The production restart date for the Chevy Blazer crossover has been pushed back to October 15th.
General Motors previously said production of the Chevy Blazer would come back online at its Ramos Arizpe assembly facility in Mexico on October 4th, 2021. The global semiconductor shortage has now forced the automaker to push the restart date back once again, however, with the plant now expected to come back online on October 15th.
The GM Ramos Arizpe plant has been offline since August 23rd, when GM was forced to close the facility due to a shortage of chips. The automaker prioritizes its chip supply for plants that build its full-size trucks and SUVs, as these are its most popular and profitable products.
Meanwhile, other GM assembly plants that were previously idled have either already come back online or are set to return to work in the near future. The automaker’s Lansing Grand River Assembly plant will come back online fully on Monday, October 4th, restarting full line production of the Cadillac CT4 and Cadillac CT5 luxury sedans. Production of the Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon at the GM Wentzville Assembly plant also returned this week, while production of the Cadillac XT4 crossover returned at GM Fairfax Assembly last Monday.
Speaking at a Detroit Regional Chamber conference in Michigan this week, GM President Mark Reuss said he expects the chip shortage to stabilize in the near future, but it will be a while before supply returns to normal levels.
“We’re going to see a stabilization to some extent before we see getting the volume we really need,” Reuss said.
GM applied very minor changes to the 2022 Chevy Blazer, including the addition of two new exterior colors: Nitro Yellow Metallic (paint code GCP) and Blue Glow Metallic (paint code GHT). The crossover will also ditch some dealer-installed/LPO level options from its order book for 2022.
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With the production line for the Blazer being delayed/pushed back, how does that affect orders that are supposedly completed except for the micro chips? I ordered a 2021 blazer back in April. The only update that I ever get from the dealership is that it is built, but is listed as MP (missing parts). The most recent updates that I am getting from the dealership are that there are no updates. Maybe I am missing something, but it seems odd that after 5 months of waiting, no one knows anything about when I can anticipate receiving my Blazer.
I ordered a 2022 blazer around 14 September told by the dealer it would be 6 to 8 weeks I know the story is he has no idea been trying to get an answer if your production line is even running from General Motors and they won’t return my emails calls and messages I’ll guarantee I will not wait five months for this vehicle.
My husband and I ordered a 2022 Blazer RS in September and were told most likely end of November for production. I had our dealership look into it yesterday and production of the RS models hasn’t even started yet. It is uncertain when it will. I’m thinking will be spring when we get it, if we’re lucky.