General Motors will extend the shutdown of a Michigan assembly plant to mid-October following a new recall of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles related to battery issues, according to Autoblog. “The largest U.S. automaker said the extension of the production halt at its Orion Assembly plant will go through at least Oct. 15.” The OEM is also cutting production at six other North American assembly plants due to the chip shortage. (Source: Autoblog) Read the original article…
Todd Phillips is the editorial director of Universus Media Group Inc. and the editor of Canadian auto dealer magazine. Todd can be reached at tphillips@universusmedia.com.
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