Stellantis chip shortage disrupts Fiat output in Italy, may last through December
- Carmaker Stellantis announced on Monday that a shortage of an electronic component is disrupting Fiat production in Italy, with disruptions potentially continuing through December.
- The missing component is used in an engine control unit, the computer managing a vehicle's engine, causing "significant" disruption to Fiat production.
- Potential production halts in November and December could affect the Pomigliano plant, where the Fiat Pandina is built, and the Termoli facility assembling the N3 GSE engine used in both the Pandina and Fiat 500.
- Mirafiori in Turin is currently undergoing a three-week production halt that started in mid-October due to a separate component shortage; unions cited weak demand for the Fiat 500 as a contributing factor.
- European carmakers continue facing wider semiconductor supply problems; Stellantis has not identified the supplier responsible or confirmed whether the shortage connects to the Nexperia dispute that affected the industry last year.
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MULTINATIONAL car giant Stellantis has reported "significant disruptions" in the production of certain Fiat models in Italy due to a shortage of a key electronic component for the engine control unit, warning that the problems could last until the end of the year.
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TerraThe stellantis assembler informed on Monday (2) that the shortage of an electronic component used in the engine control unit was causing a significant interruption in the production of some Fiat models in Italy, and that this situation could extend for November and December. The shortage of a supplier chip affected the sales of October, especially of the compact car Fiat Pandina, one of the best-selling models of the brand, informed Stellantis. …
The lack of a component by a supplier intended for the N3 GSE engine control unit is holding back the production of some Fiat models. In particular the assembly line of Fiat Pandina, the most sold in Italy, and Fiat 500, in the Pomigliano d'Arco and Mirafiori plants, where there could be stops in the [...] L'articolo Stellantis, the lack of components restrains the production of Fiat Pandina: possible stops in Mirafiori and Pomigliano comes from…
Illustrative image Photo: PexelsStellantis reports chip shortage and predicts impact on the manufacture of Fiat models
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