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GM to pause light-duty pickup manufacturing subsequent week; extra downtime for CAMI, too

DETROIT — Common Motors mentioned it can lower output at its light-duty pickup vegetation subsequent week as the worldwide microchip scarcity continues to cripple manufacturing.

The vegetation, Fort Wayne Meeting in Indiana and Silao Meeting in Mexico, are anticipated to renew manufacturing of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra on Sept. 13. Through the downtime, GM will full unfinished autos on the vegetation and ship them to sellers. GM has additionally scheduled extra downtime at crossover and midsize pickup vegetation.

“These most up-to-date scheduling changes are being pushed by the continued components shortages brought on by semiconductor provide constraints from worldwide markets experiencing COVID 19-related restrictions,” GM spokesman Dan Flores mentioned Thursday.

AutoForecast Options expects that the chip scarcity might end in 8.1 million autos being slashed from world manufacturing plans. About 2.5 million of these are forecast to be eradicated from vegetation in North America.

Wentzville Meeting: The plant in Missouri will shut down Monday, with manufacturing slated to renew Sept. 20. Wentzville builds the Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickups and the Chevrolet Categorical and GMC Savana full-size business vans.

CAMI Meeting in Canada and San Luis Potosi Meeting in Mexico: The vegetation will take two extra weeks of downtime via Oct. 1. Each vegetation produce the Chevy Equinox, which hasn’t been constructed since mid-August. San Luis Potosi additionally builds the GMC Terrain.

Lansing Delta Township Meeting: The Michigan plant will add two weeks of downtime, with manufacturing slated for Sept. 20. It builds the Chevy Traverse and Buick Enclave.

Spring Hill Meeting: The Tennessee plant will take two extra weeks of downtime, aiming to renew manufacturing Sept. 20. The plant builds the GMC Acadia and the Cadillac XT5 and XT6.

Ramos Arizpe Meeting: The Mexico plant will add two weeks of downtime for Chevy Blazer manufacturing via Sept. 17. Equinox manufacturing, which has been idled since Aug. 16, might be down via Oct. 1.

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