All General Motors facilities in North America are in operation today. No
major disruptions, due to parts shortages, have been reported. We continue to
monitor the flow of parts and material across the border between the United
States and Canada. The next production update will be posted at 4 p.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 19. For more information about GM’s operations and market outlook, please
see the news release issued at 4 p.m. on September 17, 2001.
Affected facilities (this only includes assembly facilities where employees
have been sent home)
Date
Facility
Production
Employees affected
Notes
Products
Stopped
Resumed
Hourly
Salary
9/11
Linden, N.J.
9/11
9/12
2,193
186
Halted due to
proximity to terrorist attack on N.Y.
Chevrolet Blazer,
GMC Jimmy; Chevrolet Sonoma pickup, GMC S-10 pickup
9/11
Wilmington, Del.
9/11
9/12
1,710
168
Halted as part of
cooperation with state of Delaware
Saturn LS/LW
9/11
Baltimore, Md.
9/11
9/12
1,184
146
Maryland state of
emergency
Chevrolet Astro,
GMC Safari vans
9/12
Oshawa, Ontario,
truck plant
Day 9/12
Second shift, 9/12
1,050 on day shift
None
Parts shortage,
loss of 4 hours production
Chevrolet
Silverado, GMC Sierra pickups
9/12
Janesville, Wisc.
Day shift sent home
early 9/12
Second shift, 9/12
1,475 on day shift
None
Parts shortage,
loss of 2 hours production
Chevrolet Tahoe and
Suburban, GMC Yukon and Yukon XL
9/13
Janesville, Wisc.
Day shift sent home
early 9/13
Second shift, 9/13
1,475 on day shift
None
Parts shortage,
loss of 5 hours production
Chevrolet Tahoe and
Suburban, GMC Yukon and Yukon XL
9/13
Pontiac East, Mich.
Day shift sent home
early 9/13
Second shift, 9/13
1,2,00 on day shift
None
Parts shortage,
loss of 3 hours production
Chevrolet
Silverado, GMC Sierra pickups
9/13
Flint truck
Day shift sent home
early 9/13
Afternoon shift 9/13
1,200 on day shift
None
Parts shortage,
loss 1.5 hours
Chevrolet
Silverado, GMC Sierra HD pickups, crew cabs
9/13-9/14
Oshawa 2, Ontario,
car plant
Afternoon shift sent
home early 9/13; Day shift cancelled 9/14
Afternoon shift 9/14
1,050 on each shift
None
Parts shortage,
loss of 4 hours production on afternoon shift, 8 hours on day shift
Buick Century and
Regal
9/14
Oshawa, Ontario,
truck plant
Night shift sent
home early 9/14
Day shift, 9/14
1,050 on night shift
None
Parts shortage,
loss of 2.5 hours production
Chevrolet
Silverado, GMC Sierra pickups
9/14
All U.S. operations
Day shift sent home
at 11:30 a.m. (half shift); afternoon shift sent home at dinner (half shift)
Day shift, 9/17
Various
None
U.S. operations
operated on half shifts as part of National Day of Prayer and Remembrance;
Canadian operations observed 3 minutes of silence on 9/14, but did not cease
operations
