"We have experienced unexpected delays in the ramp because our automation equipment supplier has been struggling with delivery issues that are constraining module assembly capacity," Barra said during the company'sGM produced 50,000 EVs through the first half of this year for North America, in line with internal targets but far slower than many expected.
Barra, a former plant manager and auto engineer, said she has been "disappointed" with the unnamed supplier and that she has personally been involved with problem solving and updating the automated lines. She said GM was "surprised" how little progress the supplier had made. The automaker expects significant improvements in production through the end of this year, Barra said, with constraints "primarily" being behind the company by then, if not sooner.
"We've already seen a lot of improvement from, I'll say, you know, the last four to six weeks; we're going to continue on that path," Barra said. Despite the holdup with the battery modules, which house the vehicles' battery cells, Barra said the company still plans to produce 100,000 vehicles in North America during the second half of this year, leading to 400,000 cumulative vehicles produced by mid-2024.
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