General Motors will increase production of its heavy-duty trucks in Michigan to meet strong demand for gas-powered pickups despite higher fuel prices.

The Flint Assembly plant will operate six days a week,up from five,starting in June.

GM told Reuters it was making strategic adjustments to its Flint Assembly’s production schedule to align with stronger demand.

The Detroit automaker sold about 320,000 heavy-duty Silverado and Sierra pickups in the United States last year.

The boost comes at a time when fuel prices have drastically increased after the Middle East conflict and vehicle prices are hovering around the$50,000 mark.

GM,like other global automakers,has also been increasing production in the U.S.to avoid a hit from tariffs.

The Flint Assembly plant in Michigan,which opened in 1947,is one of GM’s core truck plants and builds its profitable Silverado and Sierra heavy-duty pickups.

Last month GM’s finance chief Paul Jacobson also said that the company had not seen a significant shift in sales following gas price increases after the war in Iran.