GM Motors will invest spend US$275m preparing its Fort Wayne plant to build the next generation of Chevrolet and GMC full-size pickup trucks, creating or retaining 150 jobs.

The plant, which currently has 3,400 employees on three shifts, builds the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra.

The announcement is the last related to the $2bn GM said in May 2011 it would spend to create or retain about 4,000 jobs in 17 facilities in eight states over the next 18 months.