After years of delayed deliveries, material shortages, and scrawny dealership lots, the news that General Motors and Ford are both temporarily shutting down entire production plants is, well, worrisome, and not only because the pickup truck and SUV segments make up around 75% of annual sales in the US. One of these plant shutdowns is voluntary and even complies with the United Auto Workers bargaining agreement, while the other is a swift response to a vehicle fire with an impending production change. Read original article here.
