(Updated with precision on Sochaux)
PARIS, June 24 (Reuters) – The halt in production at two Stellantis STLA.MI factories in France is linked to problems with the supply of components from German equipment manufacturer Continental CONG.DE, two sources close to the company have told Reuters. from the car manufacturer.
The Franco-Italian-American group announced on Wednesday the shutdown of its Rennes site (Ille-et-Vilaine) and the extension of the shutdown of its Sochaux site (Doubs), due to a shortage. of semiconductors. nP6N2X900J
In Rennes, the supply problem concerns the NAC device (Connected navigation and car radio) of the Citroën C5 Aircross SUV supplied by Continental, said one of the sources, confirming information from the Tribune.
According to another source close to Stellantis, the suspension of activity in Sochaux is attributable to difficulties in delivering touch screens, also supplied by the German equipment manufacturer and intended this time for the Peugeot 3008 SUV.
The sources were unable to specify where in the supply chain the problem was.
A spokeswoman for the carmaker born from the merger between PSA and FCA declined to comment on specific suppliers and repeated that the current production stoppages at these two French sites were linked to a shortage of semiconductors.
Continental also declined to comment on this information.
(Report Gilles Guillaume, Dominique Vidalon and Jan Schwartz, French version Myriam Rivet, edited by Kate Entringer and Sophie Louet)