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Exacerbated by the health crisis, the semiconductor shortage has forced General Motors to stop production at the Lansing Grand River Assembly plant. The downtime will last from Monday, March 15th “until at least the end of the month” as per a spokesman quoted by Automotive News. 14 photos We continue to work closely with our supply base to find solutions for our semiconductor requirements and to mitigate the impact on General Motors, said Daniel Flores. In addition to Lansing, other plants affected by the chip shortage include Ingersoll in Ontario and Kansas City in the State of Kansas.
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GM s Lansing Delta Township/Lansing Regional Stamping plant, which builds the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave and employs 2,500 people, will remain open.
The Lansing Grand River plant is not the first GM facility to shut down due to the shortage; the San Luis Potosi Assembly plant in Mexico, which employs over 4,000 workers, has been down since Feb. 8. It is expected to come back online beginning the week of April 5.
GM s Fairfax Assembly and Stamping Plant in Kansas City and CAMI in Ingersoll, Ontario, were also closed last month and are not expected to open until mid-April.
As of Thursday, over 11,000 GM employees were affected by shortage-related shutdowns.