is starting at three plants that produce a range of popular SUVs, pickup trucks and vans important to the automakers' bottom lines.
A lengthy strike of four weeks or more could impact production and ultimately delay the goal of the Big Three automakers — General Motors, Ford and Stellantis — to ramp up production of electric vehicles, Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives said in a Friday research report. to three plants: A Ford assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan; a GM assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri; and a Stellantis assembly complex in Toledo, Ohio.
"This is going to have an impact, especially when you look at the demand of these vehicles," GM CEO Mary Barra told CBS News on Friday."We have some in the field and we're going to continue to work to meet customer needs, but this has an impact."This Missouri plant focuses on mid-size trucks and full-size van models and employs 4,100 workers.