For example, in 2021, the assembly lines of Stellantis enterprises will produce 1.4 million fewer cars than planned. In the first quarter, production has already fallen by 11%, and in the near future the situation will definitely not improve.
Last month, Stellantis closed the Opel plant in German Eisenach until the end of the year. Also, during the summer months, production was suspended at several enterprises in France and the USA.
Stellantis's largest plant in Italy, Melfi, will operate only 6 days in October. Interestingly, the neighboring assembly site in Turin, where the Fiat 500 electric car is produced, on the contrary, suffered minimally from the shortage.
There are many reasons for interruptions in the supply of microchips. These are not only lockdowns, but also the redistribution of orders for processors due to a sharp increase in demand for gadgets, and the unexpectedly rapid recovery of the car market, as well as the closure of the STMicroelectronics plant in Malaysia. In addition, the October fire at the Japanese plant Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corp also contributed, disrupting many supplies.
