Production of the Chevy Blazer crossover has restarted at the GM Ramos Arizpe production facility in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico.
Chevy Blazer production was originally scheduled to resume October 4th, 2021. However, as a result of delays incurred by the ongoing global microchip shortage, the Chevy Blazer production restart date was delayed.
To note, the 2022 Chevy Blazer introduces only a few small changes and updates over the preceding 2021 model year. Among these is the addition of two new exterior colors, namely Nitro Yellow Metallic (paint code GCP), and Blue Glow Metallic (paint code GHT). Additionally, a few LPO-level options were also deleted.
The GM Ramos Arizpe production facility was originally idled in August due to the ongoing microchip shortage. The facility is also responsible for production of the Chevy Equinox crossover. However, production the Equinox is currently offline, and is not expected to resume until November 22nd as the microchip shortage drags on.
In order to soften the blow of the shortage, General Motors has prioritized production of its most popular and profitable models, namely its full-size SUVs and trucks. Several other GM production facilities have been forced to idle this year in the face of dwindling chip supplies, many of which are still offline.
A few of the GM models and production facilities that are still offline include production of the Chevy Malibu at the GM Fairfax Assembly facility in Kansas, the Chevy Equinox at the GM Ingersoll/CAMI facility in Canada, the Chevy Onix and GMC Terrain at the San Luis Potosi facility in Mexico, and the Cadillac XT5, Cadillac XT6, and GMC Acadia at the GM Spring Hill facility in Tennessee.
For the moment, global microchip supplies are expected to bounce back in a significant way over the coming months. However, the available volume will remain significantly lower than what is in demand by the auto industry, as outlined previously by GM President Mark Reuss.
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It’s about time this line started production. I’ve been waiting for a Blazer since March of this year. Hopefully I will get my vehicle this calendar year.
Hopefully the delay will come to an end soon looking to order a new vehicle but have to wait since this on going chip issue is taking a long time to resolve start up date seem to be postponed further as the days go by I’m thinking the start of the calendar year where we going to see light at the end of the tunnel and hopefully dealers will have some inventory
We have had a 2021 Blazer RS reserved since early August and it still sits unfinished under a cactus somewhere in the hot Mexican sun.
That’s what you get. Should of got something made in the states.
Because it would have been so much better for the vehicle to sit unfinished in a stadium parking lot, abandoned mall parking lot, or rail yard somewhere in the United States?
The bigger issue here is that GM has assembled, unfinished product just sitting. These are 2021MY vehicles that will be finished after the 2022MY vehicles have already started production. Hopefully the people that ordered and waited for these vehicles will receive an appropriate discount for not only waiting but also basically taking delivery of “new old” inventory.
Nope it’s just the fact it was made here and not Mexico. Im sorry I didn’t realize you were that stupid that you didn’t understand what I was saying the first time. Hope this time you get it.
Or the grassy field that is unpaved outside of Morris which is about the only place left that they can put the unfinished Michigan vehicles until the chips arrive.
I may decide to order a 22 if the incentives aren’t good enough on the old/new one I have reserved.
no 2022 traverses in US ,WHY???
Putting Mexicans back to work.
Unfortunately many Americans that bailed gM from bankruptcy are out of work.
FU Mary
I ordered my 2022 Blazer early June of 2021. It is now Feb 26th 2022 and the dealership hasn’t contacted me AT ALL about the delays. I ended up buying a Lexus RX 350 instead but I will wait until my Blazer arrives to tell them to shove it!!