On Friday, carmakers Renault and Stellantis said that they would partly halt their Spanish plants in the coming weeks as the lack of microchips persists. The global chip shortage has devastated the automotive sector, with many firms even halting production temporarily. The chip shortage is primarily caused by pandemic supply chaos and booming demand.

Two Renault factories in Spain’s Castile and Leon regions will be on a temporary halt. One of these would shut down entirely on Saturday, while the other would cancel shifts on several days this week and the next. At Stellantis’ plant in Vigo, Spain, the carmaker company has cancelled Saturday and Sunday night shifts.

It is reported that they stopped manufacturing for 15 days in February. The supply shortage could imply more shutdowns in any moment. In recent months, both automobile companies have halted output several times in Spain.
Founded in 1899, Renault is a French automobile manufacturer mainly producing cars and vans.

Stellantis N.V. is a multinational automobile manufacturer corporation formed in 2021 on the basis of a 50–50 merger between the Italian-American conglomerate Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the French PSA Group.