The chip shortage crisis has come to define the last two years, and there is no prospect of significant change, despite President Biden’s efforts. Automakers have tried to overcome pent-up demand and mitigate the effects of the crisis through creative solutions. For instance, some car manufacturers have scaled back or even stopped manufacturing less profitable vehicles and unpopular models, whereas others have built cars but with fewer functions that don’t require sophisticated chips. Unfortunately, the chip shortage problems affect the entire automotive industry, costing billions of dollars in wasted revenue, eliminating jobs, and leaving customers disgruntled and furious.

The crisis has hit some automakers particularly hard. Take, for example, GM, which emphasized in its second-quarter earnings release how the supply chain issues have had a negative impact on its wholesale figures. The report claims that GM has 95,000 unfinished vehicles in its inventory that are awaiting completion.

“GM’s second quarter vehicle wholesale volumes were impacted by the ongoing semiconductor supply shortage and other supply chain disruptions, mostly in June,” the American car manufacturer said. “As a result, GM will hold about 95,000 vehicles manufactured without certain components in company inventory until they are completed and will recognize revenue when they are sold to dealers, which is expected to happen throughout the second half of 2022.”

General Motors’s chip shortage has also harmed Chevrolet, so here is everything you need to know about Chevy’s supply issues.

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Chevy Corvette Production Is Temporarily Stopped

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A week's worth of Corvette manufacturing had to pause due to supply chain difficulties and ongoing supply chain issues have forced GM to suspend production this week, in the Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky. This suggests that the mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette C8 will lose production at the plant for an entire week. It seems, though, that the closing does not relate to the chip shortage, but other supply chain issues. Furthermore, GM’s manufacturing plant in Mexico, which manufactures GMC and Chevrolet pick-up trucks, has also stopped production this week. On the positive side, the truck assembly in Flint, Michigan, is powering full speed ahead before the Labor Day weekend.

“Due to a temporary parts supply issue, we can confirm that Bowling Green Assembly will not run production the week of August 29,” said a Chevrolet spokesperson. “Our supply chain, manufacturing, and engineering teams are working closely with our supply base to mitigate any further impact on production, and we expect the plant to resume normal operations on Tuesday, September 6, following GM’s annual observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 5.”

These Production Plants And Models Face The Impact

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In August, President Biden signed House Resolution 4346 into law, but despite his efforts, experts highlight that the global chip shortage could extend until the third quarter of 2023. GM and Chevrolet fans want to know which plants and vehicles will face the impact of the supply chain disruptions and ongoing semiconductor chip crisis, but GM is constantly analyzing the situation and making changes according to the recent developments.

For instance, in April 2021, GM had to shut down for two full weeks the Spring Hill Assembly in Tennessee, which manufactures the Cadillac XT5, Cadillac XT6 and GMC Acadia. It also halted production of the Chevrolet Blazer at the Ramos Assembly in Mexico and the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave at the Lansing Delta Township factory. Currently, GM has temporarily closed down the Silao, Mexico plant that builds Chevrolet's Cheyenne and Silverado pick-ups. Furthermore, the Bowling Green Assembly in Kentucky also suspended operations for a week; thus, the delivery of the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will record delays.

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This Is Not The First Pause In Chevrolet Production

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This isn't the first time Chevrolet had had to pause production, as they had to halt Camaro production for a full week in April because of the supply chain crisis and a shortage of parts at the Lansing Grand River facility. And this was hardly the first time that Chevy had to stop building its vehicles because of chip shortage and supply chain disruptions. In 2021, General Motors had to temporarily close down six of its US-based plants and eliminate several features from some of its cars.

“It even blamed the shortages for the dip in sales that handed Toyota the top seller of vehicles in the US crown that GM had held for almost a century,” according to The Verge.

In order to overcome delays, General Motors even sought collaborations with chip producers and considered developing its own chips. Additionally, the group’s in-house engineers used 3D printing to get around production problems. As per 3D Natives, General Motors collaborated with GKN Additive Forecast to 3D print the missing parts for 30,000 Chevrolet Tahoe 2022 cars. As a result, GM received 60,000 spoiler closeout seals and could prevent significant delays for the 2022 Tahoe model. But despite the enthusiasm for the project, GM certainly realizes that it takes years and significant financial inputs to produce semiconductor chips, so the plan won't be able to solve the problem immediately.