Production disruptions in the Czech Republic do not seem to be over and are even spreading to the rest of Europe. A little more than a week after production stopped at the Toyota Kolin plant, Skoda has announced that it will soon stop production of cars at the plant in Kvasyny for a few days..

The duration of this shutdown will last at least one week from Monday, September 11, and it cannot be ruled out that these production suspensions will also extend to the factory in Mlada Boleslav. Meanwhile, the rest of the Volkswagen group also had to reduce working hours at several key plants.

A new shortage, but without semiconductors

If it all started for Toyota with a fire at a supplier’s plant in the country, this time the problem is the opposite. Indeed, the Czech manufacturer indicated that the closure was necessary due to a flood that occurred at the supplier’s factory in Slovenia.

According to Automotive News Europe, this is a fairly significant problem that could soon spread to the rest of the Volkswagen Group, for which Skoda produces several cars and small gasoline engines in the Czech Republic.

Skoda’s statement reads: “Due to a disruption in the supply of components throughout the Volkswagen Group’s supply chain, Skoda Auto will also face shortages in the near term. »

“At the moment, we cannot rule out a change in production volumes at the plant in Mlada Boleslav, where production is currently unchanged. Our teams work diligently to minimize any potential impact and deliver as many vehicles as possible to customers. »

The floods hit the production plant of KLS Ljubno, a specialist machinery company that supplies more than 80% of the European car market and is not expected to resume production until October.

Bigger problems ahead for the entire Volkswagen Group?

But that’s not all. As Automotive News Europe also reports, the flooding of the supplier’s plant is starting to create more general problems for the entire German group.

Volkswagen, for example, was forced to reduce the working hours of its employees at the Wolfsburg plant., where the Golf and Tiguan are currently produced, from September 11th until at least September 29th. The Hanover plant, which makes commercial vehicles, was also affected, as was the Emden plant and even the Portuguese plant in Setúbal until November 22, which makes T-Rocs.

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