GM halts vehicle production at two US plants due to Hurricane Helene

General Motors has temporarily halted production of trucks and SUVs at two assembly plants in Texas and Michigan due to the impact on its suppliers from Hurricane Helene, the automaker said Friday.

The Detroit-based automaker said production at Flint Assembly and Arlington Assembly for all shifts was canceled Thursday and Friday due to the hurricane’s impact on suppliers.

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“We are working with these suppliers to resume operations as quickly and safely as possible for their employees and communities as we try to minimize the impact on our plants,” GM said in a statement.

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GM builds the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade at its plant in Arlington, Texas, and the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra at its Flint assembly plant.

(Reporting by Shetti in Bengaluru and Shepardson in Washington; Editing by Leroy Leo and Chizu Nomiyama)