The disaster in Japan is affecting even American manufacturers. General Motors is halting production on the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups at its Shreveport, Lousiana, plant as of Monday due to a parts shortage.
According to GM spokesperson Chris Lee, the temporary measure will last at least one week, affecting the 923 employees working at the plant. He didn’t offer any additional information as to the type and quantity of the unavailable parts.
However, in a press release the automaker stated that “all other plants in North America will continue to run normal operations,” and promised to monitor the situation and its potential consequences closely.
For the time being, Ford, Lincoln, Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge haven’t been affected by the events in Japan.
Chrysler spokesperson Katie Hepler stated that the disaster would start to impact the automotive industry’s American supply chain in four to six weeks, lending credence to Wells Fargo analyst Richard M. Kwas’s predictions. Kwas believes automakers have “less than four weeks of Japan-made components on hand”.
Source: Automotive News
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According to GM spokesperson Chris Lee, the temporary measure will last at least one week, affecting the 923 employees working at the plant. He didn’t offer any additional information as to the type and quantity of the unavailable parts.
However, in a press release the automaker stated that “all other plants in North America will continue to run normal operations,” and promised to monitor the situation and its potential consequences closely.
For the time being, Ford, Lincoln, Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge haven’t been affected by the events in Japan.
Chrysler spokesperson Katie Hepler stated that the disaster would start to impact the automotive industry’s American supply chain in four to six weeks, lending credence to Wells Fargo analyst Richard M. Kwas’s predictions. Kwas believes automakers have “less than four weeks of Japan-made components on hand”.
Source: Automotive News