- The production stop impacts two factories in France and one in the UK.
- Vehicles produced at the three sites include the DS 3, Peugeot Expert, Citroen Jumper, and Opel Vivaro.
- Stellantis also faces the possibility of having to pause some U.S. production.
Stellantis has been forced to halt production at three of its plants in Europe due to a strike at a plant operated by MA France, a supplier of stamped metal parts.
Employees at the MA France factory are concerned about plans to move production to Poland. It currently operates out of a site used by PSA up until 2014. In a statement, a Stellantis spokesperson revealed it had been forced to pause operations at two of its Poissy and Hordain factories in France and a British facility in Luton, UK.
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“Three sites have seen a production halt since the start of the week,” the spokesperson told Reuters.
Stellantis hopes it will be able to resume production soon with discussions already underway at the MA France factory. The carmaker’s Poissy factory produces the DS 3 and Opel Mokka while the Hordain site builds commercial vehicles including the Peugeot Expert, Citroen Jump, and Opel Vivaro. Stellantis also builds commercial vehicles at its Luton site and starting next year, it will produce medium-size electric vans for Vauxhall, Citroen, Peugeot, and Fiat Professional.
This isn’t the only spot of production bother Stellantis has found itself in. Earlier this week, it was revealed that the company will have to keep paying a supplier of gears and pinions for the brand’s transmissions called MacLean-Fogg for shipments despite a price dispute. If it doesn’t pay up, MacLean-Fogg can stop supplying parts and Stellantis could be forced to shut down its plants in Kokomo, Indiana.
Stellantis agreed to pay MacLean-Fogg $1.4 million under protest in March after the supplier shut down the transmission plants by withholding parts. An attorney for the supplier recently revealed this payment was never made and instead, Stellantis sued the supplier.
