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GM halts production at two major U.S. plants due to Hurricane Helene
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GM halts production at two major U.S. plants due to Hurricane Helene
PUBLISHED FRI, OCT 4 2024 11:03 AM EDT
UPDATED FRI, OCT 4 2024 11:14 AM EDT
Michael Wayland
@MIKEWAYLAND
KEY POINTS
• GM has temporarily halted vehicle production at two U.S. factories that assemble highly profitable large pickups and SUVs due to impacts to suppliers as a result of Hurricane Helene.
• The automaker canceled shifts Thursday and Friday at plants in Flint, Michigan, and Arlington, Texas.
• GM said Thursday the company was working with impacted suppliers "to resume operations as quickly and safely as possible."
Line workers work on the chassis of full-size General Motors pickup trucks at the Flint Assembly plant on June 12, 2019 in Flint, Michigan.
JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP / Getty Images
DETROIT — General Motors has temporarily halted vehicle production at two U.S. factories that assemble highly profitable large pickups and SUVs due to impacts to suppliers as a result of Hurricane Helene.
The automaker canceled shifts Thursday and Friday at a plant in Flint, Michigan, that produces its heavy-duty trucks as well as at Arlington Assembly in Texas, which produces full-size SUVs such as the Chevrolet Tahoe, Cadillac Escalade and GMC Yukon.
A GM spokeswoman declined to speculate on when the plants were expected to restart production as of Friday morning. A Thursday message to workers in Arlington viewed by CNBC said production at that plant was expected to resume Monday.
"We are working with these suppliers to resume operations as quickly and safely as possible for their employees and communities, as we seek to minimize impacts on our plants," GM said in an emailed statement.
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GM halts production at two major U.S. plants due to Hurricane Helene
PUBLISHED FRI, OCT 4 2024 11:03 AM EDT
UPDATED FRI, OCT 4 2024 11:14 AM EDT
Michael Wayland
@MIKEWAYLAND
KEY POINTS
• GM has temporarily halted vehicle production at two U.S. factories that assemble highly profitable large pickups and SUVs due to impacts to suppliers as a result of Hurricane Helene.
• The automaker canceled shifts Thursday and Friday at plants in Flint, Michigan, and Arlington, Texas.
• GM said Thursday the company was working with impacted suppliers "to resume operations as quickly and safely as possible."
Line workers work on the chassis of full-size General Motors pickup trucks at the Flint Assembly plant on June 12, 2019 in Flint, Michigan.
JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP / Getty Images
DETROIT — General Motors has temporarily halted vehicle production at two U.S. factories that assemble highly profitable large pickups and SUVs due to impacts to suppliers as a result of Hurricane Helene.
The automaker canceled shifts Thursday and Friday at a plant in Flint, Michigan, that produces its heavy-duty trucks as well as at Arlington Assembly in Texas, which produces full-size SUVs such as the Chevrolet Tahoe, Cadillac Escalade and GMC Yukon.
A GM spokeswoman declined to speculate on when the plants were expected to restart production as of Friday morning. A Thursday message to workers in Arlington viewed by CNBC said production at that plant was expected to resume Monday.
"We are working with these suppliers to resume operations as quickly and safely as possible for their employees and communities, as we seek to minimize impacts on our plants," GM said in an emailed statement.
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