Jaguar stops production at two plants in the UK due to shortage of chips

A Jaguar Land Rover It announced that on Thursday Interruption Temporarily Production In its two main factories in the UK due to scarcity Scabs Computer. The Hollywood and Castle Bromwich factories near Liverpool, near Birmingham in central England, will be inactive as of Monday – together, they employ about 6,000 people. The Solihull plant in the central region of the country will continue to operate.

“Like other automakers, we are currently experiencing some supply chain disruptions, including the global availability of semiconductors, due to the Covit-19 epidemic,” the British luxury car brand said in a statement. “Deficits affect our production schedules and our ability to meet global demand for some of our vehicles.”

General Motors and Ford said earlier this month that they were forced to cut production at their North American factories. Scabs. Other brands such as Fiat Chrysler (now Stellandis), Volkswagen, Nissan and Honda have also suffered from a shortage of semiconductors.

Growing shortage Scabs It has affected many markets since the middle of last year. When the corona virus outbreak broke out in early 2020, Scabs Much of global semiconductor production began to close, mainly in Asia. When they began to reopen, there was a major setback of demands to be met.

The global shortage has affected companies such as Microsoft and Sony, manufacturers of Xbox and PlayStation game consoles and companies that make cell phones. Also cryptocurrency “miners” need computer chips to solve the mysteries they earn. Bitcoins And other digital assets.