GM’s Lansing Grand River assembly plant in Michigan will remain closed until June 28, according to reports.
The Lansing Grand River site is responsible for building the Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Malibu, Cadillac CT4, and Cadillac CT5. It was closed on March 15 due to the ongoing global shortage of semiconductors and only re-opened on May 3. However, this past Monday, May 10, the doors to the assembly plant were shut once again, CBS news affiliate WLNS 6 reports.
During this time, no vehicles are expected to be produced at the site, except for a handful of CT4 and CT5 Blackwing pre-production prototypes, Argus Media reports. Carscoops has reached out to General Motors for more information regarding the shutdown.
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Some have been calling on the Biden administration to invoke the Defense Production Act to help secure supplies of microchips. The administration used this act last year to force local companies to produce materials for national security issues, including the production of PPE (personal protective equipment) due to the coronavirus epidemic. A senior official from the White House recently told the media that making such a move to the benefit of car manufacturers could hurt other industries, like the makers of consumer electronics and those companies that produce medical devices, including pacemakers.