Daimler suspends E-Class production in Sindelfingen due to a lack of chips

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Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - The global delivery bottlenecks for electronic components are also temporarily leading to a production stop at the Daimler plant in Sindelfingen.

The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is affected, as reported by “Stuttgarter Zeitung” and “Stuttgarter Nachrichten” (Saturday).

Production has been suspended since Monday.

The break should last until May 14th.

According to the newspapers, Daimler did not officially confirm that it was the E-Class.

"In selected sub-areas, the Sindelfingen plant is adapting the driving style in calendar week 18 and calendar week 19," a spokeswoman was quoted as saying.

She added that short-time work had been requested for employees in these areas for this period. The group did not announce how many employees are affected and how many vehicles will not be built. "The lines in the E-Class will stand still until May 14th - first of all," an unnamed employee in Sindelfingen was quoted as saying.

The E-Class was the best-selling Mercedes model series in the past few decades.

The Sindelfingen plant employs 24,000 people who are mainly involved in the production of the E-Class and S-Class as well as the new electric flagship EQS.

To the fluctuations in the supply of electronic components, Daimler reacts "due to the high flexibility of our plants at short notice," said the Daimler spokeswoman, according to the sheets.

"The situation is volatile, so it is not possible to make a forecast of the effects."

Daimler wants to continue to give top priority to the Mercedes electric offensive.

That is why the hopefuls EQS, but also the lucrative S-Class and S-Class Maybach models are currently rolling off the assembly line.

A Daimler spokeswoman confirmed the statements on request.

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After Rastatt and Bremen, Sindelfingen is the third Daimler plant whose production is affected by the lack of chips.

Therefore, short-time work had to be registered.

The carmakers fear that the delivery bottlenecks could have even more pronounced effects on production in the coming months.

Daimler CFO Harald Wilhelm recently said that the high-priced models could also be affected.

Although Daimler is trying to keep the effects of the crisis away from the S-Class to a large extent, this cannot be guaranteed.

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