After GM shuttered all however 4 of its crops on account of the continued international chip scarcity, the American automaker needed to halt manufacturing at its Orion meeting plant, the place its uncannily flammable Bolt EVs are constructed, on account of the automobile battery recall. The Orion shutdown was solely alleged to final till September twenty fourth, to offer GM time to correctly tackle its battery points, nonetheless, on Thursday, GM prolonged that shut down till no less than the center of October.

The firm has not clarified when precisely Bolt EV manufacturing would possibly restart however GM assured the general public that gross sales is not going to resume till it has totally investigated and rectified the problem. Per Reuters, GM will proceed “to work with our supplier to update manufacturing processes” till it’s happy with the battery’s efficiency and security. There additionally nonetheless no phrase on when the six manufacturing crops that GM shut down because of the chip scarcity will reactivate. These collective shutdowns have adversely impacted manufacturing of the Chevrolet Traverse, Equinox, Blazer, the Buick Enclave, and the GMC Terrain.