MADRID — Renault will prolong partial stoppages at its three meeting crops in Spain to the top of the 12 months due to the worldwide scarcity of microchips.

The corporate plans to halt manufacturing at its plant in Palencia, the place it builds the Kadjar SUV and Megane compact automotive, for as many as 61 days and at its manufacturing unit in Valladolid, the place it makes the Captur SUV, for as much as 40 days, a spokeswoman for Renault Spain mentioned on Tuesday.

The engine plant in Valladolid may stop producing for as many as 17 days over the interval.

Automakers have been compelled to scale back the tempo of manufacturing in current months owing to the chip scarcity, which has left them competing with the patron electronics business for chip deliveries amid world provide disruptions due to the coronavirus disaster.

Renault had already accredited a plan to idle the factories in Spain for as much as about 30 days every between April and July and determined to arrange a brand new plan for the final 4 months of the 12 months because the scarcity continues.

Renault often has capability to construct about 580,000 vehicles a 12 months in Spain.

The automaker’s resolution to sluggish output follows comparable strikes by rivals together with Volkswagen, Toyota and Stellantis.