As of this Monday and until the same day of the following week, the plant General Motors in Silao, Guanajuato, suspends manufacturing operations due to lack of semiconductors Worldwide.
After announcing the update of operations in its plants impacted globally by the semiconductor shortage, GM informed that they will return to production as of November 1, where it assembles models such as the Chevrolet silverado 1500, the Cheyenne and GMC Sierra.
“The assembly plant of GM Silao will have a technical stoppage the week of October 25, hoping to resume production on November 1. This time will be used to complete units that were waiting for a component in order to be able to send them to the distributors ”, said the US company through a statement.
According to the Automotive company, the situation “continues to be complex and variable”, due to the semiconductor shortage, an industry that is serving the needs of the technology sector, given the demand that arose from the pandemic.
Last week, the IHS Markit consultancy estimated that the problem of semiconductors would stabilize until 2023, so vehicle production would suffer a downward adjustment during this and the following two years.
General Motors is the largest vehicle manufacturer in Mexico and it has been one of the hardest hit by the chip issue, as part of the factory’s production of Ramos Arizpe is in technical unemployment.
“The assembly plant of Ramos Arizpe resumed production of Chevrolet Blazer October 18. And Chevrolet Equinox is expected to resume production on November 1, “he said.
In addition, the assembly plant of San Luis Potosi It will resume operations on November 1.
“We are confident in the ability of our team to find creative solutions to minimize the impacts to our manufacturing plants. Recent production adjustments continue to be a consequence of restrictions due to Covid-19 that the providers of semiconductors they are facing in international markets ”, he said.
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Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx