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General Motors will keep two of its assembly plants shuttered until at least mid-April, another until the end of March and will idle a fourth, all due to a severe shortage of semiconductor chips used in various vehicle parts. But the automaker is doing everything it can to protect the production of its full-size pickups and SUVs, which are its big profit makers. Demand for semiconductor chips is up in part because of the coronavirus pandemic and increased demand for laptop computers and other personal electronics that use the chips. Cars also use them in a variety of parts and infotainme...

GM idled 8,000 workers in Arlington, three other factories in response to Arctic blast Toyota, Ford, Nissan also temporarily suspended production because of the weather. GM's Arlington Assembly plant is crucial for the company. It employs about 1,650 workers per shift and runs three shifts producing the automaker's highly profitable big SUVs.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) By Tribune News Service General Motors canceled shifts at four of its biggest U.S. factories Monday, including its highly profitable full-size SUV plant in Arlington and its midsize pickup plant in Missouri. A severe ...

GM stops production at highly profitable pickup plant in Fort Wayne, 3 others Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press © Ryan Hake, General Motors A GMC Sierra 1500 pickup on the assembly line at the General Motors Fort Wayne Assembly plant on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in Roanoke, Indiana. GM announced Thursday, May 30, 2019 it is investing $24 million in the plant to expand production of full size Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickups in Roanoke, Indiana. As severe weather continues to hammer the Midwest and the Northeast on Tuesday, General Motors halted productio...

GM idles shifts at 4 factories amid arctic blast; 8,000 workers affected Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press © Mike Stone, Mike Stone for General Motors Cadillac Escalade vehicles roll off the assembly line Tuesday, June 25, 2019 as General Motors announces it is investing an additional $20 million at Arlington Assembly to upgrade plant conveyors in preparation for the launch of GM’s all-new full-size SUVs. General Motors is canceling shifts at four of its biggest U.S. factories Monday, including its highly profitable full-size SUV plant in Texas and its midsize pickup ...

GM’s Mary Barra: Semiconductor chip shortage won’t disrupt truck production [Detroit Free Press :: DE-GMS-MARY-BARRA-SEMICONDUCTOR-CHIP-SHORTAGE-WONT-210-20210210] General Motors CEO Mary Barra said Wednesday the industrywide shortage of semiconductor chips will not affect production of GM’s highly profitable pickups and SUVs this year. It’s a bold statement given that Ford Motor Co. has seen its F-150 production disrupted due to the parts shortage. Barra said while discussing GM’s annual earnings report that the chip shortfall also will not derail GM from its development of electri...