The largest U.S. automaker said the extension of production halt at his Orion assembly plant will go through at least October 15th. GM also told GM that it was stopping production at six other North American assembly plants because of the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage.
GM said it will not resume Bolt production or sales until it is satisfied that the recall remedy will address fire risk issue. It said Thursday it had reports of 12 fires and three injuries.
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In August, GM extended the recall of the Bolt to more than 140,000 vehicles to replace battery modules, at a cost now estimated at $1.8 billion. The automaker said it would ask reimbursement from battery supplier LG 003550. KS It is not clear how long it will take GM to replace battery modules for recalled vehicles and whether it will have diagnostic software that will allow it to certify some modules do not need replacing.
The additional three-week production halt at our Bolt plants comes as it continues to work with our supplier to improve manufacturing processes. Earlier in the month GM was forced to temporarily halt production at most North American assembly plants because of the chips shortage.
The new production cuts include a Lansing, Michigan plant that build the Chevrolet Traverse and the 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 also make further production cut at the Missouri plant that makes Chevrolet Camaro and Malibu cars.
Separately, Chrysler-parent Stellantis NV STLA.MI told Friday it will extend production halts at its assembly plants in Windsor, Ontario and Belvidere, Illinois to one week until Oct 1 because of the chip shortage.
The Commerce Department said on Wednesday it plan a Sept. 23 White House meeting with automakers to discuss the ongoing global chip shortage, the impact of Delta variant on global semiconductor supply chains and the industry s progress toward improving transparency.