The issue around the global shortage of new vehicles is not moving in the right direction, according to Autoblog. General Motors announced its intention to idle eight North American assembly plants in September, while Ford is halting the production of its pickup trucks at the Kansas City Assembly Plant for the next two weeks. Industry analysts say the delta variant impacted employees at chip factories in southeast Asia hard, which in turn forced some plants to close, said Autoblog. (Source: Autoblog) Read the original article…
