Well, maybe not. GM still has production facilities outside the US, which may see an increase in production. Who knows, anything's possible!
DETROIT -(Dow Jones)- Canadian Auto Workers President Buzz Hargrove said General Motors Corp. (GM) plants in Canada will be immediately affected by the United Auto Workers strike, but said he doesn't blame the U.S. union.
While the Canadian Auto Workers is separate from the UAW, Hargrove said earlier Monday that CAW-represented plants won't build cars with non-UAW parts intended to replace those made by the UAW.
Hargrove, speaking during a press conference, said the Oshawa, Ontario, car plant that produces the Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo will close at 3 a.m. Tuesday. Plant No. 2, which is also in Oshawa and builds the Pontiac Grand Prix, will close at the end of the day shift Tuesday, Hargrove said.
The Oshawa pickup truck plant has enough parts for three more days of production, he said. That plant builds the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, which are critical products for GM.
A casting plant in Windsor, Ontario, already has shut down.
Hargrove said GM's plant in St. Catharines, Ontario, likely would "start to wind down" in about 72 hours.
He also said thousands of jobs at parts suppliers in Canada are at risk. He said about 80,000 workers in Canada support the automotive parts industry and that GM buys about 50% of all parts built in Canada.
Hargrove said the people in the UAW have done "more than their part" to help GM and that it "seems like the UAW can't do enough for GM."
He noted the competitive pressures on GM, but said the company looks like it's making union members and communities pay.
Looks to me like if you shut down the USA link of the GM machine the entire thing shuts down. 
