GM Suspends Production at Key Plants Due to Hurricane Helene

General Motors halts operations at Michigan and Texas facilities as supplier disruptions from Hurricane Helene persist.

GM has temporarily stopped production at its Flint, Michigan, and Arlington, Texas, plants, which produce highly profitable trucks and SUVs.
The shutdowns on Thursday and Friday are attributed to supply chain disruptions caused by Hurricane Helene's impact on suppliers.
The hurricane has resulted in significant devastation across parts of the southeastern United States, with at least 215 fatalities reported.
GM is working closely with affected suppliers to resume operations quickly, but no timeline for restarting production has been provided.
This disruption highlights the vulnerability of just-in-time manufacturing systems to extreme weather events, prompting calls for increased climate resilience in the industry.