General Motors (GM) plans to boost light-duty truck production at its Fort Wayne, Indiana, assembly plant, according to a webcast sent to plant employees and obtained by Reuters, Kalea Hall reports. The automaker, whose move comes after the Trump administration announced 25% tariffs on car imports, may also add overtime days to the schedule, Plant Director Dennys Pimenta told employees in the webcast. A company source says the moves will increase employment there with the hiring of several hundred temporary workers.
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