Automakers slashed production as Canadian truckers obstruct deliveries across the pivotal border bridge
Key takeaways:
- The siege is now joining its fourth day on the Ambassador Bridge, accounting for a quarter of goods sold between the U.S. and Canada.
- Due to a shortage of parts, General Motors, Ford Motor, and Toyota Motor have been moved to slash production at some factories in the U.S. and Canada this week.
- According to media secretary Jen Psaki, the White House stated it was observing the situation “very closely,” press secretary Jen Psaki.
Due to vaccine mandate order, productions are slashed:
Canadian truck drivers thwarting the nation’s most active border bridge between the U.S. and Canada in a rally of that nation’s Covid-19 vaccine order are now disrupting North American manufacturing, mainly among automakers.
General Motors, Ford Motor, Toyota Motor, and Stellantis have been pushed to slash production at some manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada this week due to a shortage of parts induced by the delivery uncertainties.
The White House on Wednesday stated it was observing the issue “very closely.”
Government officials have alerted that if the so-called Freedom Convoy siege is prolonged, it could decline supply chain issues, not just for the automotive industry but also for the medical and agriculture sectors.
The blocking is joining its fourth day on the Ambassador Bridge, connecting Detroit, Mich., and Windsor, Ontario. The course accounts for a quarter of goods dealt between the U.S. and Canada.
“The blocking poses a threat to supply chains for the auto industry because the bridge is a critical line for motor vehicles components and parts,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki informed journalists at a briefing Wednesday. “We’re also following potential troubles to the U.S.
agricultural exports from Michigan into Canada.”
Psaki told the White House is in intimate contact with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, U.S.