Ford, GM to cut sedan production

US automakers Ford Motor and General Motors (GM) will cut production at two sedan plants next week because of parts shortages.

Ford will cut production at its Flat Rock, Michigan, sedan plant next week as it continues to deal with semiconductor chip shortages.

GM will cut production at its Lansing Grand River sedan plant in Michigan for next week because of a non-semiconductor parts shortage.

North American automakers have dealt with semiconductor and other parts shortages for more than a year as a result of global economic and supply disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic. Supply issues cut the production of more than 2mn vehicles in North America in 2021, according to data from research firm AutoForecast Solutions.

So far this year regional automakers are expected to lose production of at least 16,000 vehicles, with the production of approximately 300,000 at risk, according to the latest AutoForecast Solutions report.

By Rye Druzin