GM’s Pickup Plants Are Latest Victims of Bumpy Auto Reopen
- Carmaker delays adding second shifts in Michigan, Indiana
- Ford and Mercedes have also been hamstrung by suppliers
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General Motors Co. is delaying the start of second production shifts at two pickup plants as auto manufacturers trying to ramp up production after weeks-long shutdowns struggle to procure enough parts.
GM originally planned to run two shifts next week at the factories in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Flint, Michigan, according to a spokesman. While a sport-utility vehicle facility elsewhere in its home state is still on track to boost output, the truck plants may need to give suppliers in Mexico that have been resuming work more slowly another week to catch up.