Subaru, an automobile manufacturer, has decided to suspend the operation of its factory for 6 days due to the global shortage of semiconductors, the spread of the new corona infection at the parts manufacturer of the supplier, and the delay in the procurement of parts. ..
Other manufacturers are also suspending factory operations one after another, and the effects of the rapid spread of infection are spreading to automobile production.
According to the company's announcement, the main plant that assembles finished vehicles, the Yajima plant, and the Oizumi plant that produces engines will all be shut down in Gunma prefecture.
All three factories will be shut down for 6 days from the 28th to the beginning of next month.
In addition to the global shortage of semiconductors, it is said that it is not possible to procure enough parts due to the infection of employees at the parts manufacturers of the suppliers one after another.
Due to the rapid spread of infections at suppliers, Toyota Motor will affect the production of about 94,000 units this month, and Suzuki and Nissan will also affect automobile production by suspending operations and reducing production at some plants. Is spreading.
Since this month, automakers have been aiming to recover production that had fallen due to the effects of semiconductor shortages, but the rapid spread of infection has made it difficult to predict the future.