GM to temporarily pause production at Fort Wayne Assembly plant
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General Motors is planning to pause production at its Fort Wayne Assembly plant next week.
In a statement to our partners at WPTA-TV, the automaker said the pause is expected to last for one week due to a “temporary supply-chain issue.”
The pause will begin on Monday, with production slated to resume on Sept. 30, unless the supply-chain issue is not resolved.
The 4.6 million-square-foot facility—located in the town of Roanoke about 16 miles southwest of Fort Wayne—manufactures the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickup trucks, producing about 1,300 vehicles per day, according to the company’s website.
The facility employs approximately 4,000 workers.
GM halted production at the plant in August 2023, a move that was attributed to a part shortage. Originally slated to last one week, the pause was extended for a second week.
The automaker also paused production several times in 2020 and 2021 due to both the COVID-19 pandemic and an ongoing semiconductor shortage.
Meanwhile, GM is recalling more than 449,000 of its SUVs and pickup trucks because the electronic brake control module software may fail to display a warning light when a loss of brake fluid takes place.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday that the recall includes certain 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2023 GMC Sierra 1500, 2023-2024 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESVs, 2023-2024 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban 1500, 2023-2024 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL models.
The agency said that without the warning light, a vehicle may be driven with low brake fluid, which can reduce braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.
A free software update will be provided to vehicle owners.