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General Motors To Restart Wentzville Assembly Plant Production On April 12
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GM and Ford further cut car production due to chip shortage
April 9, 2021 / 11:48 AM / CBS/AP Biden orders review of critical supply chains
The global shortage of semiconductors has forced General Motors and Ford to continue cutting production at North American factories as semiconductor chip supplies seem to be growing tighter.
The chip shortage has already been rippling through various markets since last summer. It has made it difficult for schools to buy enough laptops for students, delayed the release of popular products such as the iPhone 12 and created scrambles to find the latest video game consoles, such as PlayStation 5.
But things are getting even worse for the auto industry, where factories are shutting down because there aren t enough chips to finish building vehicles. The problem was compounded by a grounded container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week, choking off chips headed from Asia to Europe.
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 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.
GM hopes that it can recoup production losses over the summer brought on by the global shortage of semiconductor chips and winter storm disruptions at assembly plants this year.
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