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GM s Spring Hill Assembly plant in Tennessee builds the Cadillac XT5 XT6 and GMC Acadia.
General Motors said Thursday it is adding more downtime at five crossover plants in North America because of the global microchip shortage.
Four plants will be down from July 19 until Aug. 2:
Spring Hill Assembly, in Tennessee, which builds the Cadillac XT5 XT6 and GMC Acadia
San Luis Potosi Assembly, in Mexico, which builds the Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain
Ramos Arizpe Assembly, in Mexico, which builds the Chevy Equinox and Blazer
GM also said CAMI Assembly in Ingersoll, Ontario, which previously was scheduled to be down the last two weeks of July, now will remain idle until Aug. 23. The plant builds the Chevy Equinox.
(Reuters) -General Motors Co said Thursday it will be soon be restarting production at five assembly plants around the world that have been idled due to a global semiconductor chips shortage. GM said it is restarting operations at four plants in the United States, Mexico and Canada starting next week. Two plants in Mexico - San Luis Potosi Assembly and Ramos Assembly - that build the Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Blazer will resume production on May 31.
General Motors Co. plans to restart production at several assembly plants affected by the global microchip shortage over the next month, including CAMI Assembly in Ontario, which has been down since February, the automaker said Thursday.
The chip crisis remains fluid globally, said GM spokesman…
GM restarting some plants hit by chips shortage
By David Shepardson
Reuters
(Reuters) -General Motors Co said Thursday it will be soon be restarting production at five assembly plants around the world that have been idled due to a global semiconductor chips shortage.
GM said it is restarting operations at four plants in the United States, Mexico and Canada starting next week. Two plants in Mexico - San Luis Potosi Assembly and Ramos Assembly - that build the Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Blazer will resume production on May 31.
GM said its supply chain organization continues to make strides working with our supply base to mitigate the near-term impacts of the semiconductor situation.