Thursday, March 17, 2011

GM Suspends Production of Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon in Louisiana Due to Lack of Parts from Japan


In yet another stark reminder of how intertwined today�s automotive business is, General Motors announced on Thursday that is suspending production at its Shreveport Assembly in Louisiana for the week of March 21 because of a parts shortage resulting from the crisis in Japan that started with last week�s tremendous earthquake and tsunami.

�We will resume production at Shreveport as soon as possible, and at this point, we have sufficient vehicles to meet customer demand,� General Motors said in a written statement.

The Shreveport Assembly in Louisiana produces the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon compact pickup trucks.

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