General Motors stated it is extending outages at three of its plants caused by a shortage of semiconductors, including a two-week extension (to end-March) in Mexico and by around four weeks (to mid-April) at two plants in the US, Panjiva reported March 5. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now GM will also add downturn at its Brazilian plant, with the firm stating it will “leverage every available semiconductor to build and ship our most popular and in-demand products, including full-size trucks and SUVs for our customers,” Panjiva reported. The latter indicates both a focus on more lucrative products preferred by US customers and the ability to shift semiconductor supplies across models based on common platforms, Panjiva said. Panjiva’s data shows Mexican parts imports linked to GM slumped 66.4% lower year over year in January to levels not seen since the pandemic-linked closures of […]