Stellantis Italian production including LCV (Commercial Vans) curtailed by Chip Shortage: Sevel LCV plant and Melfi hard hit

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Stellantis will extend by one week to Sept. 13 a planned production stoppage at its Melfi plant in southern Italy due to a global microchip shortage, FIM-CISL union said on Tuesday.

The output freeze at Melfi, one of the automaker's largest plants in Italy, comes after Stellantis on Monday said it was extending production halts at several plants in Europe due to a shortage of microchips.
The Jeep Renegade and Compass, and the Fiat 500X SUVs, are built at Melfi.

"The company has confirmed to unions that the delay was due to a semiconductor shortage on international markets," FIM-CISL said in a statement.
Production at Melfi has been stopped since mid-August, including a two-week summer holiday period.
Stellantis reiterated the semiconductor shortage was affecting the whole automotive industry.

Production at a Stellantis STLA.MI plant in Italy making light commercial vehicles will be halted next week due to a semiconductor shortage, a spokesperson for the carmaker said on Friday, confirming a trade union statement.
"I can confirm production at the Sevel plant will be suspended next week due to a shortage of chips from a supplier," the spokesperson said.
Carmakers, increasingly dependent on electronic components, face stiff competition from the consumer electronics industry for chip deliveries, hit by a series of supply chain disruptions during the health pandemic.

Jeep, Fiat output at Italian plant to remain idle due to lack of microchips

The output freeze at Melfi, one of the automaker's largest plants in Italy, comes after Stellantis said it was extending production halts at several European factories.

europe.autonews.com

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stellantis-production-at-italys-sevel-plant-to-be-suspended-over-chip-shortage-2021-08-27

Sevel was a long lasting Joint-Venture of FIAT and PSA dating back to the late 70's, of course with Stellantis merger it is now full consolidated.