Due to the shortage of microchips, Stellantis plans to halt production at five of its factories in North America starting next week and “Until early or mid-April”, announced Friday March 26 the automotive group born from the marriage of PSA and Fiat Chrysler (FCA).
The plants concerned are those in Belvidere in Illinois and Warren in Michigan, in the United States, in Brampton and Windsor in Ontario, in Canada, as well as in Toluca in Mexico. They manufacture models of Ram 1500 pickup cars, Jeep Compass and Cherokee, as well as various models of Chrysler and Dodge.
“Stellantis continues to work closely with [ses] suppliers to mitigate the impacts on production caused by the various supply chain issues facing the sector ”, she stressed.
A shortage of electronic components and plastics
A shortage of electronic components in Asia is currently forcing automakers to slow down at their factories around the world. The American groups General Motors and Ford had announced in early February the closure of several sites in North America.
The cold snap that gripped the United States in February also caused a shortage of certain plastics, including hard plastics used for dashboards, for example.
Japanese automaker Toyota stressed last week that it was okay “Affect production” at its factories in Kentucky and West Virginia, the United States, and Mexico.