General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra said that the largest U.S. automaker plans to make changes in its supply chain as it works to address the continuing semiconductor chip crisis that has forced significant production cuts.
"We're going to make some pretty substantial shifts in our supply chain," Barra said in an online interview. "We're already working much deeper into the tiered supply base because generally, General Motors doesn't buy chips (directly) but (our suppliers do). But now we're building direct relationships with the manufacturers."
On Thursday, GM said it cut production at six North American assembly plants due to the shortage. Earlier this month, the company was forced to temporarily halt production at most North American assembly plants because of the shortage.
Chrysler parent Stellantis NV said this week it was cutting additional production at three plants in the United States and Canada because of the shortage. Barra said Friday the issue is a "solvable problem, but it's going to be here a little longer."
Last week, GM Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson reaffirmed the automaker's 2021 profit outlook and said the company expects a "more stable year" in 2022 for semiconductor supplies. read more
Jacobson cautioned GM's third-quarter wholesale deliveries could be down by 200,000 vehicles because of chip shortages and because GM shifted production into the second quarter as it managed semiconductor supplies.
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