GM stated the extension of the manufacturing halt at its Orion meeting plant would final till a minimum of October 15. GM additionally stated it was chopping manufacturing at six different North American meeting crops as a result of ongoing semiconductor chips shortages.
see imagesIn August GM expanded its recall of the Bolt to greater than 140,000 autos to exchange the battery module
General Motors Co. stated on Thursday it will shut its Michigan meeting plant by mid-October after its Chevrolet Bolt electrical autos have been recalled after 12 fires over battery points. The largest US automaker stated the extension of its manufacturing halt at its Orion meeting plant would final till a minimum of October 15. GM additionally stated it was chopping manufacturing at six different North American meeting crops as a result of ongoing semiconductor chips shortages.
GM stated it is not going to resume Bolt manufacturing or gross sales till it’s glad that the recall measure will deal with the hearth danger difficulty. It stated on Thursday it had obtained studies of 12 fires and three accidents.
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GM stated it is not going to resume Bolt manufacturing or gross sales till it’s glad that the recall measure will deal with the hearth danger difficulty
In August GM expanded the recall of the Bolt to greater than 140,000 autos to exchange the battery module, which is now estimated to value $1.8 billion. The automaker stated it will search reimbursement from battery provider LG.
It is unclear how lengthy it would take for GM to acquire alternative battery modules for the recalled autos and whether or not it would have diagnostic software program that can enable it to certify that some modules don’t should be changed.
GM stated the extra three-week manufacturing halt at its Bolt plant comes because it continues to “work with our supplier to update manufacturing processes.”
Earlier this month, a scarcity of chips pressured GM to briefly halt manufacturing at most North American meeting crops.
The new manufacturing cuts embrace the Lansing, Michigan, plant that manufactures the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave.
GM can be chopping manufacturing of SUVs just like the Chevrolet Equinox, Blazer and GMC Terrain at crops in Mexico and Canada. It will additional minimize manufacturing on the Michigan and Kansas crops that make the Chevrolet Camaro and Malibu automobiles.
GM to chop manufacturing additional at Michigan and Kansas crops
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Separately, Chrysler-parent Stelantis NV stated Thursday it will lengthen manufacturing halts at its Belvidere, Illinois and Windsor, Ontario meeting crops from October 1 to October 1 as a result of chip shortages.
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The Commerce Department stated Wednesday that it plans a White House assembly with automakers and others on September 23 “to discuss the ongoing global chip shortage, the impact of the delta variant on global semiconductor supply chains and Industry progress towards improving transparency.”
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With inputs from NDTV
