GM to build some pickups, SUVs without start-stop feature

The GMC Yukon is among the vehicles that will not offer the stop-start function during the remainder of the chip crisis.

June 08, 2021 05:55 PM

DETROIT -- General Motors will build some 2021 full-size pickups and SUVs without the automatic stop-start fuel-saving feature because of the global microchip shortage, the automaker said Tuesday.

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