Jaguar Land Rover shuts UK plants because of chips shortage
23 April, 2021
Output at two of Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) British car factories will be temporarily halted from Monday, because of Covid-19 supply chain disruption, including too little semiconductors, the firm said on Thursday.
"We've adjusted production schedules for several vehicles which ensures that our Castle Bromwich and Halewood manufacturing plants will be operating a limited period of non-production from Monday, April 26," the Tata Motors-owned company said.
The Covid-19 pandemic has driven up demand for semiconductor chips for use in electronics like computers, as people worked from home, and suppliers are struggling to regulate, hitting output at many car makers. Trade flows are also affected.
On Wednesday, Stellantis said it could replace digital speedometers with an increase of old-fashioned analogue ones in one of its Peugeot models, as the fallout continues.
Renault's finance chief said on Thursday that car production fell by thousands of vehicles in the first quarter because of this of the shortage.
Output at JLR's third British car factory in Solihull, central England, will continue, the business said.
"We will work closely with damaged suppliers to resolve the issues and minimise the impact on customer orders whenever we can."
Source: www.thenationalnews.com
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