“The manufacturing situation has worsened again after the upbeat first few weeks of the year,” he wrote Corrupt union members given the fact that starting Monday, production at the MB I plant, where the new Octavia and Enyaq cars are produced, will run only four morning shifts from Tuesday to Friday, and all other shifts will be cancelled.
Shifts at the MB I welding shop, where the regime is the same, are also related to this restriction, and it is also impacting the MB B paint shop. There will only be three morning shifts there this week. At the MB II plant, where Fabia, Scala and Kamiq cars are made, all three shifts on Monday were canceled, but production will continue for the rest of the week.
Škoda also canceled shifts at the factory in Vrchlabí, where there was a 20-shift rule for gearbox and engine assembly. Production there will stop at 18:00 on Thursday and will not restart until Monday, also at 18:00. Conversely, production at Kvasiny will continue without restrictions, the weekly also reported.
“The Kovo union is again negotiating compensation for the affected employees in the amount of 80 percent of the average wage, which is approximately the daily wage,” the union assured.
Škoda Auto is not alone in limiting production. Cologne-based Toyota had announced last week it would halt production in February due to a component shortage. The last shift is scheduled for Tuesday.
Cologne-based Toyota will halt production in February due to a parts shortage
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