The multinationals Chevrolet, Volkswagen and Fiat treat what happened as a suspension and not a definitive closure of production in Brazil, as well as Ford
After the departure of the automaker Ford from Brazil, the global supply crisis and the pandemic made numerous car factories, such as Honda, Audi (Volkswagen), Scania, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Nissan, Fiat and Yamaha suspend vehicle production . Now chaos has arrived, too, until automaker Chevrolet and the country's auto industry may collapse.
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The multinational Chevrolet had to paralyze the production of Chevrolet Onix and Onix Plus in Gravataí (RS) until June, and now the suspension of the time is the factory in São Caetano do Sul (SP), responsible for producing Tracker, Onix Joy, Onix Plus Joy and Spin. The automaker announced the decision to the employees and confirmed it in a note sent to the press.
According to Chevrolet, the reason for the stoppage of vehicle manufacturing in its factories would be the lack of parts and also to start preparing to assemble a new pickup truck in the complex, scheduled for next year and which will be below the S10.
According to Broadcast Estadão, production in São Caetano do Sul began to stop last Monday (31), when part of the night shift stopped, with the exception of bodywork and painting. After that, the complex will have its production completely suspended on June 21, with a forecast to return to August 2.
“As we recently announced, the GM factory in São Caetano do Sul (SP) will begin to be prepared to receive a new product that will complete the Chevrolet pickup line in the future, within the new R$ 10 billion investment plan. The necessary readjustments in the assembly line, resulting from this process, will temporarily impact production. Considering the dynamics of the impacts of the pandemic on the supply chain, which remains, and the objective of maintaining jobs, we are negotiating with the union measures for the temporary suspension of the employment contract”, says Chevrolet in a note.
In addition to Chevrolet, the lack of semiconductors has affected automakers such as Honda, Audi (Volkswagen), Scania, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Nissan, Fiat and Yamaha
The lack of semiconductors has greatly affected manufacturers such as Honda, Audi (Volkswagen), Scania, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Nissan, Fiat, Yamaha and, in particular, Chevrolet, as already announced by Click Petróleo e Gás .
The Onix and Onix Plus models, made in Gravataí, continue with production suspended due to this shortage of parts and were scheduled for June. The local union says the return has been postponed to July 19. The complex in São José dos Campos (SP), which makes S10 and Trailblazer, also had the production pace reduced to just one shift, now returning to assemble the 2022 pickup line.
“The supply chain for the automotive industry in South America has been impacted by production stoppages during the pandemic and the faster-than-expected market recovery. This is temporarily affecting our production schedule in Brazil. As a result, production at the Gravataí factory has been interrupted since April. We are working with our suppliers to mitigate this impact and resume production as soon as possible.”
According to Chevrolet, one of the reasons for the stoppage of the factory is the adequacy of the assembly line for a new model, a pickup truck that will be positioned below the S10. The automaker also confirmed that it will use the Onix, Onix Plus and Tracker platform, indicating that it will be a monoblock pickup in the style of Fiat Toro. The launch is only scheduled for 2023, and will replace Montana, which had production closed in Brazil.
Ford Motor 'toasted' 61 billion reais by deciding to close factories, interrupt vehicle production and leave Brazil. The multinationals Volkswagen, GM and Toyota also accumulate billionaire losses in the country
Ford Motor accumulated a loss of R$ 61 billion in Brazilian operation. The values consider the last few years and the amount must be paid to close down activities in three factories installed in Brazil. The value was revealed by the Reuters agency. To get an idea, the American burned the equivalent of 610 EcoSport Titanium 1.5 AT 2021.
Still according to Reuters, at least three other automakers accumulate billionaire losses in Brazil: “Volkswagen Brasil accumulates losses of US$ 3,7 billion (R$ 19,5 billion), since 2011, according to Jucesp records. the GM Brasil has received US$ 2,2 billion (R$ 11,6 billion) in cash injections since 2016, and Toyota Brasil, last year, received forgiveness for US$ 1 billion (R$ 5,3 billion) in debt with the headquarters, the documents showed”.
