![]() ![]() The British car manufacturer delivered 64,032 vehicles to. Modern cars contain complex electronics and are heavily reliant on semiconductors, which are used in systems ranging from engine management to parking cameras. Jaguar Land Rover has posted a significant loss for the third quarter due to lower sales caused by the global semiconductor shortage. On Wednesday, carmaker Stellantis, which owns the UK Vauxhall brand, said it would replace digital speedometers with more old-fashioned analogue ones in one of its Peugeot models, as the fallout continues.ĭaimler, General Motors and Volkswagen have all suspended production lines at various times in recent weeks. There has also been a fire at a Japanese company, part of Renesas Electronics, one of the world’s biggest makers of semiconductors for the car industry.Īlso on Thursday, France’s Renault warned that the chip shortage was worsening. The Covid-19 pandemic has driven up demand for semiconductor chips for use in electronics such as computers, as people worked from home, and suppliers are struggling to adjust. Halewood makes the Range Rover, Evoque and the Land Rover Discovery Sport, and has about 4,000 workers. The Castle Bromwich factory makes the Jaguar XE, XF and F-Type models, and employs about 1,900 people. “We are working closely with affected suppliers to resolve the issues and minimise the impact on customer orders wherever possible.” Production at a third factory, at Solihull, will continue. ![]() Tata-owned JLR said in a statement: “We have adjusted production schedules for certain vehicles which means that our Castle Bromwich and Halewood manufacturing plants will be operating a limited period of non-production from Monday 26th April. A mixture of strong demand and Covid shutdowns at chipmakers has also hit phone, TV and video games companies. JLR said there would be a “limited period” of closure at its Halewood and Castle Bromwich sites from Monday. ![]() The difficulties at Britain’s biggest carmaker echo similar problems at other manufacturers, including Ford, who have been hit by a global shortage of chips. ![]() “Looking ahead, the chip shortage remains dynamic and difficult to forecast, however, we expect supply to continue to improve in ,” the automaker added.LONDON (BBC News): Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is shutting its two main car factories temporarily due to a shortage of computer chips. Initial estimated cashflow for the quarter is around positive GBP150m. We look forward to completing delivery to global customers as supply improves in 2022.”Īt the end of January, JLR expects to report unaudited results for fiscal Q3. “Semi-conductor supply challenges continue within the industry but our wholesale volumes are improving. The Defender continues to contribute to a record order bank next to our all electric Jaguar I-PACE. Jaguar Land Rover has admitted its been hit hard by the microchip shortage as the company lost production of 7,000 units in the first quarter of the year. “The total order book has grown to over 154,000 units, up about 30,000 orders from the prior quarter for the new Range Rover, while demand for the Land Rover Defender remains strong with about 36,000 orders.”Ĭhief commercial officer Lennard Hoornik said: “We are delighted that positive feedback at launch has led to a strong order intake for this first, all new, modern, luxury model. “Despite the impact of the semiconductor shortage on production and sales, the company continues to see strong demand for its products with global retail orders at record levels,” JLR added. ![]()
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