WoW GoldGeneral Motors Co. said it temporarily stopped the pickup truck plant in Louisiana, because of a shortage of parts caused by the crisis in Japan.
GM said the request was "appropriate" vehicle, and hoped to open the facility as soon as possible, although did not specify a timetable.
"Like all car manufacturers in the world, we will continue to monitor events in the Japanese companies to determine the exact impact of the" GM said in a statement Thursday.
The largest car manufacturer in the United States to build two models of pickup, the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, its assembly plant in Shreveport. The company said its other North American factories are working normally.
The plant closure was a sign of growing pressure on the global auto industry after the earthquake on Friday in Japan. Toyota Motor and Honda Motor Co. have closed factories in Japan next week.
U.S. production is likely to be affected if suppliers raise their Japanese factories and send the pieces in the next ten days, Wolfe Trahan & Co. analyst Tim Denoyer said in a note.
Denoyer stated that the infrastructure issues in Japan, threatened to extend the time these plants are dormant. He said Honda has not yet been in contact with 44 of its 113 suppliers in the affected areas.
Honda could not be reached for comment.
"We need a single vendor to stop an automobile factory, senior vice president Andy Palmer, Nissan, said in an interview with Reuters.Buy World of Warcraft Gold
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