General Motors has announced that it plans to resume full production of its Buick Lucerne and Cadillac DTS at the company’s Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant on Monday, April 28. The Detroit-Hamtramck plant was forced to go idle on March 31 due to a parts shortage that stemmed from a UAW strike at American Axle.
According to Automotive News, GM had a 111-day supply of the Lucerne but only a 57 day supply of the DTS.
GM is keeping tight-lipped about where it is sourcing the new axles from, but American Axle has been able to supply a limited number of parts from its Mexican operations. The slow trickle of parts allowed GM to re-open the Detroit-Hamtramck operation on April 22, but the plant is currently only running on one shift.
In other GM strike news, the Detroit-based automaker was able to negotiate a two-day reprieve from a possible strike at its Fairfax production facility in Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas City plant produces one of GM’s most important models, the Chevrolet Malibu.
However, a strike is still possible as the UAW and GM don’t see eye-to-eye on some seniority rights and job security issues.
