Volkswagen's Skoda Halts Production for Fortnight Amid Supply Crunch
October 18 2021 - 8:20AM
Dow Jones News
By Cristina Roca
Skoda Auto has suspended almost all production at its Czech
plants for the next two weeks as it feels the strain from a global
semiconductor shortage, it said Monday.
"Skoda Auto is currently facing a great shortage of critical
parts, which in recent weeks has been forcing us to significantly
reduce production volumes," Tomas Kotera, head of corporate and
internal communication, told Dow Jones Newswires.
The company expects semiconductor deliveries to gradually
stabilize in the second half of next year, he said.
The Czech auto brand, which is part of Volkswagen AG, will keep
just one production line running at its Kvasiny plant, and will
concentrate on finishing about 10,000 work-in-progress vehicles. As
a result, these will be delivered more quickly than expected.
At 1149 GMT, shares in Volkswagen were down 2.5% at
EUR193.76.
Write to Cristina Roca at cristina.roca@wsj.com
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