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Four Stellantis plants face stoppages as concerns grow over 2027
Four Stellantis factories are facing production stoppages, with Sochaux and Rennes among the French sites affected.
Production at those two plants is due to stop for ten days from October 22 to November 2.
Peugeot and Citroën fear output could fall again in 2027, with possible effects on staffing.
Car sales have declined for three years, leaving factories with more capacity than needed.
A shortage of electric-vehicle batteries is also limiting production at Sochaux, where the supplier ACC has struggled to meet demand.
The Sochaux shutdown is expected to allow the plant to receive 1,000 batteries and resume assembling Peugeot 3008 and 5008 vehicles in early November.
ACC plans to supply 200 batteries a day next month, the amount Sochaux needs to operate at its planned pace.
Stellantis plants in Sochaux and Rennes are due to stop production for ten days from 22 October.
The Sochaux stoppage is scheduled to last until 2 November, after a planned one-week halt was extended by two days.
Citroën and Peugeot are concerned that production could fall again and affect staffing in 2027.
The article cites a declining car market, excess factory capacity and shortages of electric-vehicle batteries.
Sochaux’s director said thousands of orders could not be delivered because of the battery shortage.
- Who
- Stellantis is stopping production at its Sochaux and Rennes sites. Citroën and Peugeot are concerned about production and staffing next year.
- What
- The two sites are due to halt production for ten days.
- When
- From 22 October. Sochaux is scheduled to resume production on 2 November.
- Where
- Sochaux and Rennes, France.
- Why
- The car market has declined and factories have excess capacity. Stellantis also faces a shortage of electric-vehicle batteries.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Stellantis announced a one-week stoppage at Sochaux, later extended by two days.
Sochaux management presented a schedule with no stoppages planned for November and December.
Production stoppages were due to begin at Sochaux and Rennes for ten days.
The Sochaux stoppage was scheduled to end.
- Sochaux stoppage
- 22 October to 2 November
- Rennes and Sochaux
- Two French Stellantis sites named for ten-day stoppages
- Sochaux workforce
- 5,400 employees
- Battery delivery
- Sochaux expects to receive 1,000 batteries during the stoppage
- Daily battery need
- 200 batteries at Sochaux in November
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Thousands of orders cannot be delivered