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GM build-shy strategy has tens of thousands of vehicles parked awaiting chip parts Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press © Provided by Source At Bedrock Quarry in Troy, Missouri. General Motors is storing several hundred Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickups and full-size vans while they await parts to complete production at Wentzville Assembly plant in Missouri. Then they will ship to dealerships. The industry is faced with a massive shortage of semiconductor chips...

Tens of thousands of GM pickups delayed while awaiting chips as shortage continues Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press © Provided by Source At Bedrock Quarry in Troy, Missouri. General Motors is storing several hundred Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickups and full-size vans while they await parts to complete production at Wentzville Assembly plant in Missouri. Then they will ship to dealerships. The industry is faced with a massive shortage of semiconductor chips...

Detroit Free Press In late January, retired General Motors employee Joseph Jones bought a 2021 GMC Sierra full-size pickup after having driven his 2004 Sierra for 17 years. Jones, 68, tracked the production of the new light-duty pickup in cherry red from his home in Franklin, Tennessee. He saw that it was built on Feb. 15 at GMs Silao Assembly Plant in Mexico, so he eagerly awaited its arrival any day. But as of May 5, Jones pickup remained in Mexico, parked alongside thousands of other ...

That’s great news. Canadian built vehicles seem to have better build quality than American made ones IMO. My 17 Impala was built at the Oshawa plant, and a friend of mine recently purchased a used low mileage 2019 Impala LT a month ago and I was able to go for a ride with him. His Impala was made at the Hamtramck plant. I noticed right away there was some quality issues with the interior with certain trim pieces looked off compared to my car, and even the finish of the trim looked more dull a...

Virtual manufacturing job fair seeks to fill skilled trades positions Posted Apr 28, 2021 Facebook Share FLINT, MI — A job fair centered on filling open positions for entry-level, skilled trades and managerial positions at local manufacturers is scheduled to take place next month. Job seekers can explore all the open positions at the virtual Manufacturing Career Fair from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday, May 10. The economic rebound that’s underway has a number of local manufacturers in search of...

General Motors did everything it could to prevent this from happening, but it was only a matter of time. Th...

GM halts full-size pickup production in Fort Wayne, Flint because of parts shortage Jamie L. LaReau | Detroit Free Press (TNS) 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 GMs U.S. plants. The automaker said it will run the majority of...

For the first time this year, General Motors will halt production of its full-size pickups at two U.S. plants for the weekend. GM said it is canceling overtime shifts this weekend at Flint Assembly and Fort Wayne Assembly in Indiana because of a parts shortage. Also, there will be no summer shutdown this year at the majority of GMs 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 se...

Detroit — A White House meeting set for Monday that includes General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra and Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley underscores deep concerns the lengthening semiconductor chip shortage is threatening to slow the economys momentum and imperil jobs.  Barra, Farley and executives from roughly a dozen other major companies — including Stellantis NV and chip manufacturers — are scheduled to attend the meeting with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, National Economi...

GM to idle Lansing plant due to semiconductor chip shortage Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press © Melissa Vaeth for General Motors General Motors added a third shift at its Wentzville (Mo.) Assembly plant last September to build trucks and vans. General Motors is halting production at two of its plants that make midsize SUVs, including one in Lansing, due to a parts shortage. But the automaker said Thursday that it is able to restart its plant in Missouri that makes its mids...