Winter weather forces temporary idling of U.S. auto plants

Texas snow — Workers clear snow from a parking lot in Midland, Texas, on Monday. Blackouts triggered by frigid weather have spread to more than 4 million homes and businesses across the central U.S. and extended into Mexico in a deepening energy crisis that's already crippled the Texas power grid. (Matthew Busch\/Bloomberg)

February 16, 2021 06:30 PM

Widespread and severe winter weather in the U.S. has caused several automakers to press pause on production this week.

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