HALT! GM Stops Some U.S. Production Due to the Earthquakes In Japan

Models affected by GM's temporary halt in production, from left to right: Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac XTS, Buick Regal, GMC Acadia, Chevrolet Camaro, Cadillac XT5, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Impala, and the Chevrolet Malibu

Weather will always throw curve balls at us. And few other natural events can be more devastating to human life and a routine process than a hurricane or an earthquake. General Motors is feeling the effects of the latter, as serious earthquakes ravaged parts of Japan recently. As a result, GM has been forced to halt production for two weeks at some of its plants in the United States due to supply chain issues. The temporary halt in production is not expected to affect the company's financial results or full-year production plans. This is a much better situation than Toyota is in, as they are expected to lose up to $277 million this quarter due to production halts and factory damage caused by the earthquakes.

Here are the GM facilities that will be affected by production halt starting next week:

• Spring Hill, Tennessee
• Lordstown, Ohio
• Fairfax, Kansas,
• Oshawa, Ontario (Canada)

Here are the models that will be affected:

• Buick LaCrosse & Regal
• Cadillac XT5 & XTS
• Chevrolet Camaro Coupe & Convertible
• Chevrolet Cruze, Impala, & Malibu
• GMC Acadia

In addition to GM and Toyota, several Japanese parts suppliers, Nissan, and Honda were all forced to stop production of vehicles due to last week's earthquakes. Nissan has since resumed production of their halted models.

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