For GM, the non permanent plant closures vary from every week or two to a number of further weeks for crops which have already been idled because of the components disruption. GM additionally will restart manufacturing Monday of midsize pickups after a two-week shutdown because of the scarcity at a plant in Missouri.

Ford’s up to date plans embrace further downtime at two crops in Illinois and Missouri by way of subsequent week and quickly shuttering its Flat Rock Meeting plant in Michigan for every week starting Monday. Impacted automobiles embrace the Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator SUVs, Ford Mustang and Transit van.

Consulting agency AlixPartners estimates the chip scarcity will reduce $60.6 billion in income from the worldwide automotive {industry} this yr.

Ford had already introduced manufacturing cuts at six crops final week, together with amenities that make its well-liked F-150 pickup in Michigan by way of subsequent week.

The corporate additionally beforehand canceled extra time shifts at its Chicago Meeting plant that produces SUVs and Kansas Metropolis Meeting plant for van manufacturing, however it hadn’t shutdown manufacturing utterly. It mentioned Thursday that it’ll additionally reduce the manufacturing schedule at its Ohio Meeting Plant the place it builds giant vans and chassis cabs.

Ford beforehand mentioned it anticipated the scarcity might decrease its earnings by $1 billion to $2.5 billion in 2021. With out releasing any new steerage, the corporate mentioned it “will present an replace on the monetary influence of the semiconductor scarcity” when it experiences its first quarter earnings on April 28.

“The Ford crew continues to work to search out options to the industry-wide world semiconductor scarcity,” the corporate mentioned in an emailed assertion. “For example, we’re planning to function extra U.S. meeting crops throughout extra weeks this summer time than we now have in additional than 15 years so we will construct our must-have automobiles for sellers and prospects.”

GM mentioned the price of the closures have been factored into the corporate’s earnings forecast for the yr, in keeping with GM. The automaker expects the issue will scale back its working revenue by $1.5 billion to $2 billion this yr.

“We proceed to work intently with our provide base to search out options for our suppliers’ semiconductor necessities and to mitigate influence on GM,” GM mentioned in an emailed assertion. “Our intent is to make up as a lot manufacturing misplaced at these crops as doable.”

GM’s plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee will shut starting Saturday by way of April 23, in keeping with a message from the United Auto Employees union to staff obtained by CNBC. The plant builds the GMC Acadia and Cadillac XT5 and XT6 crossovers. GM confirmed the shutdown.

Along with that, GM mentioned one other crossover plant that produces the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave close to Lansing, Michigan will likely be idled the week of April 19 and manufacturing of the Chevrolet Blazer at a plant in Mexico may also be canceled that week.

GM is also extending downtime at crops in Kansas and Canada that produce vehicles and crossovers by way of mid-Could. They produce the Chevrolet Malibu sedan and Equinox and Cadillac XT4 crossover. One other plant in Lansing that produces the Chevrolet Camaro and Cadillac CT4 and CT5 additionally had its downtime prolonged by two weeks to the primary week of Could.

For months, GM and Ford have been prioritizing meeting of high-margin automobiles similar to full-size pickups by chopping manufacturing of vehicles and crossovers. The businesses are even partially constructing pickups to finish and ship at a later date.

GM was pressured to chop manufacturing of the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickups for 2 weeks. Manufacturing of the smaller vans is scheduled to restart Monday, in keeping with GM.

GM mentioned it expects to earn $10 billion to $11 billion, or $4.50 to $5.25 per share, in adjusted pretax income this yr. It tasks adjusted free money circulation of $1 billion to $2 billion for its automotive division in 2021. The forecasts issue within the potential influence of the chip scarcity, together with successful of $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion to its free money circulation.

GM CFO Paul Jacobson mentioned final week he was “more and more assured” the automaker would hit its earnings targets for the yr regardless of the plant closures.