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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...

GM to restart midsize truck production, but halts others due to chip shortage Detroit — General Motors Co. said it will restart midsize truck production next week after two weeks down because of the global semiconductor shortage, but the automaker will halt some production at three new plants and has extended downtime at others.  Wentzville Assembly in Missouri will resume production of midsize trucks April 12 after being down since March 29, GM confirmed Thursday.  But GM has to shut down Spring Hill Assembly in Tennessee, where the GMC Acadia, Cadillac XT5 and XT6 are built, for two...

GM car prices surge as more plants close during the chip shortage General Motors is temporarily shutting down more auto plants, leading to tight inventories at dealerships and higher prices for customers. The global chip shortage is to blame. The company announced it would shut production at two US plants — in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and Lansing Delta Township, Michigan, in the coming weeks. GM also extended shutdowns at the Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas, and the CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, which have both been idled since February 8. And it will continue the shutdown ...