General Motors is reaching its army arm into Canada, the place it hopes to supply automobiles domestically.
GM Defense was established in 2017 and its mom firm has, since 2009, made a $6 billion funding within the GM Oshawa and GM CAMI crops in southern Ontario. The Oshawa manufacturing facility at present produces the Chevy Silverado 1500 and Chevy Silverado HD.
The U.S. Army’s new Infantry Squad Vehicle, or ISV, is produced by GM Defense at a devoted GM Defense facility in North Carolina and relies on the Chevy Colorado platform. The model says that it’s well-positioned to satisfy Canadian protection necessities, so it’s doable that one thing comparable might be within the works for the Great White North.
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“GM’s world-class manufacturing and engineering resources in Canada make this collaboration a natural next step for expanding our global presence,” Steve duMont, GM Defense president, mentioned in a press release. “We have a seamless partnership with GM Canada that will enable us to deliver highly customized solutions to meet the unique requirements of Canadian defense and government customers. We understand that the Canadian military procurement process requires significant investments in country, and we’re confident that GM’s current and future investments will help us meet our Industrial Technological Benefit obligations in support of our Canadian customers.”
There aren’t too many different particulars accessible about what automobiles GM plans to construct in Canada, however the model lately attended the Canadian Association of Defense and Security Industries commerce present in Ottawa from June 1st to 2nd, so it’s doable we might obtain some information about its plans within the close to future.
A $214.3 million contract was awarded to GM Defense in 2019 by the U.S. Army to construct, discipline, and maintain the ISV.
