General Motors will pause production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV for two weeks after it expanded its recall for the EV.
The Detroit News reports that GM alerted employees on Thursday, August 26 that it will keep the Orion plant down during the weeks of August 30 and September 6. This is because of a battery pack shortage triggered by the recall.
Production at the plant is currently on hold because of the global semiconductor shortage. GM’s current plan is to resume production on the week of September 13.
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“We will continue to evaluate additional production schedule adjustments,” GM spokesman Dan Flores added in a statement.
Last week, General Motors announced an expansion of the Bolt recall, meaning it is no longer exclusive to 2017-2019 models but also 2020-2022 models, including the new Bolt EV and Bolt EUV. GM says that the batteries of impacted vehicles could have two manufacturing defects, including a torn anode tab and a folded separator that increase the risk of a fire. Defective battery modules will be replaced with new ones.
This expansion in the recall consists of an additional 9,335 models from the 2019 model year and 63,683 Bolt and Bolt EUVs from the 2020-2022 model years in the United States and Canada. The expanded recall is expected to cost an additional $1 billion and GM wants battery supplier LG to foot the bill.
