(Bloomberg) — General Motors Co. said it would extend downtime at its Chevy Bolt electric-vehicle plant in Lake Orion, Michigan, by two weeks as it continues investigating the source of battery fires in the vehicle.
- Bolt plant has been idled since Aug. 23; extension will include the weeks of Sept. 13 and Sept. 20
- We “continue to work with our supplier to update manufacturing processes,” GM says in emailed statement
- MORE: GM’s Chevy Bolt Battery Fires Open $1 Billion Rift With LG
- GM says all its North American full-size truck and SUV plants will return to full production next week after semiconductor shortages triggered downtime
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