Silverado was built their. 138K miles west coast no rust good running truck.
the modern assembly line is amazing
Didn’t see the part were they install the rust on the frame. Is that dealer installed?
CRC heavy duty corrosion inhibitor . if you can be bothered to take an hour out of your life every three years to spray it on the underside you won't ever have a problem . 15 NY winters and counting .
No just "CHEAP" import steel.
All the undercoating in the world will not stop it from rotting away from the inside out
Dr. Westside Can you spray it on exhaust pipes? Must it be painted? I live in the South but bought a truck that traveled to where it snows with salt
@Jeff x think your talking about Toyota
That was a cool video that’s where my truck was built
Mine as well! I love my z71 Denali
Enjoyable video. I'll give a thumbs up 👍
That was very Awesome to watch...I have a 98 Chevy Silverado it's my Green Manalishi, now i want to go out and buy one:)
I also have a green Silverado, I call him the Greenerado, ha!
Made in America 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 by my neighbors. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I'm surprised at just how quiet it is moving all that around
It’s not as quite as you think. When you are inside it’s loud in most places. There are a few quiet spots.
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I like how they attach the thingamabob to the doohickey!
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Me encantaría trabajar para esa empresa siempre me a gustado todo lo que sea de camionetas se mira qué es un gran equipo
the software for the line must be beyond the word complex
it is.....
Thanks, Enjoyed the video, Truck porn , Been a Chevy guy 50+ years. Got a red Fort Wayne one in the driveway. Runs dead smooth. GM stock $23, Ford $9.
fredboat Ford is $150 BILLION in debt
@@Mr.Beastforpresident Thanks I had not seen that, Good old uper management How could any company operate with that debt,? . I know to big to fail. Yikes.
fredboat How can they been in Business for over 100 years and the business still not be paid off?
Thanks for showing this video 👍👏😊
The last dinosaurs should be the appropriate name for this video.
That's where my 1990 was built.
Garbage then, and garbage today.
@@johncholmes643 There is a 1992 Silverado in my driveway with 267k miles and it starts and drives everyday. It's had its transmission rebuilt and has its share of problems, but I'm confident it will get me to work every day. It will still be running long after these trucks in this video are in the junkyard.
@@ChickenC0re Go back to sleep, it was only a dream.
@@ChickenC0re I also have petrified wood in my landscape.
@@johncholmes643 you must be a Ford guy. My condolences.
If you look closely you can already see the rocker panels and cab corners starting to rust lol
At least it’s not a ram
its bent, The frame that is
At least it isn’t a Ford
Not if you wash then Out like ppl should on my 2019 I wash those areas out two times a week in the winter time
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Man those robots took a lot of jobs.
Yep. They never call in, never have the brown bottle flu, and don't whine.
@@BiggusDickus2 haha its true
Robots are good for doing highly repetitive precision work, like welding and painting.
My 2006 GMC Sierra SLE was built there, 199,9XX miles now. Got it with 357 miles on it and only thing that I did not like is the thin roof with no bracing to stop it from vibrating in a high wind or wave shock from a semi.
Too short. I want to see it ALL.
Yeah, I want to see the doors be assembled and much more
You’d think with mass production like this, everybody would be able to afford one.
@@Aaron-dp5kb Right, got to pay the CEO and send the work overseas.
Travis Ricks: Not when those people are making $60 an hour
Most people can afford a WT model, but no one buys one. They want a crew cab, 4wd, and V8 even if a regular cab 2wd V6 would do everything they'd ask for.
@@dutchman063 I have been to this plant a lot. What they get for the little work they do is a slap in the face to the regular worker with a skill. I hope soon it all goes automated.
Good point.
great video,..thanx for sharing.
9:21 blue glasses, might be the real deal with a head injury but hear at my plant they usually dont want to do assembly and are a med. transfer,
I have a 1979 Chevy truck and puts this new truck to shame it still runs this day I think the gas miles is about the same
I had a 1977 Silverado that got the same gas mileage as my 2005 Silverado. So sad what GM has become
@@A-Z__124 ain't GM's fault. The EPA needs to pull their lower lip over their head and swallow.
Your talking about a 79 that has somewhere between half or a third of the horsepower and weighs less having the same mpg. Wow must be proud
@@GreatLakesLogger IsIHi
@@GreatLakesLogger I blame the Democraps. Watch gas will be 4 bucks a gallon this summer.
I wish I can work there
My 2015 Silverado regular cab was made there!
real cool stuff, i believe we need to thank henry ford for the way stuff was made, also he may have been 1st employer to give employees 8 hour shifts and weekends off
10_4_ on_420 old late henry ford also spied on his employees while they were at home, did they drink or not.. he maybe been inovativne, but was a POS.
What happens when say you make a mistake on the line as everything is moving. That's what would worry me. But fascinating to watch .
You get fired.
It just keeps on going and it either gets fixed after it’s off the line or at the dealer
At a Toyota plant , they'd stop the line and fix the problem
@@tstocker6926 Sure they would.
@@moonbounce watch a document on Toyota , they actually care about quality, unlike US companies who seek quarterly profit
The more the newer trucks come out the more you gonna need a rocket Scientist to work on them!
Majority of the work is in Mexico now
Cómo es posible, que una empresa tan importante. Sus trabajadores laboren con pantalones cortos y sin las medidas de seguridad completa
Wow amazing
It's pretty obvious that robots will be doing 100% of the work soon. We would already be close to 100% robot assembly if the unions didn't complain so much.
scdevon you are right, unions are cancer. They are destroying us. Current day detroit Michigan is proof of that.
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@@scdevon Says the guy that's just salty because he's too stupid to figure out how to make real money. 💯
Henry Ford. Production line. This is the latest version. Imagine if it were available to him back then.
GM MAQUINISSIMA PODEROSISSIMA PERFEITISSIMA DE ALTISSIMO PERFORMANCE, DESEMPENHO, MUITISSIMAS QUALIDADES SUPERIORSISSIMAS, MUITISSIMAS TECNOLOGIAS AVANÇADISSIMAS, RESISTENTISSIMO, LUXUOSISSIMO, CONFORTAVEL, DOMINANTE EM TUDO, ESTABILIDADE, AMANTE DE ALTISSIMA VELOCIDADES, MUITISSIMAS PERSONALIDADES, DIRIGIBILIDADE, IMBATIVEL, INDISCUTIVELMENTE O MELHORSISSIMO EM TUDO, SHOW DEMAIS, 10, SUPERAÇAO, SENSACIONAL, LINDISSIMO, EXCELENTISSIMO, MAIOR POTENCIA MUNDIAL, REINA ABSOLUTISSIMO, PROTAGONISTA, CELEBRIDADE E ETCS
My Silverado is Great, no problems.. great video!
Well it’s not like Illinois were jobs are beginning to scarce!
Tommy Fisher Fort Wayne is in Indiana
Andyco79 what does that has to do with Illinois
GM customer: "So exactly how did that harness on a brand new truck get damaged?" 0:44 "Oh, okay, never mind." BANG CRASH BANG! :)
Nice truck....I’ll stick to my paid off ‘94 7.3
Crew cab and regular cab assembled in Silao Mexico, Flint and Fort Wayne. I will take the ALL American assembled F 150 thank you!
Removal is in reverse order of installation.
So removing the entire body off the chassis shouldn't take more than a few minutes?
I was hoping they would show how they screw up the paint job on the front edge of the hood on my Chevy express cargo van.
Built in a different plant
Those king ranch look sick
That explains a lot why those transmission bolts are so hard to get to and many other components.