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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 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 ...

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 t...

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 economy's 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 Economic Council Director Brian Deese and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Other companies expected to at...

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 midsize pickups, though many of GM's other plants remain idle. The auto industry has been faced with a...