Has GM started production again?

Has GM started production again?

GM expects to restart regular production Sept. 13. Wentzville Assembly in Missouri, where GM builds its Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickups and Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans, will take downtime for two weeks starting Monday.

How many Chevy trucks are waiting for chips?

GM now expects to withhold or cut production on about 200,000 vehicles in North America during the second half of the year. That’s double the 100,000 units that was expected when GM reported second-quarter earnings in August.

Is GM halting production?

GM has halted production in North America due to chip shortages. In early September, the Detroit Free Press reported that General Motors had announced a new temporary halt in production at nearly all North American facilities due to the ongoing chip shortage.

Is there still a chip shortage for vehicles?

No one can predict exactly how soon the semiconductor chip shortage will end. But experts seem to agree that it’s not happening anytime soon. Some auto executives are estimating production will not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2023.

Is GM making trucks now?

General Motors has done everything it can to protect production of its in-demand and highly profitable full-size pickups from the ongoing global shortage of semiconductor chips used in many car parts. But now GM will be pausing most of its pickup production in North America.

Did GM shutdown plants?

General Motors will shut production at most of its North American plants for a week or two starting next week as the worsening chip shortage takes another bite out of its plans.

Is the Chevy Colorado getting a production extension?

However, GM recently confirmed that the pickup will be getting a one-month production extension. Plants like the Wentzville plant in Missouri will continue to manufacture the current-year Colorado until the week of May 31. This means the truck will have been in production for a full year.

Is the Chevy Camaro assembly plant in Michigan closed?

General Motors will close the Grand River Assembly plant in Michigan where the Chevy Camaro is built until late June, a source revealed to local news outlet WLNS 6 last week. The assembly plant closed on May 10 th due to a semiconductor chip shortage and will remain closed until at least June 28 th.

Why did General Motors stop making the Chevy Camaro?

The two-door sports car is again one of the first to be put on hold in favor of high-profit SUVs. It felt like a big blow when the global chip shortage forced General Motors to stop building the Chevy Camaro, along with a few Cadillac sedans, back in March.