GM said the extension of the production halt at its Orion assembly plant would last until at least October 15. GM also said it was cutting production at six other North American assembly plants due to ongoing semiconductor chips shortages.
see photosIn August GM expanded its recall of the Bolt to more than 140,000 vehicles to replace the battery module
General Motors Co. on Thursday said it would close its Michigan assembly plant by mid-October after its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles were recalled after 12 fires over battery issues. The largest US automaker said the extension of its production halt at its Orion assembly plant would last until at least October 15. GM also said it was cutting production at six other North American assembly plants due to ongoing semiconductor chips shortages.
GM said it will not resume Bolt production or sales until it is satisfied that the recall measure will address the fire risk issue. It said there were reports of 12 fires and three injuries on Thursday.
GM shares remained largely unchanged in late trading.
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GM said it will not resume Bolt production or sales until it is satisfied that the recall measure will address the fire risk issue
In August GM recalled the Bolt in more than 140,000 vehicles to replace the battery modules, which are now estimated to cost $1.8 billion. The automaker said it would seek reimbursement from battery supplier LG.
It is unclear how long it will take for GM to obtain replacement battery modules for the recalled vehicles and whether it will have diagnostic software that will allow it to certify that some modules do not need to be replaced.
GM said the additional three-week production halt at its Bolt plant comes as it continues to “work with our supplier to update manufacturing processes.”
Earlier this month a shortage of chips forced GM to temporarily halt production at most North American assembly plants.
The new production cuts include the Lansing, Michigan, plant that manufactures the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave.
GM is also cutting production of SUVs like the Chevrolet Equinox, Blazer and GMC Terrain at plants in Mexico and Canada. It will further cut production at the Michigan and Kansas plants that make the Chevrolet Camaro and Malibu cars.
GM to cut production further at Michigan and Kansas plants
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Separately, Chrysler-parent Stelantis NV said Thursday that it will extend production halts at its Belvidere, Illinois and Windsor, Ontario assembly plants through October 1 due to chip shortages.
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The Commerce Department said Wednesday that it is planning a White House meeting with automakers and others on September 23 to “discuss the ongoing global chip shortage, the impact of the delta variant on global semiconductor supply chains.” and the industry’s progress towards improving transparency.”
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