General Motors Lansing Delta Township Assembly plant will resume operations Monday after a weeklong shutdown, the automaker said Thursday.
The plant was idled this week amid a worldwide semiconductor shortage that has impacted the auto and computer industries.
“GM’s supply chain organization has made strides working with our supply base to mitigate the near-term impacts of the semiconductor situation, including at Lansing Delta Township, GM said in a release. With that, LDT will be resuming normal production next Monday, April 19 after being down for one week.
The plant, which produces the Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Traverse, employs over 2,500 people.
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GM halts full-size pickup production in Fort Wayne, Flint because of parts shortage
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For the first time this year General Motors will halt production of its full-size pickups at two U.S. plants.
GM said it is canceling overtime shifts this weekend at Flint Assembly and Fort Wayne Assembly in Indiana due to a parts shortage.
Also, there will be no summer shutdown this year at the majority of GM s U.S. plants.
The automaker said it will run the majority of its car assembly plants in North America through the traditional two-week summer shutdown for the second year in a row.
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A sign is seen outside of a General Motors plant in Detroit, on Jan. 27, 2020. GM said on Thursday it is idling more plants as it continues to deal with a shortage of chips. Credit: AFP via Getty Images
More Plants At GM Go Dark As Chip Shortage Continues To Bite By
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General Motors will temporarily shut down two more plants as automakers continue to struggle with major supply chain disruptions, particularly in computer chips.
The company will idle its plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, for one week and Lansing Delta Township, Michigan, for two weeks. They re the lastest in the long list of North American auto plants going dark because of the ongoing chip shortage, causing temporary layoffs for workers and cutting into the supply of new vehicles.