A computer worm temporarily halted production at 13 of DaimlerChrysler AG's U.S. plants this week, but the company says the damage was minimal and it expects to make up the lost production.
General Motors Corp. also had some minor disruptions because of the worm but didn't stop production, spokesman Dan Jankowski said.
The worm was released by hackers and affected Windows 2000 operating systems. It slowed Internet connections and blocked e-mails nationwide.
The worm forced Chrysler to stop work on Tuesday at plants in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Delaware and Missouri, company spokesman David Elshoff said. The work stoppage ranged from 5 to 50 minutes.
Elshoff said Chrysler's technology staff spotted the worm and quickly patched the companies' computers.
Jankowski said GM took action quickly and suffered only minor disruptions.
Ford Motor Co. also said the impact was minimal, but wouldn't say whether it affected production. Spokeswoman Valerie Rosnick said Ford typically doesn't comment on production for safety reasons.
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