GM pulls model because of chip shortage

Stefan Mileschin · 17th March 2021, 08:26

Fuel management becomes a casualty

General Motors said that due to the global semiconductor chip shortage the US automaker is building certain 2021 light-duty full-size pickup trucks without a fuel management module.

The move will hurt those truck's fuel economy performance because those models, equipped with the 5.3-litre EcoTec3 V8 engine with both six-speed and eight-speed automatic transmission, will have lower fuel economy by one mile per gallon.

GM spokeswoman Michelle Malcho said all trucks were still being built, something GM has repeatedly stressed it would try to protect as pickups are among GM's most profitable models.

https://fudzilla.com/news/automotive...-chip-shortage

17th March 2021, 08:26	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,964	GM pulls model because of chip shortage Fuel management becomes a casualty General Motors said that due to the global semiconductor chip shortage the US automaker is building certain 2021 light-duty full-size pickup trucks without a fuel management module. The move will hurt those truck's fuel economy performance because those models, equipped with the 5.3-litre EcoTec3 V8 engine with both six-speed and eight-speed automatic transmission, will have lower fuel economy by one mile per gallon. GM spokeswoman Michelle Malcho said all trucks were still being built, something GM has repeatedly stressed it would try to protect as pickups are among GM's most profitable models. https://fudzilla.com/news/automotive...-chip-shortage

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