General Motors has announced a temporary halt in manufacturing its vehicles, as semiconductor chip shortages worsen.
Eight of the automaker’s production plants in North America will have to temporarily cancel schedules, including two of its locations that produce the Chevrolet Silverado pickup.
“These recent scheduling adjustments are being driven by the continued parts shortages caused by semiconductor supply constraints from international markets experiencing COVID-19-related restrictions,” GM stated, Mega Dealer News reported last month.
There are 15 GM facilities in its North American operation, and eight of them will pause the production of vehicles for varying amounts of time. Plants in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Silao, Mexico, are planning to be shuttered for one week. Wentzville, Missouri, which builds midsize pickups and big vans, is closing for two weeks, according to ABC News.
The production suspension is one of the results of the surge in COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia, where many semiconductor chip manufacturers are located, CNN reported.
GM now joins Ford, Toyota, Nissan, and Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler) — manufacturers that have now all had to temporarily close vehicle manufacturing plants. Its move to temporarily shutter most of its North American plants comes amid its possible $2 billion expanded recall of Chevy Bolt electric cars due to concerns about battery fires that cover every Chevy Bolt ever sold, according to Mega Dealer News.
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