GM to idle Lansing plant due to semiconductor chip shortage Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press © Melissa Vaeth for General Motors General Motors added a third shift at its Wentzville (Mo.) Assembly plant last September to build trucks and vans.
General Motors is halting production at two of its plants that make midsize SUVs, including one in Lansing, due to a parts shortage.
But the automaker said Thursday that it is able to restart its plant in Missouri that makes its midsize pickups, though many of GM s other plants remain idle.
The auto industry has been faced with a global crisis involving a massive shortage of semiconductor chips used in various car parts. It s forced Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis, formerly called Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, to idle many factories, too.
GM to idle Lansing plant due to semiconductor chip shortage
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