Carmaker Stellantis to pause production at French factories over battery shortage
The automaker said strong demand for long-range EVs has outpaced battery supply and is also prompting cuts to manage dealer inventories.
- On Tuesday, Stellantis announced it will suspend production at three French factories in October—Sochaux, Rennes, and Mulhouse—citing a shortage of long-range electric vehicle batteries.
- Stellantis has struggled with limited long-range battery supplies from Automotive Cells, prompting the company to adjust production and avoid building up vehicle inventory that does not match customer demand.
- The closures affect the Peugeot 3008, Citroën C5 Aircross, and Peugeot 308 models. Slower demand for certain vehicles has compounded the impact of battery supply constraints.
- Battery supplier Automotive Cells is ramping up production, stating it is "honoring the commitments made to our client Stellantis, with module delivery levels that meet their requirements."
- Across Europe, Stellantis is managing temporary layoffs at the Mirafiori plant in Italy through Oct, citing high energy costs and slower demand for the hybrid Fiat 500 model.
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Formed in 2021 as a result of the merger between the French PSA and the Italian-American Fiat Chrysler, the Stellantis group regroups brands such as Peugeot, Jeep, Maserati, Fiat and Opel. Article Three factories closed in France due to the shortage of batteries appear first in Romania TV.
On Tuesday, Stellantis announced the shutdown of its factories in Sochaux, Rennes, Mulhouse and Poissy for five to fifteen days in October for industrial reasons. These various interruptions in production have aroused the anger of the unions. - Automobile: Stellantis will temporarily stop four French factories next month (Economy).
The Sochaux factory in eastern France, where the Peugeot 3008 and Peugeot 5008 SUVs are manufactured, will be closed from 23 to 30 October.
Stellantis will stop production in three of its factories in France for at least a week, announced the assembler, a movement caused in part by the shortage of batteries for electric vehicles. The Sochaux unit, in the east of France, responsible for the manufacture of sports utilities (SUVs) Peugeot 3008 and Peugeot 5008, will interrupt activities between 23 and 30 October in view of the insufficient supply of long-range batteries, informed the c…
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