Stellantis will reduce shifts through the end of May at its
Jefferson North Assembly plant in Detroit;
Ford extended shutdowns for two additional weeks in
Chicago, Flat Rock, Michigan, and
Kansas City, Missouri;
Subaru’s Indiana plant is down from April 19-30.
Volkswagen has experienced a production loss of 100,000 vehicles globally as a result of the chip shortage, and the automaker said it will not be able to make up for the loss in 2021.
IHS Markit estimates up to 3% of medium and heavy commercial vehicle production in certain regions could be impacted by the semiconductor shortage in the first half of 2021.