GM, Toyota and several tier automotive suppliers are amongst those companies affected by the impact of several tornadoes that devastated the US Midwest and southern regions over the weekend (December 10-11).

The tornadoes caused widespread destruction and fatalities now estimated to be above 100 across six states. The states of Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee were all affected to a greater or lesser degree. President Biden has declared Kentucky “a major federal disaster”.

As companies assess the full extent of the damage, GM’s plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, which makes the Chevrolet Corvette, has had to cut production for the week because of fire damage the plant sustained as result of being hit by one tornado.