Fort Wayne GM plant to pause production amid supply shortage
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Officials with General Motors say supply chain issues will lead the company to shut down its Fort Wayne Assembly Plant next week.
Our partners at WPTA-TV in Fort Wayne confirmed that assembly production will pause the week of Aug. 28 and resume on Sept. 5, after Labor Day.
GM spokesperson Jeffrey Benzing told WPTA-TV the stoppage comes in response to a “temporary part shortage.”
The pause is not unfamiliar to the Fort Wayne plant. GM halted production several times in 2020 and 2021 due to both the COVID-19 pandemic and an ongoing semiconductor shortage.
In June, GM announced a $632 investment in the Fort Wayne plant to support the production of next-generation internal combustion engine full-size light-duty trucks.
GM’s Fort Wayne Assembly, located in the town of Roanoke about 16 miles southwest of Fort Wayne, produces the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickup trucks.
The pause comes as 146,000 members of the United Auto Workers are expected to vote Wednesday on a proposed strike action.
The Associated Press previously reported talks have moved slowly between the Local UAW 2209 and automakers General Motors, Ford and Stellantis as the union seeks to address wages and other economic issues.
The union’s contracts expire at 11:59 p.m. Sept. 14. Voting on the strike action opened early Wednesday morning and is expected to conclude by Thursday morning.