Superior Industries International, which manufactures tens of thousands of wheels each week for General Motors vehicles, has not been affected by the strike against the American car giant – yet, the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
Superior received its usual order from GM on Monday, even as United Auto Workers launched a nationwide strike.
“We won’t see much of anything until midweek,” Superior executive Bud Fanelli said of possible changes to GM’s demand for wheels.
Like Superior, GM dealerships don’t expect to be affected by the strike unless it lasts more than a few days because the automaker stockpiled its inventory.
If there is a model shortage, it likely would be the GMC Acadia, Buick Enclave and Saturn Outlook – all popular crossover vehicles, said Tom Libby, senior director of industry analysis for J.D. Power and Associates, based in Westlake Village.
“If there’s an interruption of a significant period of time of those models the supply will dry up,” Libby said. “Sales will go down, but they will also lose momentum.”
