The new generation of Chevrolet S10 will be manufactured in São José dos Campos

The production of the new generation of the Chevrolet S10 truck has been confirmed in São José. , Vale do Paraíba, in São Paulo.

In addition to the pickup truck, General Motors has confirmed the creation of a new SUV derived from the future S10, which will allow GM to more effectively battle rival Toyota Hilux. means to continue the current Trailblazer. Launched in 2012, the current generation still has no date to leave the premises, but to run it, as well as the sport utility, the builder will invest 5 billion rand in the l & # 39; 39, indoor plant of São Paulo.

The investment was negotiated with a local union which approved, with the agreement of the majority of the 4,000 employees of the company, a list of 10 proposals submitted by GM, which had previously excluded the São José dos Campos plant from recent investments.

These proposals concern the payment of profit participation, which will fix values ​​for the next three years. , zero wage adjustment in 2019 and gradual over the next two years, gradual reduction of night premiums, exclusion of the limit of 29 additional hours, social security badistance for 60 days, reinvestment

In addition, the union has accepted a new salary scale and salary scale reduced to R $ 1,700 until August and R $ 1,800 as of September, with gradual readjustment. The GM plant in the valley is expected to be relatively modernized as it no longer receives money for many years.

GM does not say when it intends to start production of the third generation of S10, but According to the US press, the next generation of Chevrolet Colorado, linked to the Brazilian pickup, is expected to emerge from 2021. L & # 39; investment of R $ 5 billion is part of a total of R $ 10 billion for the cycle between 2020 and 2024 The new generation of Chevrolet S10 will be manufactured in São José dos Campos