MILAN — Manufacturing at Stellantis’s Sevel plant in Italy, which makes gentle industrial automobiles for Fiat, Peugeot and Citroen, will probably be halted as a consequence of a scarcity of chips.
With a each day manufacturing of about 1,200 vans, the manufacturing facility is the biggest van meeting facility in Europe.
The plant employs about 6,500 folks and produces the Fiat Ducato, Peugeot Boxer and Citroen Jumper/Relay vans.
“I can affirm manufacturing on the Sevel plant will probably be suspended subsequent week as a consequence of a scarcity of chips from a provider,” a Stellantis spokesman stated on Friday.
Earlier, nationwide union Fiom-Cgil stated the automaker’s Pomigliano web site in Italy had been anticipated to restart manufacturing however remained halted.
The union stated it had been informed that the worldwide digital element scarcity was about to impression different vegetation of the Stellantis group in addition to Pomigliano, beginning with Sevel.
“It’s clear the results of this provide scarcity might impression staff in all the opposite meeting vegetation corresponding to Melfi,” the union stated.
In July, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares warned the semiconductor scarcity might drag into subsequent yr.