Basic Motors is extending downtime on automobile manufacturing shifts for 3 meeting crops in North America because of the ongoing automotive semiconductor shortages, in keeping with the automaker.
The automaker mentioned it’s extending downtime at its San Luis Potosi plant in Mexico by means of the top of March. GM mentioned it will additionally prolong downtime at its Fairfax plant based mostly in Kansas and its CAMI plant in Canada to at the very least mid-April, GM mentioned.
“GM continues to leverage each accessible semiconductor to construct and ship our hottest and in-demand merchandise, together with full-size vans and SUVs for our prospects. GM has not taken downtime or diminished shifts at any of its truck crops because of the scarcity. We proceed to work carefully with our provide base to search out options for our suppliers’ semiconductor necessities and to mitigate impacts on GM,” the automaker introduced.
The Fairfax meeting plant produces the Cadillac XT4 and Chevrolet Malibu; the San Luis Potosi plant producers the Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Trax, and GMC Terrain; and the CAMI plant additionally produces the Chevrolet Equinox.
GM mentioned it’s intent is to make up as a lot manufacturing misplaced at these crops as doable.
