General Motors (GM) is making a new round of upgrades to its Fort Wayne Assembly plant to further increase the 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 $24M 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."

The $24M 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 this announcement, GM has invested more than $1.2B in the plant since 2015, GM said.