The global shortage of microchips is causing problems for both automotive manufacturers and their supply chains. GM will cancel production at the Lansing Grand River Assembly plant, while Ford has announced that it’ll be idling its Flat Rock facility due to these difficulties in making parts close by…
General Motors is canceling production at the Lansing Grand River Assembly next week due to a temporary parts shortage, spokesman Dan Flores told Automotive News.
The company’s president, Florentino Flores said they had enough parts to last through next week but did not disclose the nature of their shortage.
There are rumors that it is related in some way to microchips and while this has not been confirmed by anyone at the management level I think we can safely assume there’ll be more news on Monday morning when employees come back into work after Christmas break 😉
GM announced that they will resume production of the Michigan plant, which builds Cadillac CT4 and 5 sedans as well Chevrolet Camaros on April 11.
Ford Motor Company announced that they will be halting production at their suburban Detroit Assembly Plant due to a global semiconductor shortage. The Mustang is currently being made there, but it’s unclear how long this decision by the company could affect employees and when motorcycle output might resume as well considering some other recent plant closings around Michigan including those in Wayne County which produces Vietnam War II-era tanks for army use among other things like armor-plated vehicles – not exactly what most people would think about if asked “what do you want more of?” when shopping today
The auto industry is currently dealing with a global chip shortage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic which has forced companies to cut production. While high vehicle prices partially offset this impact, there are still many other factors at play in determining how successful manufacturers will be today and tomorrow.
The automaker’s warning that the chip shortage will lead to a decline in vehicle volumes this quarter has already begun.
The Ford F-150 is one of the most popular vehicles on America’s roads, and it turns out there are some people who like them so much they’ll buy any color. But when a shortage hit last month—caused by too many cars being made with old chips instead new ones–the company had no choice but to stop producing at their Kansas City assembly plant for seven days until things got back under control!
Production of Ford vehicles will continue as normal at the company’s other North American plants.
This story was reported by Hannah Lutz of Reuters and she contributed to the report.
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