GM announced on the website, starting March 21, Shreveport plant will production halt, all other plants in North America still function normally enough to meet the needs of customers.
GM must stopped production because of earthquake in Japan earlier than expected. Tracy Handler, an analyst at IHS Automotive said, could take 4 to 6 weeks for the supply chain from Japan back to normal.
Before this information, shares of GM fell 34 cents immediately, $ 31.44 on the New York stock market.
According to Handler, "GM may soon suspend production in Shreveport to re-orient production". GM declined to say which parts are supplied from Japan are missing.
In an interview at company offices Chrysler, Dan Knott, vice president in charge of supplies said, last week production remains normal, but according to new reports received a few places in danger of producing stalled due to lack of spare parts from Japan.
