General Motors will pause production at four of its North American automobile assembly plants for two weeks as the industry continues to be affected by the global shortage of semiconductor chips, a spokeswoman for the company said July 16. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Production at the company’s Spring Hill assembly plant in Tennessee and Lansing Delta Township assembly plant in Michigan will be down beginning the week of July 19 and continuing through the week of July 26. Additionally, the company is taking two weeks of downtime at its San Luis Potosi assembly plant and Ramos assembly plant in Mexico through the week of July 26. “These most recent scheduling adjustments are being driven by temporary parts shortages caused by semiconductor supply constraints from international markets experiencing COVID-19 restrictions,” GM spokeswoman Kristen Ackerman said in a statement. “We expect it to […]