The work stoppages are temporary—and for two very different reasons.
shows that battery-electric vehicles are only responsible for 25 fires per 100,000 sales, as compared to 1530 fires per 100,000 internal-combustion vehicles. Still, fires from EVs are often more difficult to extinguish thanks to the burning temperature of lithium-ion batteries.
While Ford grapples with a potentially costly return to production, GM's shutdown may actually pay off over time, according toExecutive Analyst Michelle Krebs. She said maintaining profitability is GM's main focus, and that shutting down a plant is a highly strategic move to keep profits rolling in. Pickup trucks are popular and relatively expensive, meaning GM would rather shut down production than offer discounts or incentives on excess inventory."That means keeping prices up by not flooding the market with product and then discounting. Less discounting also means better residual values," Krebs said in an email to."In contrast, Stellantis has high inventory but seems to be focused on incentives to go after volume and market share.
However, GM is not the only domestic manufacturer capable of doing limited-production shutdowns, Krebs said. Ford and
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