GM Combats Semiconductor Chip Shortage

As many of you are aware by now there is a semiconductor chip shortage for the entire automotive industry. To help get new vehicles out to their consumers, manufacturers are looking into multiple options on how to use the chips they do have most effectively.

General Motors has come up with a temporary workaround for the current semiconductor chip shortage.   They’ve decided to “delay equipping” their vehicles with some of their standard or optional features in an effort to conserve chips. These features are front heated/ventilated seats, front heated seats, or rear heated seats.

Once chips are readily available again, we (the dealers) will be able to retrofit these features back into your vehicle. There will be no cost to the consumer to get the features retrofitted. GM is hoping they will have the parts available to retrofit these feature by the middle of 2022. GM will also be applying a $50 credit to all vehicles purchased that will need this process done.  So GM is guaranteeing that customers will eventually get to make use of the missing features, but during the meantime they will be reimbursed (with the $50 credit) for the time they spend driving their new Chevrolet or new GMC without those features.

Some vehicles will still be equipped with the switches/buttons for these features and may light up as intended, but they will not work. Other vehicles will have the switches/buttons not installed.

As we are provided a more accurate timeline and other information we’ll make sure to keep you informed with any necessary details.

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