- Stellantis said it will temporarily suspend operations at several plants in France next month, attributing the move to a shortage of long-range EV batteries and a push to contain dealer inventories.
- The Sochaux plant in eastern France, which builds the Peugeot 3008 SUV, will be closed from Oct. 23 to Oct. 30.
- The Rennes factory, which produces the Citroën C5 Aircross, will be shut between Oct. 22 and Oct. 30.
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“Stellantis NV said it will temporarily suspend operations at some plants in France next month amid a shortage of long-range electric-vehicle batteries and efforts to contain dealer inventories.”
“The plant in Sochaux in eastern France, which produces Peugeot 3008 sport utility vehicles, will be closed from Oct. 23 to Oct. 30, while the factory in Rennes, which makes the Citroën C5 Aircross, will be shut between Oct. 22 and Oct. 30, a media representative for Stellantis said in a statement.”