Opel and Renault cut production due to lack of spare parts

Two more international automaker announced production cuts due to lack ofparts shipped from Japan. Thus, according to Automotive News Europe,today, March 21, stopped for a day the Opel plant in the Spanish city ofZaragoza. It will also be canceled by an eight-hour shift on Friday, March 25.As a result, European buyers will miss about 2400 Opel Corsa and Meriva,which are used in the Japanese electronic components.

In addition, reduced by 15-20% of the production factory Renault, located in the South Korean city of Busan. They produce a monthly basis to 20,000units of the local version of Nissan Teana, which is sold in South Koreaunder the name Samsung SM7. Recall, last week, General Motors has temporarily stopped production of pickups, Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon in Louisiana for the same reason.