{"id":1402378,"date":"2022-03-27T06:45:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T10:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1402378"},"modified":"2022-03-27T06:45:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T10:45:12","slug":"gm-halting-pickup-truck-production-in-indiana-due-to-chip-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gm-halting-pickup-truck-production-in-indiana-due-to-chip-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"GM Halting Pickup Truck Production in Indiana Due to Chip Shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgm-halting-pickup-truck-production-in-indiana-due-to-chip-shortage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1402378&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"PageBuilder-col-full PageBuilder-col PageBuilder-article\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"PageBuilder-col-full PageBuilder-col PageBuilder-article\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"PageBuilder-col-9 PageBuilder-col PageBuilder-article\">\n<div class=\"RenderKeyPoints-keyPoints\" id=\"RegularArticle-KeyPoints-4\" data-test=\"keyPoints-1\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-keyPoints-4-1\">\n<div class=\"RenderKeyPoints-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"RenderKeyPoints-list\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<ul>\n<li>General Motors will halt pickup truck production at a factory in Indiana during the weeks of April 4 and April 11 due to an ongoing shortage of semiconductor chips.<\/li>\n<li>The facility produces highly profitable Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickup trucks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-articleBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-105403458\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbedCaption\">Trucks come off the assembly line at GM&#8217;s Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup truck plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 25, 2018.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbedCredit\">John Gress | Reuters<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>DETROIT \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/GM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General Motors<\/a> will halt pickup truck production at a factory in Indiana for two weeks next month due to an ongoing shortage of semiconductor chips that has wreaked havoc on the global automotive industry for more than a year.<\/p>\n<p>The supply of chips, which are critical parts for new vehicles, was expected to gradually improve for automakers throughout this year, but other problems in the supply chain, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/02\/24\/russian-invasion-of-ukraine-to-further-strain-us-chip-supply.html\">Russia&#8217;s ongoing invasion of Ukraine,<\/a> have clouded such expectations.<\/p>\n<p>GM President Mark Reuss recently told CNBC that chip supplies were &#8220;getting a little better&#8221; but the crisis was not over. &#8220;We&#8217;re not through this,&#8221; he said last week. &#8220;We&#8217;re doing the best we can.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>GM&#8217;s Fort Wayne, Indiana, plant will be down the weeks of April 4 and April 11, the company announced Friday. The facility produces highly profitable Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickup trucks.<\/p>\n<p>Automakers have been prioritizing chips whenever possible for their most high-demand and profitable vehicles. For the Detroit automakers, those are pickup trucks and large SUVs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Overall, we have seen better consistency in semiconductor supply through the first quarter compared to last year as a whole. This has translated into improvement in our production and deliveries during the first three months of the year,&#8221; GM said in a statement Friday. &#8220;However, there is still uncertainty and unpredictability in the semiconductor supply base, and we are actively working with our suppliers to mitigate potential issues moving forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>GM also produces Silverado and Sierra pickups at plants in Mexico and Canada. 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