PARIS — Manufacturing at Renault and Stellantis automotive vegetation in France will resume in a extra regular method than on the finish of August final 12 months, when chip shortages led to a collection of manufacturing halts, spokespersons for each firms mentioned.
A Renault spokeswoman mentioned the automaker expects manufacturing to renew usually in September after the summer time break.
A spokeswoman for Stellantis, which owns the Peugeot and Citroen French manufacturers, mentioned: “Our French manufacturing websites have resumed enterprise effectively after the summer time break.”
Nevertheless, the semiconductor scarcity nonetheless requires each day monitoring, the spokeswoman mentioned.
In July, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares was cautious in regards to the semiconductor scarcity that has affected the auto business, saying manufacturing won’t hit pre-pandemic ranges earlier than the top of 2023.