GM Halts Vehicle Production at Two US Plants Due to Hurricane Helene
The Detroit automaker said production at Flint Assembly and Arlington Assembly for all shifts had been canceled on Thursday and Friday due to the hurricane’s impact on suppliers.
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“We are working with these suppliers to resume operations as quickly and safely as possible for their employees and communities, as we seek to minimize impacts on our plants,” GM said in a statement.
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GM builds the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade at its Arlington, Texas plant and the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra at the Flint Assembly plant.
(Reporting by Shetti in Bengaluru and Shepardson in Washington; Editing by Leroy Leo and Chizu Nomiyama)
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