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Stellantis Employee Absenteeism Slowing Truck Production Supplier loses court battle about semiconductors. Stellantis is facing higher than normal absentee rates at its Sterling Heights (MI) Assembly Plant due to COVID. The plant produces Ram pickups. The surge in COVID-19 cases in Michigan has driven up the rate of absenteeism at a key Stellantis truck plant while the impact from the catastrophic winter weather in Texas also is creating problems for the auto company. Facebook posts over the weekend indicated that as many as 700 employees at Stellantis’ Sterling Heights Assembly plant, wher...

Semiconductor shortage continues to roil global auto industry, fueling geopolitical tensions An ongoing shortage of semiconductor chips is continuing to reverberate throughout the global economy, particularly impacting the auto industry and disrupting production at virtually every major automaker in recent months. General Motors and Ford Motor Company both announced new temporary plant shutdowns on Thursday. GM is halting production at six of its North American factories, including the Spring Hill Assembly plant in Tennessee, the Lansing Delta Township and Lansing Grand River plants in Michig...