[Baika Auto·Auto Industry Information] Recently, according to foreign media reports, two Renault-Nissan plants in Barcelona have officially shut down on March 13 due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic. The main reason for the shutdown was a shortage of tire supply, and its tire supplier factories were located in areas where the epidemic was severe. In addition, the SEAT plant under the Volkswagen Group has also announced the suspension of production, which is expected to last for several weeks.
The relevant person in charge of Nissan said that the shutdown may last at least until March 16. Nissan’s Barcelona plant has about 3,000 employees. This is the first time that Nissan has stopped production outside of China due to the impact of the epidemic. The plant mainly produces electric trucks and pickup Navarre models. At the same time, Nissan's domestic factories in Japan have continued to reduce production due to the shortage of spare parts.
Renault’s plant in northern Spain will be suspended for two days starting on March 16, due to a shortage of parts. Renault has a total of about 6,000 employees in its Spanish plant. A Renault spokesperson said on March 12 that there was no problem, but then Renault said that it had to suspend production because of the spread of the parts supply chain in northern Spain. And was severely impacted.
Spain is most affected by SEAT's main production base near Barcelona. Beginning on March 16, the approximately 7,000 employees at the production base will all start to suspend work for an undetermined duration. A union leader of SEAT Automobile revealed to the media that the shutdown may last as long as six weeks. A spokesperson for
said that the duration of the shutdown will be adjusted according to changes in the development of the domestic epidemic in Spain. At present, Spain has become one of the countries with the most severe outbreak of the new coronavirus in Europe. The Prime Minister of Spain declared a 15-day national emergency on March 13th. People across the country are prohibited from leaving their homes except for certain circumstances such as work, medical treatment or purchase of daily necessities.
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