59 layoffs at GM Tonawanda plant

Not sure if this was in the Japan thread but I didn’t find anything in a search for Tonawanda.

General Motors today stopped production at the Tonawanda plant in Buffalo, N.Y., that makes engines for the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups. Assembly of the pickups was halted last week in Shreveport, La., because of a shortage of parts.
GM says it doesn’t know when work will resume at either plant. GM spokeswoman Kim Carpenter told the Associated Press that the layoff affects 59 of the 623 workers at the Tonawanda plant.
The shutdown is the latest sign that the problems in Japan can extend beyond Japanese automakers because of parts suppliers. Also last week, GM Europe said it is slowing production of some Opel products and closing a plant in Spain to conserve parts.

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Yeah I posted it yesterday in the “GM shutting down plants due to Japan” thread. I shows just how interconnected the world is.